Unusual 'Standing Liberty' Token

cmerlo1

I got this out of a local dealer's junk token box. It is made of aluminum and has a reversed and rather crude rendition of MacNeil's Standing Liberty design, with the word 'LIBERTAD' above. On the reverse it says 'VALUE 25'. I bought it because I like the crudeness of the design as well as the repunched '5' on the reverse, and it was super-cheap. My first thought was that it might be Cuban, because 'liberty' is in Spanish. The reverse is in English, however, so I'm not sure what to make of it. I know there was a large American entertainment industry in Cuba prior to the Communist revolution, so I'm wondering if this could be connected to it. Does anyone know what this is?

ms70

Looks like a game token of some type. Maybe even from a board game.

MsMorrisine

it looks carved

ms70

I just looked through a lot of images and found nothing. Someone here will have a source.

ms70

Just found this but no real info provided though.

https://cointalk.com/threads/standing-libertad-value-25-token-id-help-please.290453/

JBK

LIBERTAD is Spanish.

There, mystery solved.

291fifth

Game counter?

Script from a Spanish speaking area in the US, Mexico or Central America?

Migrant worker work counter?

coinsarefun

TAMS online reference
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Although R9 I would not agree as this book is older.There was a large amount of gaming and other tokens that were in this reference book a few months back from an eBay seller. He bought a huge
collection from the Fauver family. A few were in there but, I remember seeing only brass and not the 25 cent value. The better grade ones brought good money........ around $150-$200
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Valuations are on the last page

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Hydrant

Full head.

ms70

@coinsarefun said:
TAMS online reference
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Although R9 I would not agree as this book is older.There was a large amount of gaming and other tokens that were in this reference book a few months back from an eBay seller. He bought a huge
collection from the Fauver family. A few were in there but, I remember seeing only brass and not the 25 cent value. The better grade ones brought good money........ around $150-$200
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Valuations are on the last page

One page back (page 21) Top left, chapter VI has the intro to these pieces.

coinsarfun - Good Find and great info!

NumisOxide

Nice find! Play money or game counter.

ricko

Yep.... I agree... a game chip....Cheers, RickO

cmerlo1

@coinsarefun said:
TAMS online reference
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Although R9 I would not agree as this book is older.There was a large amount of gaming and other tokens that were in this reference book a few months back from an eBay seller. He bought a huge
collection from the Fauver family. A few were in there but, I remember seeing only brass and not the 25 cent value. The better grade ones brought good money........ around $150-$200
.
Valuations are on the last page

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Thank you @coinsarefun and thank you everyone for the quick info! An interesting find for sure.