Chuck E. Cheese has filed for bankruptcy - post a Chuck E. Cheese or other token

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WillieBoyd2
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edited April 24, 2024 9:21PM in U.S. Coin Forum

San Francisco news article:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pandemic-takes-a-bite-Chuck-E-Cheese-files-for-15365657.php

Chuck E. Cheese is a restaurant chain which features arcade and video games.

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Chuck E. Cheese Generic 1981 Token
Brass, 25 mm, 5.32 gm
Obverse: Rat's head PIZZA TIME THEATRE / CHUCK E. CHEESE
Reverse: IN PIZZA WE TRUST / 25c PLAY VALUE / 1981

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Chuck E. Cheese Generic 1996 Token
Brass, 25 mm, 5.21 gm
Obverse: Rat's head / WHERE A KID CAN BE A KID / 1996 / © (Copyright) and TM (Trademark)
Reverse: Same as obverse

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Chuck E. Cheese Pinole California 1981 Token
Brass, 25 mm, 5.32 gm
Obverse: Rat's head / PIZZA TIME THEATRE / CHUCK E. CHEESE / PINOLE, CA.
Reverse: IN PIZZA WE TRUST / 25c PLAY VALUE / 1981
This token is unusual in that it has the name of a specific location, "Pinole" on it.
Pinole is a city located near San Francisco, California.

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  • Klif50
    Klif50 Posts: 804 ✭✭✭✭
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    I believe most of the CEC places quit using tokens and went with a credit card type thing you could load money on and unload tickets off of to trade for prizes. The original tokens are getting harder to find in decent condition and there are a few varieties that are more difficult to find.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have never been to a Chuck E. Cheese....Do they serve Cabernet? ;) Well, in this little village, we do not even have a Burger King or a Wendy's.... :D Cheers, RickO

  • CoinNovice
    CoinNovice Posts: 151 ✭✭✭
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    @ricko said:
    I have never been to a Chuck E. Cheese....Do they serve Cabernet? ;) Well, in this little village, we do not even have a Burger King or a Wendy's.... :D Cheers, RickO

    that sounds amazing, to be honest...

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Now where are my McDonald's Big Mac tokens?

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I have found a few of those tokens in the CoinStar.

  • ShaunBC5
    ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They don't serve Cabernety, but I'm pretty sure some have (had?) beer :smile:

  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What am I going to do with all the Chuck E Cheese tokens I have gotten from Coinstar machine reject slots!!!!!!!!

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  • Namvet69
    Namvet69 Posts: 9,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Be creative, come up with a SCD design and become a private minter of tokens. Peace Roy

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  • NumisOxide
    NumisOxide Posts: 11,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I went to a few birthday parties in the early 2000s. Wasn't impressed.

  • jabba
    jabba Posts: 3,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Well that’s just a bummer


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  • RyGuy
    RyGuy Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭
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    While I enjoyed it as a kid, isn't it just a place where parents go to fist fight now?

  • BLUEJAYWAY
    BLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,794 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A friend of mines little ones used to mispronounce the name. They used to call it "Chunky Cheese".

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  • jwitten
    jwitten Posts: 5,417 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I took my daughter to chuck e cheese a few years ago... could not believe how expensive and terrible it had become. You had to buy the buffet and a certain amount of game credits. Barely any pizza on the buffet.. which I was disappointed at. The game credit was for all you could play for 30 minutes or something like that. Most games gave tickets.. a few gave tokens to trade for tickets. I knew the tickets barely amounted to anything at trade in time, so I played the games for tokens, and walked out of there with as many as I could, haha. I figured they would be worth slightly more than the cheap toys you could buy with the tickets.

  • Justacommeman
    Justacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was a Whack-A- Mole savant when my kids were growing up.

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  • Jimnight
    Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Pretty neat!

  • opportunity
    opportunity Posts: 1,067 ✭✭✭✭
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    I thought it was called Showbiz Pizza Place in the 80's?

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  • 1Mike1
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    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    A friend of mines little ones used to mispronounce the name. They used to call it "Chunky Cheese".

    That reminds me of my little one who used to call popcorn cop-porn. :D

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  • Baley
    Baley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    A friend of mines little ones used to mispronounce the name. They used to call it "Chunky Cheese".

    My kids used to say, "Chucky Jesus"
    😂

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  • Baley
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    @opportunity said:
    I thought it was called Showbiz Pizza Place in the 80's?

    In 1981 our local hangout was fully called,
    "Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater" or "Chucky's" for short

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  • DeutscherGeist
    DeutscherGeist Posts: 2,998 ✭✭✭✭
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    A long time ago, when I was a child, I did go to a birthday party and won a bunch of tickets via arcade games there. Those tickets were cashed in for a plastic toy mini car with Chucky on there. I still have it in Mint Condition. Glad I saved it. I guess it could be a collector's item now.

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  • SaorAlba
    SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Chuck E Cheese pizza was actually pretty good....

    ....If you are into consuming greasy cardboard. :p

  • DrBuster
    DrBuster Posts: 5,446 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Where are all the parents going to fist fight each other now for their kids b-day parties?? Damn shame.

  • Coinscratch
    Coinscratch Posts: 11,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    At the little league baseball park of course.

  • matt_dac
    matt_dac Posts: 963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @DrBuster said:
    Where are all the parents going to fist fight each other now for their kids b-day parties?? Damn shame.

    You beat me to it! The epic fights are the first and only thing I associate with Chuck E Cheese (I've never been to one).

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