1 Dollar - Russell's Silver Bar Chicago, Illinois
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Business tokens › Restaurant, bar, cafe and hotel tokens |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Gilding metal plated brass |
| Weight | 21.23 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Scalloped (with 8 notches) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 560532 |
| References | Vacketta# Chi R66-100 Ore H. Vacketta; 1983. Trade Tokens of Illinois: A Catalog of Detailed Listings of Merchant Trade Tokens of Illinois (2nd Edition). World Exonumia Press, Rockford, Illinois, United States.TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) |
Obverse
Central implied value, surrounded by the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RUSSELL'S SILVER BAR
1 ⁰⁰
RESTAURANT
Reverse
Central heraldic style "coat of arms", surrounded by the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RUSSELL - FISHMAN Inc.
STATE & VAN BUREN
Edge
Plain
Comments
There are at least two 1930 & 40's Chicago bar & restaurants with similar 8 lobed tokens, the other is the Clover Bar (172 N. Clark St.) with TC-19026. The Russell was "Where the Crowds Meet" and the Clover (seven blocks north) was "Where Famous People Meet". Postcards, matchbooks and menus from both places can be found online.
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