NGC's Certification Services for US and World Tokens and Medals

NGC certifies the widest range of Exonumia and Americana.

This list of materials that we officially authenticate, attribute and grade is periodically updated as we continue to expand the service. We offer certified grading for most of these materials using our regular- and large-size holders; however, a color photo certificate may be issued if your item is too large or too fragile to be encapsulated.

Tokens and medals should be submitted under regular service tiers based on value. Variety attribution, where applicable, is included in service.

US Tokens and Medals

• American Colonial history medals, Betts medals, as listed in Betts reference.
• Indian Peace medals.
• Early American, Hard Times, Merchant and Trade Tokens as listed in Rulau.
• J.A. Bolen tokens and medals, as listed in Musante reference, excluding copies of colonial coins.
• Bryan Money, as listed in Schornstein.
• Civil War tokens
  • Civil War Store Card and Patriotic tokens, as listed in Fuld references.
  • Civil War Sutler tokens, as listed in Schenkman.
  • Monitor & Merrimac tokens and medals, as listed in Schenkman.
  • Civil War dog tags (if verifiable by pedigree or major auction reference).
  • Bashlow restrikes of CSA 1c and 50c
• Counterstamped Coinage
  • American tokens, as listed in Rulau & Brunk references.
  • Stone Mountain half dollars, as listed in Wilde reference.
• Thomas Elder tokens and medals, as listed in Delorey reference.
• Fractional Gold Tokens / Charms
  • California fractional gold tokens / charms. Back-dated private issues.
  • Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Fractional gold tokens, including M.E. Hart’s Coins of the West set specimens.
• Benjamin Franklin tokens and medals, as listed in Greenslet.
• Good-for-tokens, merchant and commemorative issues.
• Indian Nations Coinage
  • Shawnee Sovereign Nation.
  • Poarch Creek Sovereign Nation.
• Abraham Lincoln tokens and medals, as listed in King reference.
• Political tokens and medals
  • Campaign tokens and medals, as listed in DeWitt / Sullivan reference.
  • Most unlisted political and campaign tokens and medals.
• Robbins Space medals, as listed in Weinberger references.
• Masonic Chapter pennies, as listed in King reference.
• Military tokens, as listed in Curto & Schenkman references.
• Sales tax tokens, as listed in Malehorn & Davenport reference.
• So-Called dollars, as listed in Hibler & Kappen (excluding HK-908 & HK-909).
• So-Called half dollars, including but not limited to C. Smith issues and Heraldic Art medals.
• Transportation tokens, as listed in Atwood-Coffee references.
• US Mint Medals
  • Assay, Presidential, Indian Peace, commemorative, military, naval, Mint & Treasury, personal, school, agricultural, mechanical, scientific and professional, life saving, marksmanship, religious and fraternal, as listed in Julian & Kensch references.
  • National Commemorative medals, as listed in Turner, Swoger and Dean References.
  • American Arts Commemorative Series, Wildlife Refuge and most other US Mint issued medals.
• Washingtonia, as listed in Baker/Fuld/Rulau references.
• World’s Fairs and Expositions
  • World’s Columbian Exposition tokens and medals, as listed in Eglit.
  • 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair tokens and medals, as listed in Hendershott.
  • Most other World’s Fairs and Exposition not currently referenced.
• Western Good for Mirrors, as listed in Dunn reference.

World Tokens and Medals

• Australian tokens, as listed in Andrews reference.
• British tokens and medals
  • 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century tokens, as listed in Sylloge of coins of the British Isles and Mitchner reference.
  • 17th-century tokens, as listed in Dickinson, Akerman and Thompson references.
  • 18th-century tokens, as listed in Dalton & Hamer, Bell and Atkins references.
  • 19th-century tokens, as listed in Bell, Davis and Withers references.
  • British medals, as listed in Medallic Illustration, British Historical Medals and Eimer references.
  • British Commonwealth Military Tokens, as listed in Yarwood reference.
• British Caribbean and Bermuda tokens, as listed in Lyall.
• Canadian Tokens as listed in Breton & Charlton references.
• Canadian Fractional Gold tokens, as listed in Greene & Locke reference.
• Germany
  • Balloon, Zepplin & Aircraft medals, as listed in Kaiser reference.
  • Tokens, as listed in Schimmel references.
• France
  • Jetons, as listed in Gaudoury & Mitchner references.
  • French medals, 1515-1958 as listed in Mitchner reference.
• Hawaiian tokens and medals, as listed in Metcalf & Russell reference.
• Latin American tokens, as listed in Rulau reference.
• Mexican medals, as listed in Grove references.
• Papal medals.
• Philippine tokens and medals, as listed in Basso reference.
• Russian Medals, as listed in Diakov references.
• Swiss Shooting Medals (1612–1939), as listed in the Martin & Richter references.
• World Transportation tokens, as listed in Smith & Smith references.

Check this listing periodically as new material types are added.

We are currently expanding the NGC Census to include Tokens and Medals.

NGC reserves the right to attribute based on the most commonly used or available reference when an item is listed in more than one subject reference. You can request that a particular reference be used; however, it will be attributed to the reference normally used and that serves as the basis of the listing in the Census Report at the discretion of NGC.

We will make an effort to certify most US, European and Latin American tokens and medals not yet included in this list. However, if you have a token or medal that is not listed here, contact us to find out if your medal is eligible for NGC certification before you submit it.