token I.D

[fatsmahoney]

obverse reads Gewinn-Marke the reverse reads 3271 any ideas

 

[Mackaydon]

Here it is.
Scroll down to item 3236 on this pageslow to open)
http://www.emporium-hamburg.com/numis/auktion/katalog/3222_3322.pdf

That and another site indicate its a 'brass profit sign' (minted in 1893; 22 mm diameter) that may be associated with a cathedral.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It may say "profit mark" or "profit brand" in German. Im not sure. Where did you find it?

 

[Mackaydon]

I'm changing my story-slightly. DOM means cathedral but it is also the area where the cathedral is or was. Now I believe this is game token issued for the annual fair (since 1892) in the Hamburg, Germany area called Heiligengeistfeld--as more fully described here:
http://www.hamburg-tourism.de/en/themes-tours/lifestyle-scene/hamburger-dom/
Don........

 

[IronSpike]

Here it is.
Scroll down to item 3236 on this pageslow to open)
http://www.emporium-hamburg.com/numis/auktion/katalog/3222_3322.pdf

That and another site indicate its a 'brass profit sign' (minted in 1893; 22 mm diameter) that may be associated with a cathedral.

Great ID Mackaydon Item 3236 or 3271

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great ID.

 

[fatsmahoney]

Thanks for the i.d the token was found in michigan in allegan county at a home dating mid 1800s

 

[Mackaydon]

Thanks; and BTW, 'Heiligengeistfeld' means 'holy spirit field', the area of the annual fare.
I note that 20% of Allegan County residents report German ancestry.
(Source: http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21590)
If the date of the token is accurate, this then may have been carried over here by an immigrant.
Just a WAG, of course.
Don.....