Obverse Design
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"N.C.O. CLUB" curved along the top. "ALBROOK" and "FIELD" in two lines across the
middle. "CANAL ZONE" curving along the bottom.
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Reverse Design
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"GOOD FOR" curved along the top. Large "5" in the center with a "¢" to
the right. "IN TRADE" curving along the bottom.
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Metal
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Aluminum.
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Weight
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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 20 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown, but sometime between 1930 when the NCO club was built,
and 1949 when Albrook Field became Albrook AFB.
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Issuer
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Albrook Field.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Scarce.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Asociación Numismático's F-18 (photo), Conte Porras page #102 (photo),
Cunningham's CZ20a and Henkle's CZ-79.
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Varieties
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In the photos I've studied such as the ones above
and below on the reverse side there is a dot inside the curve of the five. This
may be the only die variety.
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Function
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Service club token.
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Population Count
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Five specimens in collector hands are known to me.
I do not know of any recent sales.
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