Circus Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Obverse and reverse with the security grooves, Brunswick zone If you look in the center of the reverse there is a number or letter grouping this is the code for the location of the machine.The slotted security tokens were used mostly in the Chicago area for telephones up to the 30's and 40's The could only be used in the phone in store that had the corresponding spaced bars in the coin slot.These modern versions are from the RWM (Roger Williams mint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 These days I usually encounter slotted tokens most often for lockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 Really neat tokens and interesting info on the slots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 They're nice, kinda reminds me of telephone tokens when I see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 They're nice, kinda reminds me of telephone tokens when I see them Yes that what they started out as and were used into the late 30's according to Alpert and Elman book. They were done by the Yale Slot & Slug Co. great name he then went on to patent the scalloped edged one with the shaped hole in the center and some with a slot going to the central hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Thanx for the info Circus, I never knew that. Only that they looked similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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