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Coney Island Token ID?


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This is a brass Coney Island token denominated at "5".

The die sinker's name and address is at the bottom on the back: "Jas. Murdock, Jr., 165 Race St., Cin., O."

I'm guessing late 19th century, but that is all I got on this one. Any help IDing would be appreciated.

 

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Some folks provided the info, including that it was from Coney Island in Cincinnati.

 

"It's in the big Rulau Standard Catalog of United States Tokens 1700-1900,

4th edition, under Cincinnati, p. 1053. Catalog number is Cin 25, fabric is

brass, diameter is 22mm, and the date is given as 1885. Valued at $7.50 in

VF. An additional catalog reference is given as Lipscomb CI 1630 (I'm

unfamiliar with that catalog). There's also Cin 26, Lipscomb 1635,

identical except in copper-nickel, valued the same as the previous.

Evidently there is also a "10" token as well as one that is undenominated."

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