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Obverse Design
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"AAIC" curved along the top. "NCO OPEN" across the middle. "MESS" curving 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 "5" with "IN TRADE" in an oval block across the lower half of the number.
Small C to the right of the upper part of the "5".
Circle of beads close to the edge. Smooth plain raised edge.
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Metal
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Aluminum.
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Weight
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1.1 grams.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 22.4 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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May 1970 and September 1970.
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Issuer
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Atlantic Area Installation Command (AAIC) based in Fort Davis. Also used at Fort Gulick.
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Mintage
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4000 total - 2000 delivered in May, 1970 and another 2000 in September, 1970.
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Rarity
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Scarce.
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Manufacturer
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Meyer and Wenthe.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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Asociación Numismático's F-9 (photo), Cunningham's CZ130a,
Curto's SC237-5, Henkle's CZ 49 and Plumer page #1.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Mess token.
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Population Count
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Eight specimens in collector hands are known to me.
Recent sales include:
- Auction sale on ebay in January, 2001 for $36.
- Auction sale on ebay on August 3, 2002 for $51.
- Auction sale on ebay on September 21, 2002 for $61.
- Auction sale on ebay on May 31, 2003 for $61.
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Historical Notes
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Jerald Peterson reports that the clubs changed to the chit system after a period
of using these tokens. At that time all the AAIC tokens on hand were dumped into
Limon Bay off Colon, Panama.
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