Keeling Cocos Island Token / Coin - 1913 25 Cents

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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 10/01/2013 11:57 am I've bought this interesting token / coin and have to say I'm quite impressed over it. Something that's issued exactly 100 years ago yet it seems rather modern. As I'm a metalhead (I like to collect coins in various elements), this is something that sparked interest in me for a long time. Price has been quite prohibitive but I got this at a reasonable price considering it's condition. What is neat about these tokens is that each token has been individually labelled. Most catalog mention that the token is made in ivory but the reality is it's made out of ivorine - plastic that imitates ivory. More information can be read here as well as the various designs of the coins. http://www.australianstamp.com/coin.../keeling.htm This also reminds me of an old post: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php...rine-tokens/ I may hunt the other coins a few years down the road... My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/01/2013 12:07 pm Those are some awesome coin/Tokens, very unique for their era. I've been hunting for one for my world set(OFEC) for a while. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 10/01/2013 3:09 pm I've been watching them on ebay. I haven't had the money to get one yet. Or is I did happen to have the money I couldn't force myself to pull the trigger. Very interesting tokens though and I would like to add them to my collection in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 10/02/2013 08:25 am I own a 25¢ as well; number 969. Bought it last year at a coin show from a local dealer here in Brisbane. It's the most expensive piece of plastic I own. Quote: Most catalog mention that the token is made in ivory but the reality is it's made out of ivorine - plastic that imitates ivory. If you're wondering what exactly "ivorine" is, it's more commonly known (in America at least) as "celluloid" - cellulose nitrate, plasticized with camphor. It's the same stuff they make ping pong balls out of. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 10/04/2013 8:19 pm Interesting and a little disappointing to hear that they're not really ivory. Report this Post to the Staff
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