🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Token? Gaming chip?

[cudamark]

I found this in the ocean at Aruba. About the size of a silver dollar and has $5 on the reverse along with a lizard, flamingos, and the Island of Aruba. The obverse just has The President's Club and a stylized PC in the center. Not sure what the metal is....not brass, copper, or any precious metal as it's starting to corrode away. I see many companies that have a "president's club" for those who meet a certain sales quota, but, I'm not sure why they would have a coin made with $5 on it. I would think a casino would make them out of a better metal, but, who knows? I tried looking it up on Tokencatelog.com but, didn't get a hit. Anyone know what it is for sure?

 

[invent4hir]

All the research I've done says what you said in your intro. If you happen to still be in Aruba, plan to return, or know some locals, consider showing/sending the pictures to them for ID. Good luck, b/c that is a real keeper.

 

[ashtonevans]

I found this in the ocean at Aruba. About the size of a silver dollar and has $5 on the reverse along with a lizard, flamingos, and the Island of Aruba. The obverse just has The President's Club and a stylized PC in the center. Not sure what the metal is....not brass, copper, or any precious metal as it's starting to corrode away. I see many companies that have a "president's club" for those who meet a certain sales quota, but, I'm not sure why they would have a coin made with $5 on it. I would think a casino would make them out of a better metal, but, who knows? I tried looking it up on Tokencatelog.com but, didn't get a hit. Anyone know what it is for sure?

Such things could serve as an internal currency in the club or to exchange for drinks and entertainment. Today, such tokens are of interest to collectors, especially if they are rare and poorly documented. Now everything has gone digital, but the principles remain the same: bonuses, symbolic "currency" and the atmosphere of the game. Modern sites like https://pokieslab.co.nz/ actually continue the same tradition, only online. In any case, your find is not just a piece of metal, but a part of the history of the Caribbean gambling world.

Judging by the style and metal, this is clearly not a full-fledged coin made of precious material, but rather a souvenir or club token, perhaps used in a casino or a special "President's Club" program on the island. The metal is cheap, so it began to corrode - this was not uncommon for gambling tokens.