Help with token ID

[EODsweeper]

Is says "Christ's Cigar Store" on the front and "good for 12 1/2 cents trade" on the back. Found here in Leesville, LA. I can't find anything on this one.

 

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[EODsweeper]

These may help.

 

[idahotokens]

I've done a bit of searching on tokencatalog.com for tokens with that reverse, but can't find a match. Generally, one bit tokens are from north and west of you - it is likely that it got carried into your area, rather than being a local piece.

Google points to an ad from a "Christ's Cigar Store" in Perry, IA, but the ads are from 1895 which is a bit early for aluminum tokens. There was a Louis Crist in Perry in 1910 who was a cigar manufacturer - the newspaper or the census taker may have been incorrect with the spelling. At any rate, it is a long shot that your token is from there.

I'd suggest putting an in-focus closeup of your token on Richard's Token Database - TokenCatalog.com and seeing if anyone recognizes it. It may take some time...

John in the Great 208

 

[EODsweeper]

That's more than I've found. I'm gonna post it there too and see what happens. Thanks