token coin
Let an agent explain token coins, relay history, kinds and collecting from numismatic sources, describe the tokens the registry aliases name, and distinguish tokens from legal tender coins, medals, cryptocurrency tokens and gaming chips.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain token coins, relay history, kinds and collecting from numismatic sources, describe the tokens the registry aliases name, and distinguish tokens from legal tender coins, medals, cryptocurrency tokens and gaming chips.
A coin-like object issued as a substitute for money or for a specific use, whose value is not set by its metal content, including trade tokens issued by merchants such as the Cromford Dollar, communion tokens used in Scottish and Presbyterian churches to admit worshippers, jetons used as counters for calculation, telephone and transit tokens, Roman tesserae, and Basque community tokens; tokens are a form of scrip and are collected in exonumia.
What it is for: Substituting for money or granting access.
It can be explain the category; relay history and kinds; describe named tokens; distinguish related items.
Distinguishing features
Not legal tender
Specific use
Coin-like form
Collectible
What it looks like
Small metal, plastic or card discs resembling coins.
Physical character
English trade tokens: 17th and 18th centuries note - coin shortages
jetons: medieval counting pieces note
collecting field: exonumia note
How it is recognised
Coin-like substitute or access object
Cromford Dollar, tessera, jeton, communion token, telephone token, Basque community tokens
Legal tender coins are issued by states; medals commemorate; crypto tokens are digital; chips are casino currency
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is collected in -
is contrasted with - legal tender
In practice
Families and kinds
trade tokens such as the Cromford Dollar
communion tokens
jetons and reckoning counters
transit and telephone tokens
Roman tesserae
community and local tokens
Standards and regulation
Laws restricting private money issue
Counterfeiting laws
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing tokens with legal tender
Confusing with crypto tokens
Registry aliases naming specific instances
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a token coin is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a token coin, and how does it differ from legal tender coins, medals, crypto tokens and casino chips? definition
- Is the question about history, a kind, collecting or value? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are the Cromford Dollar, tesserae, jetons, communion, telephone and Basque tokens? definition
- Which entry fits the specific token? action
History History.
Sources.
Trade
Trade tokens.
Trade
Trade.
- Why did merchants issue tokens during coin shortages? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Religious
Communion tokens.
Religious
Religious.
- How were communion tokens used in Presbyterian churches, presented respectfully? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Uses Uses.
Application.
Transport
Transit and telephone.
Transport
Transport.
- How were transit and telephone tokens used and replaced? provenance
- Which entry fits transit token? action
Counting
Jetons.
Counting
Counting.
- How were jetons used on counting boards? provenance
- Which entry fits counting board? action
Context Collecting and law.
Context.
Collecting
Exonumia.
Collecting
Collecting.
- How are tokens collected and catalogued? provenance
- Which entry fits exonumia? action
Law
Law.
Law
Law.
- How have laws restricted private token issue? provenance
- Which entry fits private currency? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should communion token and jeton be separate primary entries?
- How should numismatic sources be linked?
- The registry alias Cromford Dollar names a specific token; should it be split off?