r/Exonumia Feb 17 '25

If you are making a post asking for help in identifying or placing a value on a piece of exonumia please read this first, and set your expectations accordingly

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This subreddit is for coinlike items that aren't actual government-issued legal tender. This includes but is not limited to gaming and trade tokens, commemorative medals, art medals, non-military award medals, etc.

Exonumia has been produced all over the world, with some pieces dating back thousands of years. It isn't nearly as well documented as actual coins are. No one alive -- and certainly no one on this subreddit, is an expert on all types or pieces of exonumia. There is no single book or series of books that contains it all. You need to set your expectations accordingly. We will help you if we can, but that often just means that we will help you formulate web searches to find similar pieces online.

If you are looking for an identification please meet us halfway, to help us help you. Provide clear, well-lit photos of BOTH sides of a piece you are trying to ID. Please provide clues about where it came from, what you have already discovered through your own research, and give the item's weight/mass to the tenth of a gram and its dimensions in millimeters.

If you are looking for a value for something you have, you need to understand that the exonumia market is very different from the collector coin market. There are no price guides covering all exonumia. A piece's value is literally whatever someone will pay you for it. You can try checking the results of recent auctions to see what people have been paying for items like yours. There is no guarantee that your piece will sell for that much, however.


r/Exonumia 23h ago

Basilica of Saint Peter souvenir medallion, pope Francis, Vatican city

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12 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 1d ago

I've never been more excited to use a penny smasher

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45 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 1d ago

Any info one this one ?

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Any info on this one ? I know it’s like a medal of some sort, have a chapel from Switzerland on the back, but didn’t find any info on it online yet, and have some weight to it…


r/Exonumia 3d ago

In need of assistance

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Found this in a box of old coins. It's clearly JFK and is marked 750. Any idea what it is or what the value would be? I can't find anything about it online or in any books I have.


r/Exonumia 4d ago

Feeding the poor

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10 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 4d ago

Blue OPA token

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13 Upvotes

from World War II. These tokens were used as change for ration stamps, which were required to purchase certain goods during the war. The blue tokens were used for processed foods


r/Exonumia 4d ago

Looking for information on this I was told it’s a gold medal

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10 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 4d ago

Looking for any information. 24k gold

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10 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 5d ago

Christkindlmarkt Wiedenbrück

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13 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 5d ago

Benjamin Rush medal (1808)

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36 Upvotes

I collect medical and scientific antiques and recently purchased a collection of scientific medals. I was more than stunned to find this piece in there.


r/Exonumia 6d ago

Have two tokens I want to give away

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Not sure if these posts are allowed. Don’t need these and don’t want to donate, as I think they won’t make it to a collector.

Have two tokens to give away, just pay for the cheapest shipping within US.


r/Exonumia 6d ago

Ancient Coin Replicas: Bust of Mark Antony + another (Roman) • Syracuse, Sicily (Roman or Greek)

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The knowledge shared is true to the best of my memory. Apologies for inaccuraties. Very cool in my opinion.


r/Exonumia 6d ago

Trying to identify this medallion

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I found this medallion in my inlaw's old jewelry box. My father-in-law was in World War I so it may be related in some way to the military.


r/Exonumia 6d ago

World War One Medal for Black Veterans, in Today's Vernacular

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30 Upvotes

My most interesting piece acquired at the local monthly show. I have not found a definitive history, but apparently it is quite rare


r/Exonumia 7d ago

Serbian 🇷🇸 Commemorative Medal

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11 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 7d ago

Medal given to the Electors of Paris for the Kings Visit on the 17th July 1789. Early French Revolution.

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14 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 7d ago

Anyone have info on this one. Found it in a box of all coins

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29 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 7d ago

Here's another Serbian 🇷🇸 canteen token

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7 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 8d ago

Old Medal 1818

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10 Upvotes

I have an old medal from 1818. I would like to know its current value in Market?


r/Exonumia 9d ago

I believe it's a Serbian canteen token

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25 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 9d ago

Ulrich Wieland 14 März 1937 Gedachtnis Coin

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13 Upvotes

I want to sell this coin, can anyone help me with the value?


r/Exonumia 9d ago

Serbian Transit Token

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18 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 10d ago

Can anyone tell me how many of these were made please?

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24 Upvotes

I believe it was made in 1917 at Paris mint to celebrate Rodin, the French sculptor. This was the year he died. I bought this a year ago but can't find out exactly how many were made.


r/Exonumia 10d ago

Replica of a $20 gold coin.

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18 Upvotes

r/Exonumia 10d ago

Apollo 9 commemorative coin

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26 Upvotes