Token - Burnham Gum Machine Works ND (1917-1928) front Token - Burnham Gum Machine Works ND (1917-1928) back
Token - Burnham Gum Machine Works ND (1917-1928) photo
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Token - Burnham Gum Machine Works ND

 
Copper-nickel 3.65 g 21.3 mm
Description
Location
United States
Period
Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
Dispenser tokens › Other dispenser tokens
Years
1917-1928
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
3.65 g
Diameter
21.3 mm
Shape
Round (With a hexagon cutout)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#304260
Rarity index
92%

Reverse

Lettering around hexagonal cutout

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2156 WASHINGTON BLVD.
• CHICAGO •

Edge

Plain

Comment

There are two varieties of this token described in TokenCatalog: TC-43811
- TC-43811 has dots on either side of "CHICAGO" on the reverse. (The plate coin for this Numista entry is this variety).
- TC-47376 does not have dots on either side of "CHICAGO" on the reverse.

Alpert & Smith reportedly date this token from 1917 to 1928.