Any info on this token is appreciated

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by Drew61, Oct 19, 2020.

  1. Drew61

    Drew61 New Member

    4B436264-33C7-4461-826B-DE9C5DACADC1.jpeg Same on both sides, no date or markings on edge. About the size of a quarter, thanks in advance!
     
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  3. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    I believe you have a Japanese gaming token of some kind.
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Yes to Japanese Game (Arcade) token.
    There are thousands of variations.
    Only worth what a collector is willing to pay for one..

    I estimate $1.00 - $2.00
     
  5. Drew61

    Drew61 New Member

    True for just about anything you want to sell. This was provided for me on another site, it has a rarity index rating of 95.
     
  6. John Burgess

    John Burgess Well-Known Member

    The rarity index is based off of how many members to a site have it, like any token starts at 100 and stays there if it hasn't been reported by a member before, it doesn't mean it's rare out there, it just means they've only seen the one so far, or two or 5. But it may be very common in Japan in around the arcade for instance.

    if your rarity index number of 95 for instance came from Numista, if it's unknown it starts at 100, and if just a couple members have it it's 90-95.

    A token issue with less than 1000 examples known in existence and well cataloged can still score a 50 or lower when a bunch of numista members report having it in their collection.

    for instance I have Grand Prix race-o-rama tokens, both in brass and copper/nickel from that place in Ft. Lauderdale before it sold to Boomers!.
    However the Copper/nickel version is a rarity index of 93, and the Brass one is a rarity index of 80 on Numista.
    it's by no means "rare". Grand Prix race-o-rama was started in 1972, sold to boomers in 1998, then it closed down for good. I think Boomers closed it in 2015 when the wooden roller coaster hit it's lifetime limit, but 26 years of the same brass token and the last few years of a copper/nickel version. They made literally a minimum of hundreds of thousands of them in either composition.

    Just saying, it might be rare to them, it might not be actually rare at all.
     
  7. Drew61

    Drew61 New Member

    Thank you for your response. The rating does come from numista. I will keep searching actual for production numbers if that info exists.
     
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  8. Drew61

    Drew61 New Member

    I would edit the wording of that last sentence of mine but don’t see how lol.
    Have a nice day all!
     
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