Three tokens

I'm looking for any info on these tokens. I call them tokens but I don't know for sure.
The first says 1849 on one side with a liberty bust. The reverse says "California 1849" and has a picture of a gold miner. Both sides have this black stuff on them that I can't figure out if it's part of the coin or something someone added later.
The second is in the best shape. One side has a picture of a woman with the word "Dodd" on her head. That side says Cincinatti 144 Main St. The reverse says Dodd & Co. Hatters Cincinnati.
The third looks like a 1840s-era large cent on the obverse. I can't make out any writing on this side. Both sides are this gold color. Again I don't know if this is original or something someone added later. On the reverse I can make out the words "(something) Spiel Marke" on the bottom and on the top "Unitate (hole) Ortitudo (fortitude?)

These were 25 cents apiece so don't feel bad if they're just junk. I thought it was worth taking a chance.

 

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They look like old gamming tokens to me.

 

Here's an eBay listing of your second token.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodd-Co-Hatters-Cincinnati-Eagle-/380353259531

By the way, the third token is modeled after the Liberty Coronet $20 gold piece

 

The California one is evidently a gaming token

 

Your first token is shown on Mike Locke's web site, about halfway down on this page. Apparently it is a brass gambling token that was made in Europe.

http://www.calgoldcoin.com/default.htm

 

The Dodd & Co token is a merchant token as noted by Collector 1966, the bottom token seems to be merchant token as well.

 

Thanks for the info. I was able to find the gold coin look alike at this site: http://www.treasurenet.com/treasures/askmarkparker/200411.htm
It says: "Your double eagle look-alike is a spiel marke or game counter, c. 1850s; and while it bears no maker's mark, it was almost certainly struck by the Lauer firm of Nuremberg, Germany. The inscriptions Comp. S. Marke and Compos. Spiel-Marke are variations of Composition Spielmarke, and Spielmarke is German for "play money." The motto In Unitate Fortitudo is Latin for, "In unity [there is] strength." These design differences were intended to prevent accusations of counterfeiting, Similar game counters imitated other U.S. gold denominations, and as their name suggests, they were used in much the same way that play money and poker chips are today. Value? Probably $7-12, although lately on eBay they've ranged all the way from $2.95 to $32.99, apparently with no takers at either extreme."

 

Dug around for the third token. This coin is a double eagle spiel marke or game counter from around the 1850s.The inscriptions Comp. S. Marke and Compos. Spiel-Marke are variations of Composition Spielmarke and Spielmarke is German for play money.

 

Darn Hiddendragon beat me to it! It is made of brass by the way.