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Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills announced a new Bills 50th Season Souvenir Collector's Medallion series, featuring members of the Bills 50th Season All-Time Team, that will be available for sale beginning Monday, 8:00 a.m., November 9th at any of the 31 NOCO Express locations in Western New York. Bills Hall of Fame quarterback and the Bills fans' selection for their 50th Season All-Time Team, Jim Kelly, will be the first collectible medallion released for sale at NOCO.
Fans purchasing the Jim Kelly medallion, the first in the set, will also receive a complimentary souvenir collectible medallion album to hold all thirteen medallions being offered in the series. The individual medallions showcase the player image, name, position and jersey number. The unique six-page album features thirteen medallion slots with brief player biographies along with some team history. The album and medallion series includes the entire Bills 50th Season All-Time Team offensive unit along with special teams ace Steve Tasker and Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy – as selected by the fans earlier this year.
The thirteen 50th Season All-Time Team members and the schedule for the collectible medallion release are; Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (Nov. 9), center Kent Hull (Nov. 12), Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas (Nov. 16), Hall of Fame offensive lineman Billy Shaw (Nov. 19), wide receiver Andre Reed (Nov. 23), offensive lineman Ruben Brown (Nov. 25), Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure (Nov. 30), offensive lineman Jim Ritcher (Dec. 2), tight end Pete Metzelaars (Dec. 4), Hall of Fame wide receiver James Lofton (Dec. 7), wide receiver Eric Moulds (Dec. 10), special teamer Steve Tasker (Dec. 14) and Hall of Fame head coach Marv Levy (Dec. 17).
The one-of-a-kind souvenir medallions cost just $2.99 each, plus tax, and the quantities are limited. Fans may purchase the medallions at any NOCO Express location in Western New York. NOCO will make an announcement as each medallion becomes sold-out.
Full sets (all thirteen available coins plus the souvenir collectible medallion album) of the Bills 50th Anniversary Collector's Medallions will be available for $49.99, plus tax, which includes shipping and handling. Fans may purchase the entire set of the exclusive Bills 50th Anniversary Collector's Medallions by going online at www.nocoexpress.com.
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"NOCO is proud to be supporting the Buffalo Bills once again this season and we are very excited to be the exclusive distributor of the 50th Anniversary Buffalo Bills Collector's Medallions," said Mike Newman, NOCO Express executive vice president. "NOCO's relationship with the Bills goes back to the 1960's, when we supplied fuel for the burners to heat the field at "the Rockpile." We are happy to continue our tradition of backing the Bills!"
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For more information on the 50th Anniversary Buffalo Bills Collector's Medallions and for the nearest NOCO location, please visit www.nocoexpress.com or call NOCO Express at 1-888-907-6626.* *
