Hilgenberg Bros. trade token? Small token find...

[SilverFinger]

Found this today (along w/a nice '42 Merc! Woo hoo!) It's about the size of a dime and says Hilgenberg Bros on one side and Good For xxx Trade. It looks like it was intentionally destroyed where the monetary amount was. I found a little info on it, but not much. Any ideas or knowledge?
Thanks

[relichunters]

A heart was stamped out from it, I can't find much info on it. I only looked for a minute, don't have much time.

[Mackaydon]

Here's one that sold for $8.27
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hilgenberg-Bros-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Angelo]

Nice Mackaydon!!

Tony

[SilverFinger]

Cool! Thanks to one and all for the help ID'ing it!

[Mackaydon]

Tony:
Thanks; but I'm still disappointed in not finding any history on this company; only Ebay entries.
Don.....

[idahotokens]

See the replies in Tokens and Tags.
John in ID

[Mackaydon]

John:
Thanks for the lead.
Yes, that token was of high denomination (25 cents in 1920-- since a haircut cost about 35 cents at the time). 25 cents in 1920 equates to $5.50 in today's money based on the CPI increases since 1920. Wonder what 25 cents could have bought at Hilgenberg Bros?
Source:http://www.measuringworth.com/calcul...re/result.php#