A Cigar Store Token

Good for five cents in trade, but I guess one has to know where 510 Edmond is to use it.

 

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Here's famous Civil War cigar token. The hotel had a gentlemen's lounge here men could smoke cigars, play billiards and catch up on the news of the day with the latest newspapers. This is a scarce token, but most of the examples I have seen were Mint State.

 

510 Edmond St, St Joseph MO is probably where you want to go to cash it in, although it's a coffee shop now.

https://buchananmo.devnetwedge.com/parcel/view/063008003002042000/2025
looks like a great place for a cigar store. I can't find building info there but the subdivision is "original town" so it's likely quite old.

I have more important things to do today but I don't want to.

 

Check out this old beat up token from years ago, someone ruined it as a key fob!

 

That's a crying shame!

 

Pittsburgh PA
Probably not it. Web states it is a family home.

 

From my collection

 

Here's another cigar token from 1908, nothing special but it's dated so that's a little bit special!

 

I saw that one first and figured Pittsburgh would be a likely place, but then noticed that it's a house.

St Joseph MO seems like a good bet, given the history as a last place to get supplies before heading into the Wild West. Can't start a new life as a sodbuster without some cigars! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_Missouri#History

Edit - I don't know how that image got attached here. Can't delete it in edit mode? Totally unrelated!