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Office of Price Administration Tokens: Complete Image Resource & Checklist
- Quick History of the OPA: Provided is a very nice summary of how the OPA came into being, and their role in rationing items during WWII.
- Introduction to OPA Tokens: A very informative article of how the history behind the OPA Tokens, and their connection with America.
- OPA "Red" Tokens: A complete pictorial review of all 30 "Red" OPA Tokens - these are high resolution scans from uncirculated tokens.
- OPA "Blue" Tokens: A complete pictorial review of all 24 "Blue" OPA Tokens - these are high resolution scans from uncirculated tokens.
- Token, Token, Who has a Token?: This is a really nice piece of commentary on how war rationing affected the families throughout the United States. (Printed with permission of the family of Marguerite H. German).
- Introduction to OPA Tokens: A very informative article of how the history behind the OPA Tokens, and their connection with America.
- OPA "Red" Tokens: A complete pictorial review of all 30 "Red" OPA Tokens - these are high resolution scans from uncirculated tokens.
- OPA "Blue" Tokens: A complete pictorial review of all 24 "Blue" OPA Tokens - these are high resolution scans from uncirculated tokens.
- Token, Token, Who has a Token?: This is a really nice piece of commentary on how war rationing affected the families throughout the United States. (Printed with permission of the family of Marguerite H. German).
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First published March 1, 2013
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About the author
Wayne A. Cekola II
1 bookLet me introduce myself, I am Wayne A. Cekola II and was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania on March 1, 1968.
MY EDUCATION
I am a graduate of McGuffey High School in Claysville, PA.
I received my B.S. in Education from California University of PA.
I then went on to get a M.Ed. in Math/Computer Science from California University of PA.
MY INTERESTS
While in college, I was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. I am still actively involved as an alumni advisor for the fraternity.
In my spare time I like to go out into the great outdoors and find an occasional geocache. If you have never participated in this activity, please check it out at www.geocaching.com - it is really a good time, and keep an eye out for any logs by "Team Copycat".
MY MILITARY CAREER
I have been in the US Army since my junior year of high school, I joined in 1985. I started an enlisted Soldier at the rank of Private E-1. Since then, I completed the Army ROTC program at California University of PA - Receiving my commission in 1989. I chose the Chemical Corp as my basic branch, and did my platoon time as a Smoke Platoon Leader. I went on in my military career and while the rank of Captain; I decided to stay with the Chemical Corp and completed the Officer Advance Course in the branch. While in the rank of Captain, I was mobilized to Ft Stewart, GA in support of a homeland defense mission. It was during this mobilization that I was able to complete my Combined Arms and Services Staff School. Later when I was a Major, I was called up for mobilization again. This time I was mobilized to Ft Dix, NJ to work with 1st Army in preparing personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard for oversees deployments. This mobilization tour lasted five and a half years, from which I was then transferred into the Wounded Warrior Program for a half a year in Ft Belvoir, VA. After my recovery, I went back to the Army Reserves for just over a year. Upon promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, I was once again called forth by the Army to help protect our great nation. I am currently working at Ft Bragg, NC.
MY BOOKS
I have written two books thus far and have a few more in mind. The first one that I wrote is a 'how-to' for a spreadsheet that myself and my brother John put together to track dividend paying stocks. In the text we set a login and password so that the readers may download a copy of the excel spreadsheet for themselves. Take a look at this book's landing page at www.directinvesting-spreadsheets.com - you may find it beneficial. The second book that I wrote is guide to collecting a specific type of WWII tokens, called Office of Price Administration (OPA) Tokens. This is a hobby that I stumbled into as part of coin collecting that I have done since a young age. Take a look at the landing page for this book at www.opa-tokens.com - It is an interesting piece of Americana.
MY EDUCATION
I am a graduate of McGuffey High School in Claysville, PA.
I received my B.S. in Education from California University of PA.
I then went on to get a M.Ed. in Math/Computer Science from California University of PA.
MY INTERESTS
While in college, I was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. I am still actively involved as an alumni advisor for the fraternity.
In my spare time I like to go out into the great outdoors and find an occasional geocache. If you have never participated in this activity, please check it out at www.geocaching.com - it is really a good time, and keep an eye out for any logs by "Team Copycat".
MY MILITARY CAREER
I have been in the US Army since my junior year of high school, I joined in 1985. I started an enlisted Soldier at the rank of Private E-1. Since then, I completed the Army ROTC program at California University of PA - Receiving my commission in 1989. I chose the Chemical Corp as my basic branch, and did my platoon time as a Smoke Platoon Leader. I went on in my military career and while the rank of Captain; I decided to stay with the Chemical Corp and completed the Officer Advance Course in the branch. While in the rank of Captain, I was mobilized to Ft Stewart, GA in support of a homeland defense mission. It was during this mobilization that I was able to complete my Combined Arms and Services Staff School. Later when I was a Major, I was called up for mobilization again. This time I was mobilized to Ft Dix, NJ to work with 1st Army in preparing personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard for oversees deployments. This mobilization tour lasted five and a half years, from which I was then transferred into the Wounded Warrior Program for a half a year in Ft Belvoir, VA. After my recovery, I went back to the Army Reserves for just over a year. Upon promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, I was once again called forth by the Army to help protect our great nation. I am currently working at Ft Bragg, NC.
MY BOOKS
I have written two books thus far and have a few more in mind. The first one that I wrote is a 'how-to' for a spreadsheet that myself and my brother John put together to track dividend paying stocks. In the text we set a login and password so that the readers may download a copy of the excel spreadsheet for themselves. Take a look at this book's landing page at www.directinvesting-spreadsheets.com - you may find it beneficial. The second book that I wrote is guide to collecting a specific type of WWII tokens, called Office of Price Administration (OPA) Tokens. This is a hobby that I stumbled into as part of coin collecting that I have done since a young age. Take a look at the landing page for this book at www.opa-tokens.com - It is an interesting piece of Americana.
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June 3, 2013
Unlike our recent wars, there was a time when all of America as a Nation, was part of the sacrifice.
In World War II, Americans gladly sacrificed in the form of rationing.
World War II OPA Tokens (Office of Price Administration) were used for as a method to regulate or ration how much any given family could buy. This rationing was done because of the shortages that were caused due to the war effort.
In Wayne Cekola's insightful book-Office of Price Administration Tokens: Complete Image Resource & Checklist, he details the history of these seldom discussed- tokens.
Like some coins these tokens have a numismatic value to collectors,since there are so few around anymore.
Even more important to me after reading this book is how sadly my generation and ones that have followed are oblivious to this period back in the States where everyone had a stake in the war,whether they were actually in combat fighting Nazi Germany.
The idea of rationing gasoline or food is foreign to present day America. We have a voluntary military now, with a relatively few number of soldiers doing multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
They are almost invisible to so many of us.
We go on with our lives encouraged to spend money at the mall or buying cars,or whatever, with little thought what came before in what is referred to as "The Greatest Generation." Those who fought for us in WWII gave us the freedom we have today.
So my takeaway from Cekola's splendid book is the metaphor of what the tokens represented, rather than the actual objects themselves.
That said, others will see the collector value of these OPA tokens, and that is also fine.
In World War II, Americans gladly sacrificed in the form of rationing.
World War II OPA Tokens (Office of Price Administration) were used for as a method to regulate or ration how much any given family could buy. This rationing was done because of the shortages that were caused due to the war effort.
In Wayne Cekola's insightful book-Office of Price Administration Tokens: Complete Image Resource & Checklist, he details the history of these seldom discussed- tokens.
Like some coins these tokens have a numismatic value to collectors,since there are so few around anymore.
Even more important to me after reading this book is how sadly my generation and ones that have followed are oblivious to this period back in the States where everyone had a stake in the war,whether they were actually in combat fighting Nazi Germany.
The idea of rationing gasoline or food is foreign to present day America. We have a voluntary military now, with a relatively few number of soldiers doing multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
They are almost invisible to so many of us.
We go on with our lives encouraged to spend money at the mall or buying cars,or whatever, with little thought what came before in what is referred to as "The Greatest Generation." Those who fought for us in WWII gave us the freedom we have today.
So my takeaway from Cekola's splendid book is the metaphor of what the tokens represented, rather than the actual objects themselves.
That said, others will see the collector value of these OPA tokens, and that is also fine.
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