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Wurlitzer Test Coin

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I know this coin is over 50 years old and is a test coin from Wurlitzer for I think jukeboxes. That is all I can find out about it. Its the size of a nickle. Can anyone tell me age and/or value if any. My father gave it to me when I was 8-9 yrs old. I can find nothing on Northwest Sound Systems either. Any info would be helpful..thanks.
I guess pics would help!



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So I have no responses on this test coin, so can I assume its one of a kind?
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The token catalog .com has one listing but needs an image it is TC 34635;Eriickson out of Seattle Wash. It is a case of the individual operators would use token instead of coins. This would do two things the place the jukeboxes were in would have away of an accurate accounting of the money they would bring in, it also kept the service people from padding how many times they used nickels to test them. With the word test it was easier to separate them from the cash customers.
I can say that there is probably not as many of them as there are the regular use tokens

Of course the deep scratches on both sides will lower the value of it.
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Thank-you circus for your info, I will check out that site. I like to think the scratches are from actual testing and getting stuck in a coin mech.
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Probably not, as the bright look doesn't even come close to the age patina on the rest of it copper is to shiny.
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The were used in music machines from the 1900's to the late 50's I have seen one from a Detroit company. Had an interesting legend on the reverse It read Testing Dept any one taking this check is a thief. That was on a The Callie Brothers Detroit USA
Here is one of mine
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So I have no responses on this test coin, so can I assume its one of a kind?


I bet Kim & Kanye might wanna buy it from you
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