I was going thru some stuff and found a bag of 26 of these old tokens. They look like copper but I really don't know. Side 1: ZOOM ROOM ~ Loehman's Plaza ~ North Miami Beach Side 2: NO CASH VALUE They are a teeny bit larger than a quarter and light like a token. Is there any way to find out if these are copper? I can't seem to find anything out about the Zoom Room in North Miami Beach. There is a Loehman's in Aventura which was probably, at one time, part of North Miami Beach. Any help would be appreciated *~*Joey*~*
They would go nicely with my rare Chuck E. Cheese tokens of the early '80s which I WOULD post pics of again but I think Doug might kick me off the forum if I did.
Well geez...I know they are tokens but I'm wondering if they might be made of copper? Is there a way to test them?
Your amusement tokens are not listed in my 1984 reference book on the subject, so they are likely of more recent vintage than that. A relatively small number of amusement tokens were issued in copper. Much more commonly seen are brass tokens that have been copper plated. Brass has a good deal of copper in it though. The brass family is made up of alloys of copper and zinc, characterized by zinc contents of 15 to 39% with the balance being copper. Hope that helps some.
anyone have the link to the Chucky Cheeses token collector site? I found it amusing, it was posted on here once
I don't have this token. This doesn't mean it's necessarily rare but it's definitely not very common. There is a strong tendency for this kind of item to be either common or rare. The tokens are frequently destroyed by the issuer or just tossed in the garbage. Only outstanding tokens will remain which can be few in number and often have very high attrition. There are only a dozen or so serious collectors for these so they aren't going to fund your retirement though. Most amusement tokens will retail at two or three for a quar- ter. Thise with city and state are worth substantially more but usually less than $1.
