Obverse Design
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"NCO CLUB" curves along the top. An bow-shaped ornament appears in the
top middle. In the middle is "LIFELINERS" in quotes, and another bow-shaped
ornament appears below it. "FORT KOBBE" curves along
the bottom.
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Reverse Design
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A large "1" followed by "00" in smaller size. The top of the zeros is about even
with the top of the "1". Under the "00" is "IN TRADE" in an oval block going across.
Below the "IN TRADE" is a line. The line is about even with the bottom of the "1".
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Metal
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Brass.
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Weight
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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 34 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown; similar designs used around 1970.
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Issuer
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Fort Kobbe, on the west bank of the canal near the Pacific entrance and next
to Howard AFB.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown; design very similar to those used by Meyer and Wenthe Company.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Cunningham's CZ270e, Curto's F297-100, Henkle's CZ-55.
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Varieties
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One variety is in nickel, one in brass with a hole, and a third
exists in brass without a hole.
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Function
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Perhaps a post exchange token.
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Population Count
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Only one specimen in collector hands is known to me.
I do not know of any recent sales.
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