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The Silk Stocking token dodge city kansas real or fake see pics (Read 505 times)
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Posted Nov 04, 2009, 02:47:39 PM
Well I was out today & hunted an old lake bottom that has dried up and found this token. I have looked on the net but can't find anything about it other than a replica of the exact token. There is one major difference the one I have has recessed ingraving & the fake had raised lettering.
Can anyone tell me if it is real or fake & if real how old is it & what is it worth.




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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 04, 2009, 03:43:24 PM
Probably a fantasy token, similar to this one:
http://www.thecoinsandstamps.com/Itm190333591023_152538_Brothel__Token_SLIVER_DOLLAR_HOTEL_DENVER_CO_REPRO.aspx
Taking "Catch and Release" to a whole new level.
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 04, 2009, 05:44:59 PM
That etching doesn't quite look right.... 1950s or newer...

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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 05, 2009, 04:56:35 PM
Every one of this sort of "token" is a modern-made fantasy.  They all have incuse lettering - if you saw a photo of a "real" one, be careful as shadow effects sometimes make incused lettering look raised.  See www.exonumia.com/fakes/hor.htm

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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 06, 2009, 06:47:58 AM
Thanks for the info, I thought it would turn out to be a fake but ya never know.
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  • Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 06, 2009, 08:17:14 AM
    Bula,
       All real brothel tokens are for a denomination like good for 5 cents in trade or good for one drink,never for all night or sex of any kind....Kane 23

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  • Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 06, 2009, 10:47:38 AM
    Bula,
       All real brothel tokens are for a denomination like good for 5 cents in trade or good for one drink,never for all night or sex of any kind....Kane 23

         First of all I know nothing about brothels or their tokens but could these have been like some kind of early gift certificate (if it was authentic)? I could just see some trail boss or cattle owner buying a handful of these things and giving them to trail hands after a drive. I'll believe you all that this is a fake or fantasy piece but has anyone ever heard of anything like this?

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    Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Dec 29, 2009, 04:16:42 PM
    first clue is that folks back then didn't use swear words on tokens.
    Second clue is that they are all brass, all incuse, all silver dollar size
    and all have the same type faces. The folks in england who made
    them also offered a complete line of sheriffs badges and texas rangers.
    They really swamped the united states in the sixties and boomed in value during the US bicentennial in 1976. I bought hundreds of them in the sixties for a quarter apiece and sold my collection in 1976 as fantasy pieces for $12 each. The current "value" of these pieces seems to be about $2.50 each.
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  • Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Jan 11, 2010, 12:29:09 AM
    first clue is that folks back then didn't use swear words on tokens.
    Second clue is that they are all brass, all incuse, all silver dollar size
    and all have the same type faces. The folks in england who made
    them also offered a complete line of sheriffs badges and texas rangers.
    They really swamped the united states in the sixties and boomed in value during the US bicentennial in 1976. I bought hundreds of them in the sixties for a quarter apiece and sold my collection in 1976 as fantasy pieces for $12 each. The current "value" of these pieces seems to be about $2.50 each.
    siegfried schlagrule

    What if they had a trade token "good for one revenge sex"?

    How would you feel about that?

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