Apex-Buffalo 10 cent trade in coin

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a vintage metallic token, featuring a square shape with rounded corners and an embossed inscription reading "GOOD FOR 10¢ IN MERCHANDISE" encircled in a decorative pattern, indicating it was likely a trade token used in place of cash for goods worth ten cents at certain stores, possibly during a bygone era when such tokens were more commonplace; in the top right corner, there's a handwritten notation "2020.2.195," which might refer to an inventory or cataloging system for collectible, historical, or archival purposes.

The image depicts a vintage metallic token, featuring a square shape with rounded corners and an embossed inscription reading "GOOD FOR 10¢ IN MERCHANDISE" encircled in a decorative pattern, indicating it was likely a trade token used in place of cash for goods worth ten cents at certain stores, possibly during a bygone era when such tokens were more commonplace; in the top right corner, there's a handwritten notation "2020.2.195," which might refer to an inventory or cataloging system for collectible, historical, or archival purposes.

Name/Title

Apex-Buffalo 10 cent trade in coin

Entry/Object ID

2020.2.195

Description

Apex-Buffalo 10 cent trade in coin. Small, gold colored square coin. Front reads "APEX-BUFFALO INC. 205-207 8.4". Back reads "GOOD FOR 10 (cents) IN MERCHANDISE" 1"lx1"w

Collection

St. Joseph Businesses

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Token, Store

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Coins, Trade

Search Terms

Apex-Buffalo, Business, Apex Buffalo Saloon

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

1 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 10, 2021