Post your favorite token

I'd post one of my Presidential Dollars but quite honestly I think I've seen bus tokens that look better than those...

 

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It looks like all of the rapid transit/metro tokens have a similar theme..that's pretty interesting!

 

Here's one. It was identified here as a bus token (I think) a couple years ago, but I'm sure I don't remember from where...

 

Great post stainless! The folks here have some very interesting tokens. I have some gaming tokens and my favorite is from the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno Nevada. I have 46 gaming tokens I think (maybe a few more), from W. C. Fields, Babe Ruth, leprechauns, the wild west, old Vegas and other themes.

Lou

 

That's a risque souvenir... if you spin the coin, there's another bear bent over "in front" of the bear that's risen up. As the coin spins, the two images superimpose, and I think you can get the picture. From the PPIE (1915 World's Fair), if I remember correctly.

 

Looks like a tram token. I picked one almost exactly like that up recently.

After visiting the Saint Louis Transportation Musuem, it occurs to me that some of those tram / trolley tokens may date back into the early 19th century. Around that time, it was apparently common to see mule drawn trolleys on the streets of many major cities. Not sure about the era for that token though. I would presume 1910's to 1960's though, and depending on it's size (less than a dime, I suspect) with the smaller tokens used towards the end of the ear and nickel or quarter sized pieces dating to earlier.

 

Here's one of my favorite Civil War Store cards .

 

This thread is over 4 years old, but nice to see all the tokens and I like that undertaker token

 

Egyptian Magic Coin token:



I have seen versions of this item for years on Internet coin and metal detecting boards,
on Ebay, at coin shows, and even in movies.

The coin or token shows Egyptian symbols on both sides, one side has the sphinx and pyramids,
the other side has a pharoah and various hieroglyphic symbols.

See my website under "Egyptian Magic Coin Token" for more information on these items.

 

If we are going to resurrect this old thread then I can contribute a couple tokens to the cause. This is an R-1 common copper Alden & Frink storecard which includes the Indian cent design.

(obv)
Alden & Frink
1863

(rev)
Merchants
40 Mohawk St
Cohoes NY

Fuld-NY-140A

 

This is a token from Canada. The obverse reads “Ships, Colonies, & Commerce”. According to the Charlton Token book, this one has the common “&” but it is in really nice condition. I grade it AU.

 

I have a small assortment of tokens that I have accumulated among my coins.

I like the transit tokens, so I have picked up a few.
The roll is 40 circulated tokens from Indiana.
I have 2 transit tokens from my hometown of Pensacola.
My first token was the "Higgins" token. I kept it because that is my last name.
My first transit token was the Chicago.
I have no idea about the trade token with 5 numbers on the back.
I also have the good old "Army & Navy" token from the Civil War, but it is not in the pics.
It is very common, and mine is not in very good shape, so I did bother.

 

OK, I will join the thread resurrection party!

This is probably my favorite:




Though this one is a very close 2nd place for me:

 

Only 50 struck

The die sinker is J. A. Bolen and here is his storecard:
(obv)
J. A. Bolen, 1865.

(rev)
Die Sinker & C.
Springfield Mass
B

Rulau Ma-Sp 34
Miller Mass #109

 

Beautiful tokens brg and Collect!
Collect: Is the Bolen card considered a Civil War Token? I know it's dated 1865, but sometimes if they're not in the CWTS listings they're not "officially" a CWT. Whatever the case, it's absolutely first rate craftsmanship with a sharp strike. Great piece!

brg: Your Hussey's token is outstanding. The variety like yours with the steam engine has a high R-value if I remember correctly. I don't have my books handy to check it. The "Union Forever" isn't too shabby either. Nice, nice tokens.

Bruce

 

I don't think I can upload from a mobile. But my favorite would be
WETSU INN
We eat this ( expelled waste matter) up.
It's a slot token issued by the 119th Aviation Company
during Vietnam.

 

Gotta pic?

On second thought......never mind.

 

Below please find a Miller ILL-12, Hamilton & White Dry Goods, Groceries, and Produce. Struck and issued in 1845, the specimen features a Prairie Schooner drawn with two horses.

Beat-up? Indeed. But it's the rarest of all available Early Chicago tokens, its coloring and patina is original, and I'm proud to have it in my cabinet. I have but only seen two, which were side by side, and this is the finer of the two.

Struck in copper, sometime during its long life in circulation, someone attempted to hole it.



Thanks,

Cheetah

 

The attempted "holing"...man, that doesn't sound right...doesn't bother me a bit CC. On something that rare, condition is irrelevant(to quote Walter Breen). A nice historic piece.

Bruce

 

Die sinker is J. A. Bolen - This is his card.

I don't know if my Bolen card is considered a Civil War Token. It is listed in Rulau's "United States Trade Tokens 1866-1889" This Rulau catalog describes itself as a catalog of "private coinage and advertising tokens". There are also a few very similar-looking Bolen cards dated 1867 & 1869 depicted in this Rulau catalog. There are some Bolen cards with different designs dated 1862 & 1864 depicted in this same Rulau catalog.

Bolen was a die sinker & medalist that made many pieces during the civil war & post civil war era. My piece is one of Bolen's advertising tokens which had no cash value that I am aware.