rare u.s. token?

Question

this u.s. token looks quite old can anyone give me information about it , also its value. on the front it says"loaned for amusement only" on the back it says"property of o.k vender"

Answer 1

Your piece is an early slot and gambling machine token. There are a few varieties :

Property of O.K. Vender, 2 solid horizontal diamonds, round center hole, Loaned For Amusement Only, star - Brass, 21mm, Alpert & Smith # IL 150 OMY

Property of O.K. Vender, 2 solid horizontal diamonds, round center hole, Loaned For Amusement Only, open diamond - Brass, 21mm, Alpert & Smith # IL 150 OND

Property of O.K. Vender, 2 solid horizontal diamonds, round center hole, Loaned For Amusement Only, solid diamond - Brass, 19mm, Alpert & Smith # IL 150 ONS

Property of O.K. Vender, 2 solid vertical diamonds, round center hole, Loaned For Amusement Only, open diamond - Brass, 21mm, Alpert & Smith # IL 150 OOI

Value is about $0.50 for all circulated.

Answer 2

If that is all it says on it then it is what is called a "maverick token". That means that it is an unknown token for there is no company name or address of the place that used it. With the wording you stated it seems to be a newer one not older. It sounds like the person that issued it, wanted to protect himself from more modern laws on tokens. You may never find out about it. There is a new Numismatic search engine out there that may be able to help more. www.coins2.com

Answer 3

There is a web page about the vender and it has pictures of the coins on it. Hope this helps you.

http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/bunco/okay.html


Jenn

Answer 4

these were trade tokens bisiness used to draw more trade. I had a bar once & used them for card playing. loser paid so much for loss of game & winner got tokens to match that amount. they had to spend at my bar.not good any where else.

Answer 5

i have one like that too!!!!!!!1