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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 296194, member: 2100&quot;]What edix reported matches Rulau&#039;s catalog, but Rulau is both in err and incomplete. </p><p><br /></p><p>From the color of the token in the picture, I agree with the Rulau Cin25 and Lipscomb CI1630 identification. I have seen where copper-nickel on occasion can have a strong resemblance to brass in color. Your token also has &quot;.&quot;s after &quot;JR&quot; and &quot;O&quot; that are not mentioned in Lipscomb&#039;s listing (Rulau&#039;s description matches Lipscomb&#039;s). You may have an unlisted variety (very possible since Lipscomb estimates that his 761 page book is only about 40% complete), or it may have been an error in the listing description. Either is likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lipscomb&#039;s desirability rating goes from 1 (not desirable) to 99 (most desirable). I have hundreds of Ohio tokens (my home state), and my highest rated token is only a 16. A rating of 20 is the highest that I have ever seen on ebay. MO is that ratings of 1 thru 4 are rather common, above that, the token is desirable, and typically commands a premium. Tokens with ratings above 12 are seldom offered on ebay. Hopefully that will provide at least a crude perspective on that rating system.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Lipscomb&#039;s Ohio Merchant Tokens, 2nd edition:</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1630 - CONEY / 5 / ISLAND // 5 (in circle of 16 stars) / JAS. MURDOCK, JR 165 RACE ST CIN. O</p><p>This token is round, metal is brass, diameter is 22mm, plain edge</p><p>This token has a desirability rating of 8.</p><p>Rulau id Cin25</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1631 - same as above, but copper-nickel</p><p>This token has a desirability rating of 8.</p><p>Rulau id Cin26 (mistakingly equated as Lipscomb CI1635)</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1635 - CONEY / 10 / ISLAND / MURDOCK (vertically on left side) / 165 RACE ST. (on right side) // 10 (in circle of 16 stars)</p><p>This token is octogon, metal is brass, diameter is 19mm, plain edge</p><p>This token has a desirability rating of 10.</p><p>Rulau did not list this token</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1636 - CONEY / 10 / ISLAND / MURDOCK (vertically on left side) / 165 RACE ST. (on right side) // 10 (in circle of 8 stars) (2 holes)</p><p>This token is round, metal is brass, diameter is 19mm, plain edge</p><p>This token has a desirability rating of 6.</p><p>Rulau Cin27 (mistakingly equated as Lipscomb CI1640)</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1640 - No such listing in Lipscomb.</p><p><br /></p><p>CI1645 - CONEY / ISLAND / TOKEN // (wreath)</p><p>This token is round, metal is brass, diameter is 21mm</p><p>This token has a desirability rating of 4.</p><p>Rulau id Cin28[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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