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Would like info on this token. History? Value? Anymore?

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Token text:
    SOUVENIR BREAKWATER 1933 / SANTA MONICA, CALIF
    SOUVENIR FROM CALIFORNIA'S PLAYGROUND / OCEAN PARK
    L.A.R.S. CO. (Manufacturer)

    Santa Monica is near Los Angeles, California, and Ocean Park was an amusement pier.

    :)

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  • GoldenEggGoldenEgg Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a listed so-called dollar - HK-685 or 685a, I believe. Super rare piece.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting ... it appears bi-metallic...is it? Cheers, RickO

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 33,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 22, 2016 8:59AM

    Great find! These bi-metallic So-Called Dollars (SCDs) are a treat and HK-685 is a R8 piece, if that's what it is. Per GoldenEgg, it looks like it could be a HK-685 or HK-685a.

    On the forums, Jonathan and Pioneer know more about these pieces.

    More information on these is available at So-CalledDollars.com.

    Here's a damaged one I almost bid on a while back:

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 33,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 22, 2016 9:02AM

    @WillieBoyd2 said:
    Token text:
    SOUVENIR BREAKWATER 1933 / SANTA MONICA, CALIF
    SOUVENIR FROM CALIFORNIA'S PLAYGROUND / OCEAN PARK
    L.A.R.S. CO. (Manufacturer)

    Santa Monica is near Los Angeles, California, and Ocean Park was an amusement pier.

    :)

    L.A.R.S. CO. stands for Los Angeles Rubber Stamp Co. The number "1" afterwards typically ranges from 1 to 14 or can be omitted, the meaning of which is still a mystery.

  • DCWDCW Posts: 6,935 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very neat token, and thanks for the info Zoins posted!

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for the information.... Cheers, RickO

  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's pretty neet, never even heard of one of those, even though the Santa Monica Pier
    is only about 15 miles away

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  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The OP is telling half a story. This item was posted on eBay before listing here, and it has a substantial reserve so the OP must think he knows something about it already.

    Yes, it's rare as a type. This particular piece is in horrible condition though. The bidding on eBay is already higher than I think it deserves so what do I know.

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