25 Cents - Joe Bathey Club ND
| Brass | - | 26 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Value | 25 Cents (0.25) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#71691 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering: GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN TRADE
Edge
Plain
Comment
Michigan 225B15B; NTCA 5820Joe Bathey died October 12, 1953. His Club, a downtown Detroit night spot at the corner of Second Avenue and Bagley, had been open 10 years.
(from death notice in The Billboard, p. 50, October 31, 1953:
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=joe+bathey+club&source=bl&ots=Z_2vaXpCxM&sig=BkdToBkHqa2nE8-fqt4TMVMNnzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=asQwVbqeKavHsQSMoYAQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=joe%20bathey%20club&f=false)
