With Spring in the air and the ballparks back to normal...thought I would answer a question a collector asked me the other day...

What was the first Baseball Coin or Token or Medal....   The answer is....

Drumroll please

From 1858 the Pioneer Base Ball Club token,  made by the famous 19th-century medalist and coin collector, John Adams Bolen.

Several versions exist the White Metal tokens 125 pieces, and another 75 were struck in bronze.

The face of the 1 1/4" Dia. token features an image of a BaseBall batter, with "J.A. Bolen" below it. "Pioneer Base Ball Club" text around the perimeter followed by 13 stars.

Further text on the back reads, "Organized April 30, 1858, Play Ground on ...

This article is quite interesting so we publish it here and hope you enjoy it too....  Jon

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