Exonumia Challenge

Get a Free Medal,

Write an Article

Token and medal specialist Bob Fritsch and Central States Education Director Ray Lockwood are issuing an exonumia challenge to members.

The challenge, patterned after a similar program Fritsch pioneered with the California Exonumist Society promises to be fun and perhaps profitable

Here's how the CES described the challenge:

"Every medal has a story to tell. By their very nature, medals are created to mark an event, person, group, communication or be just beautiful art. coins were made to be spent, but medals are where the author can find a universe of excellent subjects for writing."

That is the purpose of this challenge. The rules are simple.

Fritsch has given Ray Lockwood a box of medals - extras from auction lots he has purchased. Contact ray Lockwood to look through the box or ask him to pick a medal (or grouping of items like telephone tokens) for you. In return, write an article of about one page about the medal.

The article is to be submitted to The Centinel for publication. Both Fritsch and Editor Tebben will be happy to assist novice authors.

Questions may be directed to Ray Lockwood at 2075 E. Bocock Rd., Marion, IN 46952; sunrayofmarion@aol.com or 765-664-6520.