Token: 5 cent

Museum number:
2-30898
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020030898
Accession number:
Acc.1760
Object count:
1
Description:
Brass trade coin. “Good for 5 cents in trade” on obverse and “The Kentucky 62-3rd st.“ surrounding “K” on reverse. Possibly from tavern in San Francisco (Fide. Natasha Johnson). Article in January 1, 1923 San Francisco Chronicle issue mentions "Kentucky Grill, 62 Third St".
Donor:
Joseph A. Jadin
Collection place:
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Production place:
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Joseph A. Jadin
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Store cards
Function:
7.6 Bogus Currency
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
linear 24 millimeters and weight 3.85 grams
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Token: 5 cent, accession number 2-30898, described as Brass trade coin. “Good for 5 cents in trade” on obverse and “The Kentucky 62-3rd st.“ surrounding “K” on reverse. Possibly from tavern in San Francisco (Fide. Natasha Johnson). Article in January 1, 1923 San Francisco Chronicle issue mentions "Kentucky Grill, 62 Third St".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Token: 5 cent, accession number 2-30898, described as Brass trade coin. “Good for 5 cents in trade” on obverse and “The Kentucky 62-3rd st.“ surrounding “K” on reverse. Possibly from tavern in San Francisco (Fide. Natasha Johnson). Article in January 1, 1923 San Francisco Chronicle issue mentions "Kentucky Grill, 62 Third St".Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Token: 5 cent, accession number 2-30898, described as Brass trade coin. “Good for 5 cents in trade” on obverse and “The Kentucky 62-3rd st.“ surrounding “K” on reverse. Possibly from tavern in San Francisco (Fide. Natasha Johnson). Article in January 1, 1923 San Francisco Chronicle issue mentions "Kentucky Grill, 62 Third St".

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