Michigan Badger
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Don't Give Your Tokens Away!
Tokens are in many ways much more interesting than regal coinage (and they're usually a whole lot rarer too).
Like coins, tokens are works of art. Each represents something(s) that may often be very unique, a part of our history that without them would be lost forever.
One such type of token is the famous David Ward lumber baron token of ca. 1880's. Most THers who would find one of these super rare tokens would probably put it on ebay for $5 BUY-IN-NOW. In fact, to date I've found 4 of these at a lumber camp and sold two of them for $100 each (the people who bought them are major token collectors in this country).
I watch ebay very closely and over the past 8 years I am the only person in the world to offer this token to the public (to the best of my knowledge).
I still have two more and I could get $200 (or much more) each for them if I'd sell (I won't).
My point: Don't give your tokens away! Do research on them and if they're associated in any way with some famous personage(s) and are rare, sock a fat price on them when you post them on ebay. DON't TAKE THOSE VALUE BOOKS TOO SERIOUSLY! When it comes to tokens the old saying is true "It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it." Most people will think you're nuts for putting such a super high price on your unique token but those with knowledge will love you.
Badger
Knowledge is power
Tokens are in many ways much more interesting than regal coinage (and they're usually a whole lot rarer too).
Like coins, tokens are works of art. Each represents something(s) that may often be very unique, a part of our history that without them would be lost forever.
One such type of token is the famous David Ward lumber baron token of ca. 1880's. Most THers who would find one of these super rare tokens would probably put it on ebay for $5 BUY-IN-NOW. In fact, to date I've found 4 of these at a lumber camp and sold two of them for $100 each (the people who bought them are major token collectors in this country).
I watch ebay very closely and over the past 8 years I am the only person in the world to offer this token to the public (to the best of my knowledge).
I still have two more and I could get $200 (or much more) each for them if I'd sell (I won't).
My point: Don't give your tokens away! Do research on them and if they're associated in any way with some famous personage(s) and are rare, sock a fat price on them when you post them on ebay. DON't TAKE THOSE VALUE BOOKS TOO SERIOUSLY! When it comes to tokens the old saying is true "It's worth what someone is willing to pay for it." Most people will think you're nuts for putting such a super high price on your unique token but those with knowledge will love you.
Badger
Knowledge is power
) And simply threw them into my jar of "interesting junk".
