Two Different, But Completely Matching Tokens. Help Needed To Identify.

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yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 4:10 pm About fifteen years ago I found the first token. It is almost exactly the same size as a US quarter. one side shows what appears to be a heron, with a small pine tree on either side, and the half outline of either the sun or the moon. The opposite side shows an owl perched on a tree limb , within a circle. The designs on both sides are raised. The owl side has a somewhat scalloped edge. The second token was found across the country about five years ago. It is about the same size as a US nickel. All the above descriptions are the same for this token, except that more care was given to the effigies. Does anyone know anything about them? they are non ferris, and the metal is probably plated. Report this Post to the Staff

srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 4:14 pm I'm intrigued that the designs are the not exact copies. Makes me wonder if they are symbols for some group? Masons or something similar? Produced to some specification but not from the same manufacturer? Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 5:16 pm I also have this, somewhere, and have been told on another forum that it was for U S military use in either an officer's club or mess. The story then diverges as claims were made for both Korea and Vietnam. I'm sifting through the other forum trying to find the original thread. Report this Post to the Staff
SjlundCoin Pillar of the Community United States 534 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 7:08 pm https://tokencatalog.com/token_reco...on_id=422876 Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 7:14 pm Nice tokens. Looks like Sjlund solved the mystery. It is from both Korea and Vietnam military usage. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 7:19 pm I posted one a while ago in my bulk buy thread, The slight differences are from different companies that manufacture them , I couldn't find out which one was used at which club in which war but there most likely some overlap in usage in both conflicts. I would think that the one with less detail on the die was the one minted for Nam, as the cost go up the detail has been getting light as it were. Edited by Circus 10/28/2018 7:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 8:46 pm Very interesting thread and thanks to @yontan for posting. I wonder if any of our servicemen could comment on the significance of these two particular birds? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 10:23 pm Interesting. I have not seen one before. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/28/2018 11:28 pm It's good to know that my initial info is correct. Now all I have to do is locate my token and update it. Does anyone have an idea of current value? Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 07:58 am Quote: I wonder if any of our servicemen could comment on the significance of these two particular birds? Means nothing to me from my time in. A wild guess would be: early bird and night owl. So possibly symbolizes the fact the club/mess was open early to late to accommodate any schedule. 100% speculation there on my part. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 08:12 am Since the crane is a daylight bird and owl a night bird I would have to agree with you "Means nothing to me from my time in. A wild guess would be: early bird and night owl. So possibly symbolizes the fact the club/mess was open early to late to accommodate any schedule. 100% speculation there on my part." Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 10/29/2018 4:19 pm Ok thanks @scopru for the seemngly reasonable explanation and @circus for tentative confirmation! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
yontan Valued Member United States 292 Posts	Posted 11/05/2018 6:06 pm Sorry for the long wait. What a great response! I just joined the Token Catalog site three days ago. Just looking for an almost unidentifiable token can be hard, and you guys came up with the answer. Thank you so much. Bill. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 11/07/2018 08:27 am I've found my original enquiry. It gives info on different size/values: http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/in...ml#msg147882 Report this Post to the Staff
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