The Crystal - J. Lusch Jr. - 5¢ Coin

What year and mintmark is it supposed to be?

Where did you get the name from?

I'm a coin layman... Is this possibly a token or ?

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IMHO, this token is pre-WWI, circa 1890-1910 or so. Aluminum 5 cent tokens of this general style were often used to purchase a cigar or a beer, during that era. Tokens like this, lacking a town and/or address, being prime clues toward attribution, are commonly referred to as mavericks. It often takes years of searching, looking for clues to learn more about them. Obviously, patience is needed. Yet, more and more information is being added to the internet, and that's helping us token detectives.

Doing a cursory search, I found that one John Lusch, Jr. was a New Orleans elevator operator in 1913. He's simply a possibility. He had no middle initial. As "John" is the most common "J" name, I started with that. The era fits, and he may have other jobs prior. It would help to see if there was a business called "The Crystal" in New Orleans by searching early city directories. A great token website to check out is "Richard's Token Database" which can be Googled.

This thread should be moved to the token and exonumia section.

Also found these related to the Hotel... I should tell you that I am from and live in the Altoona, PA area. So this very exciting as a local guy!