It may be impossible to determine where this 'maverick' (a token with no indication of town and state) hails from. An opera house was often the first indication that a town had gained some 'class' and many businesses sought to associate themselves with that class. Quite often a fraternal organization would build a 2-story meetinghouse, the upstairs being their meeting rooms that possibly doubled as an auditorium when a traveling entertainment troupe came to town, and the lower floor was one or two businesses. I can imagine the Opera House Billiard Hall that used this token being one of the main floor businesses. Many towns had an Opera House billiard or pool parlor or cigar store.
This token is probably from the midwest as the 2?? denomination was popular there. It was used to make proper change when items were priced at two for a quarter, the traditional price for a good cigar. Tokens like this were used ca. 1900-1930, with many examples earlier and later than that date range.
John in ID
