Anyone recognize the token overstruck on this cent?

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It appears that the "token" was actually the obverse dies from two different tokens. Entirely possible as these dies are frequently offered for sale, so someone could have been trying them out on a cent.

I am pretty confident the die used on the obverse was a Crystal Club die, as even the large space between the two beads close to the period of ST. matches up.



The other token I do not have a photo for, but I am fairly confident it is from the Smoke Shop in Montesano, Washington. They issued at least 5 varieties of tokens. Obverse lettering for that token is: SMOKE SHOP / MONTESANO / WASH. (Some varieties have WN.). Reverse lettering is: GOOD FOR / 5¢ (or 10¢ or 50¢) / IN TRADE

 

What is the date and where’s the mint mark if there is one

 

Appears to be struck on a 1957 D cent.

 

oh ok

 

oh ok

 

what happened
my message has been duped

 

How do I find out what city and state this crystal club token establishment was/is located?

 

That happens frequently if you are accessing the site via "smart phone." Sometimes they have a "brain fart" and double, sometimes triple responses are the result.

Z

 

It does not really matter.. It's obviously damaged by the intentional overstrike.

 

@cwtokenman , what exact reference did you find those token photos? A website? A reference book? If so, which one exactly? I'd like to ask permission to use those photos in my upcoming book
~Joe C.

 

Here Joe: http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor...=3785&inventory_id=3758&attribution_id=564841