Thin Dime?

[Rene G]

Hi all, my first time to post on this site. :blowup: I am looking for help in identifying this object. It was found next to an old demolished building that was used by the rail road. The building is located about 20 or 30 ft from the train track and was a small building. It looks like it could be one or two rooms. There are no other buildings near buy and the land is owned by the RR.

It is a sturdy metal and can't be bent easily. I think it might have been used for purchasing coffee as it has the coffee cup on both sides of it. I found it about 2" in the ground. The picture tells it all. I have it next to a dime to give perspective. What do you think it is?

Thanks for your help.

Rene
Titusville, FL

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Penny, penny,
Easily spent
Copper brown
and worth one cent.

Nickel, nickel,
Thick and fat,
You're worth five cents.
I know that.

Dime, dime,
Little and thin,
I remember,
You're worth ten.

Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You're worth twenty-five
I am told!

Half dollar, Half dollar
The biggest coin
You are worth fifty cents
And hard to find!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

http://s88204154.onlinehome.us/pmjack/pmsale.html

Says its worth 50 cents here

 

[doublet2a]

It's a play coin, just like it says, Many games used these in the 40's-60's
Nowadays they are plastic

Tim

Well!! 2 post came in while I was posting
Never realized there was collectors for play money

 

[Evolution]

Quick on the draw Gypsy. Do you have an automated machine that responds to these things for you? I don't know how you do it. I am humbled.

 

[Rene G]

My goodness, what a great response. Thanks very much for the help. I'm pleasantly surprised that it's worth anything. I almost discarded it. Lessen learned, don't through anything away till you check it out. Thanks again. )

Rene
Titusville, FL

 

[SgtSki in MI]

I absolutely HATE these things!!!

I don't know how many times I've almost had a heart attack when I dug one of these because I thought that I had a Half Dime or a Silver 3c Piece. Then I clean the dirt off and Nope!, another Play Dime again.

Cool find I suppose, but I've had lotsa bad experiences with these things.

HH,
SgtSki

 

[jeff of pa]

Penny, penny,
Easily spent
Copper brown
and worth one cent.

Nickel, nickel,
Thick and fat,
You're worth five cents.
I know that.

Dime, dime,
Little and thin,
I remember,
You're worth ten.

Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You're worth twenty-five
I am told!

Half dollar, Half dollar
The biggest coin
You are worth fifty cents
And hard to find!

Gypsy, You scared me, I thought
you went off the Deep end & Never
came back up :P
Was Relieved to see your Next Post

 

[PBK]

The "Thin Dime" play coin was part of a "Mint-O-Money" package of play coins and paper notes, which originally sold for 29¢ in the 1940's or 50's. These, along with a variety of other play money, were made by Tracies Industries of Holyoke, MA. Later, as Tracies increased the price to 89¢ and added other items to the package, Kresge's (now K-mart) began selling Japanese-made imitations of the coins, and those in turn were followed by copies made in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Yours appears to be one of the originals, however.

 

[cosmic]

Play money was also used to teach children about money and how to make change.. Also usually worth more than the silver coin of the same year..

 

[Vrent]

"and one thinnnnnn dimmmmeeeee"

Gyspy you are a fount of many different kinds of info. LOL great little diddy

Vrent