| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Value | 5 cents |
| Alloy | Brass |
| Diameter | 21.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Weight | 4.49 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 0° |
Gus & Squiz 5¢
Two USA Five Cents Merchant Trade token from Ceylon Hotel in Martin County, Minnesota. Gus & Squiz were the nicknames of the owners.
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Obverse : Name
GUS & SQUIZ above and state MINN. below along periphery, and
town CEYLON between Two Diamonds at center.
Reverse : Large 5 ¢ at center with the legend
* GOOD FOR * on top and
IN TRADE below at bottom along the periphery,
all within plain rim.
Please also see the very similer 5¢ token with slight variation in center design and larger GUS & SQUIZ 1$ token
The token was imaged at about 250 dpi and the images are displayed at 250 dpi. This token was won in the 2003 January on ebay from a seller from MN, USA
I thank Marlen Bents and Gerald Rosenberg of Ceylon MN, for the history.
See also the Ceylon MN token site for more stories.