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Zoins

Early American Copper??

Photos courtesy of: wilfedd-70

coinsarefun

Interesting token, have not seen one before.

Aotearoa

Mine must be in the post...

ricko

Worth five cents in trade.... What was available for that price? Cheers, RickO

tokenpro

This piece looks as if is from the first series of tokens struck to satisfy demand from bars and other merchants for use in pinball machines that paid off (originally with coins) during the Twin Cities pinball craze of the early 1930's. The anti-gambling forces backed laws that were changed several times to curb the use of the machines so the tokens had to be changed several times as well to evade the current legislation. The first tokens had the name of the establishment which quickly switched to initials only or a number (street address). or a pictorial that identified the bar to those in the know. The size had to be changed several times again to evade the legislation and denominations removed as well.

The big winner in this running battle was Northwestern Stamp Works of St. Paul which struck 95% of the tokens. Orders and changes came in so quick that the die sinker had to recycle many tokens resulting in a large number of struck over tokens sometimes with four or move identifiable strikes. The craze finally fizzled out with the onset of WWII.

LanceNewmanOCC

@tokenpro said:
Orders and changes came in so quick that the die sinker had to recycle many tokens resulting in a large number of struck > over tokens sometimes with four or move identifiable strikes.

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will you post a couple if you can?