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Pirates Tokens With Various Dates

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I was hoping someone was familiar with these Pirates tokens. They may not even be from Pittsburgh, but I'm hoping they are. They are both aluminum and brass, range between 21 and 25mm, and are blank on the back. Could they have been used at Three Rivers Stadium? I know the stadium opened in 1970. Thanks for any help you can provide!


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I'm assuming this is the Pittsburg Pennsylvania baseball team and maybe used for beer or something as a good for token but I did not find a specific example listed outside of ebay with further info such as numista or tokencatalog.com in a quick look. Baseball fans of the era who went to the stadium may be able to confirm, or perhaps sellers who deal with merchandise from the stadium and the pirates like this one might possibly have some info. https://www.chuckthomas.com/pir1.htm https://www.chuckthomas.com/3rivers.htm



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You guys must be real baseball tragics, if you see the word "pirates" and immediately think of Pittsburgh.

I would think, if they were associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and intended for public use, that they would either incorporate that specific name, the team logo, or name the stadium, and would say on them what they were supposed to be used for (eg. "good for 1 hot dog" or "worth 25 cents at the concession stand").

Rather, my assumption would be that they have nothing to do with baseball, or Pittsburgh. My guess would be some kind of club token, maybe even a membership disc given that they are dated. If they were all just brass, I would have assumed a video arcade token, but aluminium tokens don't work well in coin-operated machines.
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