Trade token "V"

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Please help me identify a token. It has a large
"V" on one side and "good for five cents in trade" in a
circle with the numbers 3931 in the middle. It�s much worn but by the faint
images I�m guessing it�s a love token. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried just about every serch i could think of including "V" for Victory and "V" for Vendetta.

another idea was that it was actually an "A" for adult/alcohol/absinthe
Any other search Ideas would help 

Edited by NMskater - 18 Jan 2008 at 7:33pm

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NMskater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Coin Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote NMskater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Trade token "V" Posted: 13 Jan 2008 at 12:07am
	Please help me identify a token. It has a large "V" on one side and "good for five cents in trade" in a circle with the numbers 3931 in the middle. It�s much worn but by the faint images I�m guessing it�s a love token. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have tried just about every serch i could think of including "V" for Victory and "V" for Vendetta. another idea was that it was actually an "A" for adult/alcohol/absinthe Any other search Ideas would help Edited by NMskater - 18 Jan 2008 at 7:33pm

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NMskater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Coin Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote NMskater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 11:00pm
	finally a pic

NMskater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Coin Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote NMskater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jul 2008 at 11:02pm
	and the back

exonumia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote exonumia Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 11:17am
	This is one of the many AMUSEMENT TOKENS, used in slot machines, ca. 1900-1940 or so. With the "V", it would have been more like ca. 1900-1913 in manufacture. The "V" is most likely taken from the older "V" nickels, which were replaced by the Buffalo Nickels in 1913. The Liberty Head "V" nickels were used from 1883-1913. As the general public was quite familiar with the "V" on the Liberty Nickels, it was used on a number of tokens, as well. The number was a control number, and the owner of the slot machines would have gotten a batch of tokens all with the same number to use exclusively in his machines. If someone used a token with a different number, and won a jack-pot, the owner could refuse to pay it. There are no known records of which numbers correspond to which location. There is a book that lists these tokens, with the known numbers, but it isn't handy. As a type, this type of slot machine token is exceedingly common (and thus, fairly inexpensive).
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NMskater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Coin Groupie Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote NMskater Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Sep 2008 at 3:30pm
	thanks thats the most info i have received so far.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Dec 2008 at 10:28am
	Yes I believe it to be an amusement token.

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	"I have tried just about every serch i could think of including "V" for Victory and "V" for Vendetta." LOL, it's "V" for FIVE!
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