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What Is This | British Fruit Machine 6d Token

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yesterday I found a token in a roll of pennies, it says bell fruit 6-d on both sides, any one know what this is or if its worth anything?
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An early slot machine token from England. The 6d indicates half a shilling.

Quote from the Wikipedia article on slot machines: "Another early machine gave out winnings in the form of fruit flavoured chewing gums with pictures of the flavours as symbols on the reels. The popular cherry and melon symbols derive from this machine. The "BAR" symbol now common in slot machines was derived from an early logo of the Bell-Fruit Gum Company."

You can find a price list for gaming tokens on the web that lists it at $2.
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I have come across dozens of those in job lots; managed to sell about 40 of the 10p variety for about £12 somehow...
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at first I thought it was a civil war token, but quickly I came to my senses and posted here realizing that it was too good to be true
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The "6d" indicates is is for 6 pence predecimal, and dates the token to before 1970 (tokens issued during the decimal period have the denomination marked in "p", not "d").
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