When I first started collecting tokens, I searched the internet for information and was sadly disappointed. As my collection and interest grew, I wanted a way to keep track of my collection, but also a way to share the information I had with others. The idea of this website seemed like the ideal solution.

The website is a user contribution site. It grows as our contributors add information. It grows based on the interests of the contributors. When the website was first released, it contained only tokens from the state of Oregon and there was a single contributor. As 2008 came to a close, there were over 200 registered users and more than 80,000 tokens had been listed from all 50 states (and some foreign countries). Now, as 2015 comes to a close, we have more than 3,600 registered users, 423,000 listings and 235,000 imaged descriptions. 1176 users have contributed images, 793 users have added new listings. THANK YOU!, TO ALL OF YOU. Together, we can.

The website is currently organized by states (and countries). This resulted from my initial interest in Oregon Trade Tokens. I know there are many other ways to organize this same information. Over time, as a need/interest arises, different views of the database can be presented. For instance, users can currently limit their view to just Transportation, Car Wash, Military tokens and a few other specialized categories. Other options are possible.

This website has grown larger than the work of a single individual. All the registered users, the individuals who have sent images and the eBay sellers who have given permission to use their images have all contributed to the growth of the site.

Several individuals have taken over the editing and cataloging of specific areas within the site.