Coca-Cola 5 Cents Token Real Or Not?

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I found this Coca-Cola 5 Cents Token a couple of days ago. This token was down about 8" and had a thick green patina on it. It came from an old home site that has been gone for a long time and I have dug a few old coins from the late 1800's to early 1900's. I had never seen a token like it and wanted to get some more info. I have not been able to find another one like it on the internet. I sent an email to the President of the Coca-Cola Collectables Club. He emailed me back and said it was a "fantasy" token meant to look old and probably made in the late 60's to early 70's. I really don't think this is a spoof token made to look old, it has the characteristics of an old "good for" token to me. So I wanted to see if any of the experts here could shed some more light on this token. Thanks, David
 

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Great find, put it on (if you haven't already) token forum and What is it forum. Good luck on the ID, very cool either way if you ask me.
 

Coca-Cola Fakes

No expert here...just did a little google searching... haven't ready the link in the entirety...but sound like that is a fake.
 

Jaromoney said:
Coca-Cola Fakes No expert here...just did a little google searching... haven't ready the link in the entirety...but sound like that is a fake.
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Yeah I found that page as well. Just by reading that you would think it's a "fantasy" token. But I have seen the tokens it uses for the examples on the net but have not found one like this. Those tokens only have the writing on one side. I would just like a positive ID that this one is a spoof as well. Thanks for your help.
 

The patina does look right. They made watch fobs, so why not tokens?
 

Thanks guys. I agree with the look and patina of this token being old. It matches with other merchandise tokens and "good for" tokens I have found that are early 1900's
 

As someone stated above, fake or not it's still a very cool find. Congrats.
 

Nice token!
 

real deal in my eyes congrats
 

If it said Bottle & was real Fancy with a pic of an
old timey-Wimy girl I'd say maybe Fake.

Good for "Contents", Suggests to me it was for a Bottle of Soda at a Fountain,
and you would expect they would pour it in a glass.
No 5 cent deposit bottle
 

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The patina looks right to me and I'll bet the hole was punched to void the token when it was redeemed for a Coke.
 

I remember when a coke was 5 cents. I believe it is real.
 

Thanks guys! I got another email from a gentleman with the Coca-Cola Collectables Club saying that this is a "fantasy" token made to fool collectors and probably made in the 70's. I have a hard time believing this token was made in the 70's. I have not been shown the same token or how they have come to know that this is just a spoof. I am going to keep looking for this same token until I get a positive ID on this one.
 

Certainly LOOKS legit. Even if it's fake, it's gotta be old. I don't think you can replicate that natural patina..... I say thumbs up real!:thumbsup:
 

Considering the depth and age of the site, (and age related finds) I would surmise that the token is the real deal.

Its doubtful that someone would salt an old site with a fantasy token...
 

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