Expert: PAPAJACK - 3/16/2009

Question
Dark Yellow coin, not gold, hole in the center, liberty bell on one side and on the other it says good for 5 cents in trade.  also another coin silver in color hole in the center one side it says good for 5 cents in trade and on the other side it says 3000 cross the center of the coin. i have no clue what they are.

Answer
Hello Chuck,                             

Sorry I do not collect this type of token they usually are not rare if they were made in the past 60 years.  
They do sell rather cheaply at coin shows. You can try On-Line sites like eBay.

The pieces you describe are called “trade Tokens” or “GOOD- FOR tokens” and are not coins.  Some are wooden nickels as well.

They have to say on them where they are redeemable or who issued them.

Here are some sites you can compare your piece at;
http://4accounts.com/Coins_banks/Exonumia/US-Trade-Tokens.shtml
And
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=150650.0

They can have any design and be made in any metal or plastic.

Please feel free to write me again with any questions on USA Coins.

Good Luck,

PapaJack