The tokens in question are considered trade tokens, in that they were good in trade at the place mentioned on the token. The item in trade could either be a good, such as a cigar, or a discount towards the purchase of any item. They were an early form of advertisment as well as a more permanet form of "coupon discount" then todays paper versions.

The value of the tokens depend upon of course condition, metal type, size, and if they can be attribute to a particular state, city, and location. That is to say, for example, a Gaming Chip which just said "Casino" would be worth less then one which had a Casino Name on it, and this would be less then one that had both the Casino Name, city and State on it - - "Jerry's Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada."

While I deal primarly in Casino Tokens/Chips and Military Tokens/Chits, there is a large collector base for these type of items with many dealers who would be interested in either purchasing outright or offering the items in an auction.

There is also a large number of reference guides available which can give additional information.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like addtional information.