Certification of Tokens and Medals

Tokens and Medals can be submitted for grading and authentication by NGC under regular tier services as described on our Web site, NGC SERVICES. World tokens must be submitted on World Coin Submission Form.

NGC currently accepts the following tokens and medals:

U.S. Tokens and Medals

• Early American, Hard Times, Merchant and Trade Tokens as listed in Rulau.
• Civil War Store Card and Patriotic Tokens as listed in Fuld references.
• Civil War Sutler Tokens as listed in Schenkman.
• So-Called Dollars as listed in Hibler & Kappen.
• 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition tokens and medals as listed in Eglit.
• 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair tokens and medals as listed in Hendershott.
• Bryan Money as listed in Schornstein.
• U.S. Mint Medals as listed in Julian & Keusch.
  • Assay, Presidential, Indian Peace, Commemorative, Military, Naval, Mint & Treasury, Personal, School, Agricultural, mechanical, scientific & professional, Life Saving, Marksmanship, Religious & Fraternal.
• Modern U.S. Mint Medals including but not limited to
  • Bi-centennial through current issues.
  • American Arts Commemorative Series.
• Counterstamped coinage as listed in Rulau & Brunk references.
• Washingtonia as listed in Baker/Rulau/Fuld references.
• Abraham Lincoln tokens & medals as listed in King reference.
• American Political Tokens & Medals as listed in DeWitt/Sullivan reference.
• Robbins Space Medals as listed in Weinberger reference.
• Slave badges/tags.
• Civil War dog tags.
• Early American political & military buttons.

World Tokens and Medals

• British Medals as listed in British Historical Medals.
• British 18th Century Provincial Token Coinage (Conder Tokens) as listed in Dalton & Hamer reference.
• British 19th Century Token Coinage as listed in Bell and Davis & Withers references.
• Canadian Tokens as listed in Breton & Charlton references.
• Hawaiian tokens and medals as listed in Metcalf & Russell reference.
• Swiss Shooting Medals (1612-1939) as listed in the Martin reference.