5 Cents – Bay View Saloon (Black Diamond, California) United States

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5 Cents - Bay View Saloon (Black Diamond, California)

Issuer United States

Type Business tokens

Obverse

Lettering surrounding a star.

Lettering: THE BAY VIEW GATTO BROS. PROP BLACK DIAMOND, CAL.

Reverse

Lettering: GOOD FOR 5 IN TRADE

Basic Information

Category Exonumia

Technique Milled

Orientation coin

Face Value 5 Cents (Numeric: 0.05)

References

TC #446033

Kappen #5

Physical Characteristics

Composition Brass

Weight 4.4 g

Size 21 mm

Shape Round

Technical Details

Obverse Lettering

THE BAY VIEW GATTO BROS. PROP BLACK DIAMOND, CAL.

Reverse Lettering

GOOD FOR 5 IN TRADE

Comments

Several varieties of this token exist, varying slightly in design and punctuation. TC-563896 TC-45384 The town of Black Diamond, CA was a coal mining town that adopted its current name, Pittsburg, in 1911. https://italianheritagemonterey.org/photos/pittsburg-ca-the-black-diamond-connection.html