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throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 3:17 pm A seller on ebay I purchased a couple of coins from sent me this I guess as an added bonus. I don't collect tokens but am curious about it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Blair Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17905 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 3:31 pm I don't know much about these, but I have a virtually identical one that is the same size as a British (or Australian) pre-decimal sixpence. I think they were used in jackpot machines in British pubs in the 1960s before the law permitted the use of actual coins. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 3:43 pm A very common arcade token. Depends on size, cent nickel, guarter when where and what. Around here they were game room guarter size pinball and early electronic games. Also were used in amusement/carnival games and rides. Made generically like this one, others were distinctly unmarked or have place, location info on them. Generally worthless as collectables. Report this Post to the Staff
throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 4:30 pm Thanks! This one is about the size of a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 5:36 pm It is the most generic and common amusement token ever produced. There are still millions of these out there somewhere. Keep it as a neat new area of exonumics. If you purchase token poundage, you'll see lots more of these and other amusement tokens too. Report this Post to the Staff
throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 08/30/2017 5:51 pm Thanks Moxking. I really have no interest in tokens. Besides all I need is one more thing to collect...lol Documents, signed first editions, newspapers (civil war or before and/or old west), Stamps (US pre 1900), Coins,... yeah I don't need to add another area of collecting... Report this Post to the Staff
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