Chuck E. Cheese Tokens
Updated 4/28/24
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1977-1982
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1983-1990
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1990-2006
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1995-2012
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2013-2023
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Cities
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Other CEC Designs
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CEC Related tokens
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Not Tokens
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Foreign
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Click on a picture to jump to that section, or scoll down for full list.
Latest Major Updates:
- 2006 Black Chromate
- 40th anniversary token (large)
- Chuck E. Rocks 2018, 2023 - some CEC locations have a few games that use
tokens, and CEC has occaisionally had to reorder tokens, in smaller quantities
than before.
- 2009 20mm token
- List Updates 3 (from 2006 - present)
- List Updates 2 (from 2002 - 2006)
- List Updates 1 (from 2000 - 2002)
Tokens from Chuck E. Cheese (CEC) arcades are frequently encountered by collectors,
and make an interesting collection because they are one of the few modern arcade
tokens which are dated. In addition, both "generic" tokens and tokens which
were labeled with the city of issue were produced in the first few years. The
additional variations in design, size, and metal makes this a challenging series
to complete. Below is a list of the CEC tokens that I am aware of from Smith
and Alpert's book (and supplement), my own collection, and information from
other collectors. This list is surely incomplete, and I would welcome reports
of any CEC tokens not included.
| Company History |
Main token designs |
| Close-ups of minor design changes |
values of CEC tokens, and where to get
them |
| List of Showbiz arcade tokens |
links to CEC related sites |
| About this list, information
on abbreviations. |
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First Design, Obverse
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First Design, Reverse "Play Value"
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First Design, Reverse "Play"
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First Design, Reverse "Value"
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"Generic" CEC Tokens - Old Rat Head (1977-1982)
Pizza Time Theatre/In Pizza We Trust
(tokens that include city/state are listed separately
below)
| Year |
Size |
Metal |
CA 910 |
Source |
Notes |
| 1977 |
25mm |
GB |
PIZ |
Alpert |
"Pizzatime Theatre Chuck E Cheese",
Value |
| 1977 |
25mm |
GBz |
*** |
Report |
Value |
| 1977 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
Value |
| 1978 |
25mm |
Bz |
PJB |
Alpert |
Pizzatime, Value |
| 1978 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
Value |
| 1979 |
25mm |
Bz |
PJD |
Alpert |
Pizzatime, Value |
| 1979 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
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| 1980 |
25mm |
B |
PJF |
Alpert |
"Pizza Time", Play Value |
| 1980 |
25mm |
CZ? |
*** |
Report |
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| 1980 |
25mm |
Zinc |
*** |
Report |
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| 1980 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
Play Value |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
PJH |
Alpert |
"Play Value", "Pizza Time", with (C) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
"Play Value", "Pizza Time", no (C) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
PJT |
Suppl |
"Pizzatime" |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
PJR |
Alpert |
"Value" "Pizza Time" |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
PJU |
Alpert |
pilgrim hat mintmark, Pizzatime, Play
Value |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
no mintmark, "Play Value", "Pizza Time", with (C) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
"Play Value", "Pizza Time", no (C) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
"Pizzatime" |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
"Value" "Pizza Time" |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
pilgrim hat mintmark, Pizzatime, "Chuck E. Cheese's" |
| 1981 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
3-D rat head (varieties) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
Bz |
*** |
Report |
3-D rat head (solid bronze, not just plated) |
| 1981 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
Report |
3-D rat head |
| 1981 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
3-D rat head |
| 1981 |
25mm |
CZ? |
*** |
Report |
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| 1981 |
25mm |
Zinc |
*** |
Report |
"Value" "Pizza Time" |
| 1982 |
22mm |
B |
PJN |
FS |
listed as 23mm by Alpert |
| 1982 |
22mm |
NB |
PJO |
Report |
listed as 23mm by Alpert |
| 1982 |
23mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
*error* probably 25mm token struck on 22mm planchet |
| 1982 |
25mm |
B |
PJJ |
Alpert |
"Pizza Time" "Play Value" |
| 1982 |
25mm |
B |
PJV |
Suppl |
"Pizzatime" |
| 1982 |
25mm |
B |
PKA |
Alpert |
"Hav Pizza", Pizza Time, Play
Value
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| 1982 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
no circle around "C" |
| 1982 |
25mm |
NB |
PJK |
Alpert |
"Chuck E. Cheese" |
| 1982 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
"Chuck E. Cheese's" (short
whiskers) |
| 1982 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
"Chuck E. Cheese's" (short whiskers) |
| 1982 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
"Hav Pizza", Pizza Time |
| 1982 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
no circle around "C" |
| 1982 |
25mm |
CZ |
*** |
Report |
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| 1982 |
25mm |
Zinc |
*** |
Report |
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Second Design, Obverse
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Second Design, Reverse
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Adult Mouse Head I (1983-1990)
Smile America Say Chuck E. Cheese/In Pizza We Trust
| 1983 |
23mm |
B |
CHT |
Suppl |
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| 1983 |
23mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1983 |
25mm |
B |
CHU |
Alpert |
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| 1983 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZD |
Suppl |
Pattern |
| 1983 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
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| 1983 |
25mm |
zinc |
*** |
Report |
weighs 5g, brass tokens weigh 5.6g |
| 1984 |
25mm |
B |
CHV |
Suppl |
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| 1984 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
"no dots under date"
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| 1984 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1984 |
25mm |
CZ |
*** |
Report |
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| 1985 |
25mm |
B |
CHW |
Suppl |
(supplement lists as "1984", typo?) |
| 1985 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZH |
Suppl |
Pattern |
| 1985 |
25mm |
NB |
CHX |
Suppl |
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| 1986 |
25mm |
B |
CHY |
Suppl |
no mintmark |
| 1986 |
25mm |
B |
CHYa |
Suppl |
RWM mintmark above '25' on reverse |
| 1986 |
25mm |
B |
CHYb |
Suppl |
OC mintmark below '6' of date |
| 1986 |
25mm |
zinc |
*** |
eBay |
token in scan is dark, can't confirm metal |
| 1987 |
25mm |
B |
CHZb |
Suppl |
no mintmark |
| 1987 |
25mm |
B |
CHZa |
Suppl |
RWM mintmark above '25' on reverse
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| 1987 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
no mintmark |
| 1988 |
23mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
25mm design struck on 23mm planchet in error. Picture |
| 1988 |
25mm |
B |
CIA |
Suppl |
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| 1988 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1989 |
25mm |
B |
CIC |
Suppl |
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| 1989 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZP |
Suppl |
Pattern |
| 1989 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1990 |
25mm |
B |
CID |
Suppl |
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| 1990 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZR |
Suppl |
Pattern |
| 1990 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
FS |
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Third Design, Reverse usually the same, except
for a few varieties
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Adult Mouse Head II (1990-2006)
Where a Kid Can Be a Kid (reverse same unless noted) [varieties]
| 1990 |
25mm |
B |
CIG |
Suppl |
"Where a Kid"/CEC logo |
| 1990 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
"Where a Kid"/CEC logo |
| 1990 |
25mm |
B |
TX 225 SIR |
Suppl |
"Where a Kid"/Showbiz Pizza logo
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| 1990 |
25mm |
cu |
TX 225 *** |
Report |
"Where a Kid"/Showbiz Pizza logo
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| 1990 |
25mm |
NZ |
TX 225 SIS |
Suppl |
"Where a Kid"/Showbiz Pizza logo
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| 1990 |
25mm |
NZ |
TX 225 SIT |
Suppl |
"Where a Kid"/Showbiz Pizza logo
(pink) |
| 1990 |
25mm |
zinc |
TX 225 *** |
Report |
"Where a Kid"/Showbiz Pizza logo
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| 1990 |
25mm |
B |
CIJ |
Suppl |
Where a Kid/(same) |
| 1990 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZT |
Suppl |
Where a Kid../(same) Pattern |
| 1990 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIH |
Suppl |
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| 1990 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIH |
Suppl |
(pink) |
| 1990? |
? |
? |
*** |
eBay |
CEC in banner/Jester head (eBay Sept
2012) |
| 1991 |
25mm |
B |
CIK |
Suppl |
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| 1991 |
25mm |
CZ |
CZU |
Suppl |
Pattern |
1991 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIL |
Suppl |
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| 1991 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIM |
Suppl |
pink |
| 1992 |
22.5mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
0.900 inch |
| 1992 |
22.5mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
0.900 inch |
| 1992 |
25mm |
B |
CIN |
Suppl |
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| 1992 |
25mm |
CZ |
*** |
FS |
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| 1992 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIO |
Suppl |
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| 1992 |
25mm |
NZ |
CIP |
Suppl |
pink |
| 1993 |
22.5mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
0.900 inch |
| 1993 |
22.5mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
0.900 inch |
| 1993 |
25mm |
B |
CIQ |
Suppl |
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| 1993 |
25mm |
CZ |
*** |
FS |
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| 1993 |
25mm |
NZ? |
*** |
FS |
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| 1993 |
25mm |
NZ? |
*** |
FS |
pink |
| 1994 |
22.5mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
0.900 inch |
| 1994 |
22.5mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
0.900 inch |
| 1994 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1994 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1994 |
25mm |
NZ? |
*** |
FS |
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| 1995 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1995 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1995 |
25mm |
NZ? |
*** |
FS |
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| 1996 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1996 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
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| 1997 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1997 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
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| 1999 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1999 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
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| 2000 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2000 |
25mm |
NB? |
*** |
Report |
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| 2001 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2002 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2003 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2004 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2005 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2005 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
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| 2006 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2006 |
25mm |
WM |
*** |
eBay |
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Fourth Design, cap blank, TM
1995-2000
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Fourth Design, "C" on cap
2001-2013
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Juvenile Head< (1995-2013?)
Where a Kid Can Be a Kid/(same)
| 1995 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1995 |
25mm |
CB? |
*** |
FS |
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| 1995 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1996 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1996 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1996 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1997 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1997 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1997 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
Report |
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| 1998 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
Black Chromate coating (used in KY) |
| 1999 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 1999 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1999 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
FS |
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| 1999 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
Black Chromate coating (used in KY) |
| 2000 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2000 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
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| 2000 |
25mm |
NB |
*** |
eBay |
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| 2000 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
Black Chromate, 5.4 g(employee token, Brownsville, TX) |
| 2001 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2001 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2001 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
Black Chromate (employee token, San Antonio, TX) |
| 2002 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2002 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2002 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap Black Chromate |
| 2003 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2003 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2003 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap Black Chromate |
| 2004 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2004 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2004 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap Black Chromate
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| 2005 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2005 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap Black Chromate
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| 2005 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
Report |
C on Cap
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| 2006 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2006 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2006 |
25mm |
B? |
*** |
eBay |
C on Cap, Black Chromate |
| 2006 |
25mm |
Bz |
*** |
Report |
with Z
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| 2007 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2007 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
Report |
C on Cap?
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| 2007 |
25mm |
B(I)? |
*** |
Joe L |
magnetic, error? |
| 2008 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2008 |
25mm |
CB |
*** |
eBay |
C on Cap
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| 2009 |
20mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap |
| 2009 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2010 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2011 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2012 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
C on Cap
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| 2012 |
25mm |
B(I)? |
*** |
eBay |
Magnetic - brass plated iron? Probably error or trial piece |
| 2013 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
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Fifth Design, Obverse
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Fifth Design, Reverse
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"Chuck E. Rocks" Baby Rat (2013-2023)
After 2016 most games were converted to cards, but CEC has ordered new tokens
a few times since then, in smaller quantities.
| 2013 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2014 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2014 |
20mm |
B |
*** |
eBay, used in Saudi Arabia? |
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| 2015 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2016 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2017 |
25mm? |
B |
*** |
saw one on eBay, have not confirmed |
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| 2018 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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| 2023 |
25mm |
B |
*** |
FS |
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After 2016 CEC converted their games to cards and I thought
they had stopped using tokens. I recently spoke with some CEC employees and
while most of them didn't know much about the tokens, one of them told me
that there are still a few games that use tokens at some CEC locations. He
said they are mainly reusing old tokens, but when the supply gets too low,
they need to order more, in smaller quantities that before. The CEC in north
Spokane has a "rolling coin" game where you scan your card to get
the machine to dispense a token, which you can then play.
Listing of CEC Tokens with Cities
Note: some tokens whose existance has
not been confirmed are listed here.
| State |
City |
Size |
Metal |
Year |
Alpert ID |
Source |
Notes |
| AL |
Mobile |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
AL 560 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| AL |
Mobile |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
AL 560 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| AL |
Mobile |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
AL 560 *** |
Report |
Value |
| AL |
Mobile |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
AL 560 *** |
Report |
Value |
| AZ |
Tucson |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
AZ 840 PIZ |
Alpert |
"Play", 3 dots each side of town |
| AZ |
Tucson |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
AZ 840 PIZ |
Alpert |
"Play", 4 dots each side of town |
| AZ |
Tucson |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
AZ 840 PJA |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| AZ |
Tucson |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
AZ 840 PJB |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| AZ |
Tucson |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
AZ 840 *** |
Report |
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| CA |
Citrus Heights |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 160 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Citrus Heights |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 160 *** |
Report |
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| CA |
Citrus Heights |
25mm |
Zinc |
1981 |
CA 160 *** |
Report |
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| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 175 *** |
Report |
Play |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
Bz |
1979 |
CA 175 PIZ |
Alpert |
Value |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
Bz |
1979 |
CA 175 PJA |
Alpert |
Play |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 175 *** |
FS |
"Pizza Time", Value |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
Bz |
1981 |
CA 175 PJC |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 175 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Concord |
25mm |
Zinc |
1981 |
CA 175 *** |
Report |
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| CA |
Fremont |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 295 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Fremont |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CA 295 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Fremont |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 295 PJA |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Fremont |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 295 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Fresno |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 300 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play (varieties) |
| CA |
Fullerton |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 305 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Fullerton |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 305 *** |
Report |
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| CA |
Garden Grove |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 312 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Hayward |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 362 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Hayward |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 362 *** |
eBay |
Play Value |
| CA |
Huntington Beach |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 380 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play, wide spacing of town name |
| CA |
Huntington Beach |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 380 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play, close spacing of town name |
| CA |
Huntington Beach |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 380 *** |
eBay |
Play |
| CA |
Huntington Beach |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 380 PJA |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Huntington Beach |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 380 *** |
Alpert |
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| CA |
Lake Forest |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 428 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Long Beach |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 445 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Modesto |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 515 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Modesto |
25mm |
Zinc |
1981 |
CA 515 *** |
Report |
Play Value (weight confirms zinc, not just plated) |
| CA |
Modesto |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 515 *** |
eBay |
Play Value |
| CA |
Modesto |
25mm |
CZ |
1981 |
CA 515 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Pinole |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 642 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Pinole |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 642 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Sacramento |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 715 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play |
| CA |
Sacramento |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 715 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
Sacramento |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 715 PJB |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Sacramento |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 715 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Diego |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 745 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
San Diego |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 745 *** |
eBay |
Play Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
GB |
1978 |
CA 775 PIZ |
Alpert |
Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
Bz |
1978 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
GBz |
1978 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
gilt bronze |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
NB |
1978 |
CA 775 *** |
eBay |
Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
Bz |
1979 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 775 PJC |
Alpert |
Play |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 775 *** |
eBay |
Play |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
CA 775 PJE |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
Zinc |
1981 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Jose |
25mm |
CB? |
1981 |
CA 775 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Ramon |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 805 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
San Ramon |
25mm |
Zinc |
1980 |
CA 805 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Ramon |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CA 805 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
San Ramon |
25mm |
CB? |
1980 |
CA 805 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
"Santa Anna" |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 810 *** |
Report |
Play, Very Rare! |
| CA |
Santa Rosa |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 845 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play |
| CA |
Santa Rosa |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CA 845 *** |
Report |
Play |
| CA |
Simi Valley |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 880 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Simi Valley |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CA 880 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| CA |
Stockton |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
CA 895 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play |
| CA |
Stockton |
25mm |
Zinc |
1979 |
CA 895 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
Stockton |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
CA 895 *** |
Report |
Play |
| CA |
Stockton |
25mm |
CB? |
1979 |
CA 895 *** |
Report |
|
| CA |
Sunnyvale |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CA 910 PKS |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CA |
Sunnyvale |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CA 910 *** |
Report |
|
| CO |
Westminster |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
CO 925 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| CO |
Westminster |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
CO 925 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| FL |
Clearwater |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
FL 105 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| FL |
Clearwater |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
FL 105 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| FL |
Ft. Myers |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
FL 265 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| FL |
Ft. Myers |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
FL 265 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| FL |
Jacksonville |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
FL 380 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| FL |
Jacksonville |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
FL 380 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| FL |
Winterpark |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
FL 970 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| FL |
Winterpark |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
FL 970 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| MI |
Westland |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
MI 960 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| MN |
Blaine |
25mm |
B |
1982 |
MN 100 PIY |
Alpert |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| MN |
Blaine |
25mm |
NB |
1982 |
MN 100 PIY |
Report |
|
| MN |
Burnsville |
25mm |
B |
1982 |
MN 120 PIY |
Report |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| MN |
Maplewood |
25mm |
B |
1982 |
MN 520 PIY |
Report |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| MN |
Maplewood |
25mm |
B |
1983 |
MN 520 PIZ |
Report |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| MN |
New Hope |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
MN 582 PIY |
Report |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| MN |
Newhope |
25mm |
B |
1982 |
MN 582 PIZ |
Report |
"Pizza Time" (diameter and "Pizza Time" corrected) |
| (MO/KS) |
Kansas City |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
MO 440 PIZ |
Suppl |
Play (2500 made, used in both locations) |
| (MO/KS) |
Kansas City |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
MO 440 *** |
report |
Play (used in both locations) |
| NV |
Reno |
25mm |
B |
1979 |
NV 800 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play |
| NV |
Reno |
25mm |
NB |
1979 |
NB 800 *** |
Report |
|
| NV |
Reno-Sparks |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
NV 800 PJC |
Alpert |
Play |
| NV |
Reno-Sparks |
25mm |
WM |
1980 |
NV 800 *** |
Report |
|
| NC |
Raleigh |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
NC 660 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play |
| NC |
Raleigh |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
NC 660 *** |
Report |
|
| OH |
Maple Heights |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
OH 510 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| OH |
Maple Heights |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
OH 510 *** |
Report |
Play Value |
| TN |
Memphis |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
TN 475 PIZ |
Alpert |
Value |
| TN |
Memphis |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
TN 475 *** |
report |
|
| TX |
Arlington |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
TX 40 PIY |
Suppl |
Play Value |
| UT |
Ogden |
25mm |
B |
1980 |
UT 525 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play (corrected "Play Value" to "Play") |
| UT |
Ogden |
25mm |
NB |
1980 |
UT 525 *** |
Report |
|
| UT |
Salt Lake City |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
UT 750 PIZ |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| UT |
Salt Lake City |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
UT 750 *** |
Report |
|
| Ontario |
Burlington |
25mm |
B |
1981 |
ON 165 PIZ |
Alpert |
Value |
| Ontario |
Burlington |
25mm |
NB |
1981 |
ON 165 *** |
Report |
|
| Ontario |
Burlington |
25mm |
B |
1982 |
ON 165 PJB |
Alpert |
Play Value |
| Ontario |
Burlington |
25mm |
NB |
1982 |
ON 165 *** |
Report |
|
First Design, undated, "No Cash Value"
Similar "A La Grace De La Pizza" listed with Foreign
below
| Size |
Metal |
CA 910 |
Source |
Notes |
| 22mm |
B |
PZA |
Suppl |
"No Cash Value" 11mm tall (note: supplement does not distinguish
NCV sizes) |
| 22mm |
B |
PZA |
Suppl |
"No Cash Value" 13mm tall |
| 22mm |
NB |
PZB |
Suppl |
"No Cash Value" 11mm tall |
| 22mm |
NB |
PZB |
Report |
"No Cash Value" 13mm tall |
| 25mm |
B |
*** |
Report |
25mm size confirmed! |
Forth Design, Undated
Super Token
Chuck E. Cheese's Super Token, show this
super token when you buy a pizza and a pitcher of coke and get 5 free tokens.
These were used and issued in Portland, OR for a special promotion in 1983-4.
They were/are given to kids having birthday parties or at school to draw them
in/back to CEC. They are rare because they are given out by just the one store
instead of created nationally like the game tokens.
39mm Al (anodized gold) CA 910 CZB
same, (not anodized, error) CA 910
CZA
8 Free Tokens (1989)
I was recenly sent a scan of this item. It seems to have served the same purpose
as the "super token" listed above. I had not heard of these before,
so must be pretty scarce.
39mm (?) wood
5 Free Tokens
I was sent a scan of this token in 2011, but appears to be older. Probably
another local issue with very few made. Original owner said he thought he got
it when he was in kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky.
39mm (?) wood
10 Free Tokens
"Good for 10 Free Tokens When Presented at Any Chuck E. Cheese's (c) 2003"
yellow plastic 32mm (other colors and
dates may exist, this is the only one I have confirmed)
Feb 2010, got the following information from a CEC employee: The yellow plastic 10 free tokens token were from little plastic or rubber CEC figures from those 25 cent plastic bubble dispensers. You put a quarter in at whatever store you could find them at and you would receive a CEC figure plus the plastic token to lure people to the local stores.
Over the Hedge
From eBay listing: "Here is a new set of Chuck E. Cheese "Over the Hedge"
promotional tokens. The nickel plated coins are the same .984 size as regular
Chuck tokens but have been specially minted to promote DVD sales of the animated
film. You get five different tokens, each featuring a different character
from the movie. The backs of the coins are all the same - Chuck's smiling
face along with the year and the "Where a kid can be a kid" slogan. This is
a special limited issue item that the restaurants are offering, you need to
use a special coupon and purchase a package deal to get the Hedge tokens."
(These seem to be pretty widely available. I'm sure they will be somewhat
scarcer than the regular CEC issues, but shouldn't be hard to get.)
Feb 2010, got the following info from a CEC employee: The tokens were to be used for only a one month period in all non-franchised CEC locations. They were the same size as the standard tokens and they were meant to be used by the guests on their visits. The promotion around the area in California I am in didn't go so well and there were a great deal left over at the end. I myself have about 10-20 of the 5-set bags. Locations were to dispose of them or send them back to corporate hq at the end of the promotion. Most locations got between 1-2 boxes of them. 4,000 tokens were in a box. So, a lot of them were out there.
Look Like Tokens, but Aren't
I'm including these because they resemble CEC tokens, even
though they were not actually used as tokens.
"Mardi Gras" Token
39mm, gold-anodized aluminum, (rat
head)/"New Orleans, Lousisiana". Not actually a "token",
but given out at a banquet. Seems to be quite rare. Image courtesy of the Liebermann family collection.
Large Plastic "tokens"
Undated plastic tokens were cheap "prizes" that could be obtained by trading
in tickets:
Adult mouse, 63mm, silver colored
Young mouse, 63mm, silver
Baby mouse, 63mm, silver
40th anniversary token
Saw a couple of these on eBay: Chuck E. Cheese's Limited Edition 40th Birthday
Brass Token/Medal 28.7mm (1.13 inches) diameter
Aluminum tag?
An aluminum "tag" (?) showed up on eBay in 2000.
From the design it looks like it is pre-1983. If anyone knows anything about
this item, please let me know!
32mm, al, holed (as made?)
25th Anniversary Token (1977-2002)
25mm, NB. I have been told that: "I believe it [the 25th anniversary token]
was affixed solely to the CEC Entertainment, Inc. Annual Report 2002 (sent to
shareholders and employees enrolled in the 401(k) plan)."
I am not sure just how many tokens this would be, but it seems to be quite scare,
and I have only seen one show up on eBay. This apparently is not really a "game
token" (more of a "medal") but would be one of the rarer CEC items
for those who choose to collect it.
Red Plastic "token"
October 2010, Travis writes - I got this disappearing token box prize for 60
tickets at my local Chuck E. Cheese recently, and it had a small plastic red
token inside. It is almost the same size as a regular Chuck E. Cheese token.
Also, the image is exactly the same on both sides. I measured it at 23mm.
Holed token, damaged?
The above token was listed on eBay and described as: "This test token
came from an employee who worked for CEC. He brought it to a coin store and
gave it to me. He knew that I collected CEC. Few people did at that time. Many
tokens have holes in them to work on different machines and to save manufacturing
costs. I have one in my collection and I sold one. This is the only one you
can get." Even if this is a genuine test token, it could easily be faked
by drilling a hole in a regular token. If anyone has more information about
this, I would love to hear it!
Foreign (non-USA) tokens
Saudi Arabia
20 mm brass, no date "Jeddah, Saudi Arabia" (both sides are the same)
*May 2024* I have seen a scan of a 20mm "Jeddah" token that appears
to be plated with another metal. Not sure if this was done by CEC or by someone
else later on. Reported to be the same size as US dime (18mm).
20mm tokens also exist dated 2006 and 2014 (on lists above). These are not
marked as Saudi Arabia, but are quite scarce and may also have been made for
Saudi Arabia.
Undated Canada
The following two tokens were first used in Burlington, Canada (Alpert Supplement).
This design has the "old" rat head on both sides, and one side has the text
"A LA GRACE DE LA PIZZA." After 1982 these were used as "stock" tokens in Canada
[Note: 2/05 two lots of these "silver colored" tokens, totaling 858
tokens, recently sold on eBay.]
25mm B Canada 165 CHU
25mm NBS Canada 165 CHV (nickel bonded steel) [magnetic]
25mm NB (nickel-plated brass) [not magnetic]
Tokens labeled "Burlington, Ontario" are listed at the bottom of
the Cities tokens.
Charlie Cheese (Australia)
CEC opened a franchise in Australia with a small name change due to the association
in Austriala of "Chuck" with "Vomit." The original Charlie
Cheese's was opened in 1981 in the Grundy Entertainment Centre in Surfers Paradise,
Queensland. This location closed in 1982, but another opened in Carina, Queensland
the same year, and closed 1984-86. These are quite scarce. (Note the similarity
of the Charlie Cheese head to the "3D Head"
design of 1981.
"Charlie Cheese", 25mm, brass *dots between words* (made in Australia)
(same), 25mm, WM
"Charlie Cheese", 25mm, brass *stars between words* (made in USA)
(same), 25mm, WM
Grundy's (Australia)
Grundy’s Entertainment Centre, an arcade game and water slide venue affectionately
known as Grundy’s, opened on a long weekend in March, 1981. The design
on the tokens suggest a relationship with CEC but could be a coincidence.
"Grundy's", 23mm, br
"Grundy's", 23mm, WM
NCV/(map of Australia), 23mm, WM.
NCV/(map of Australia), 23mm, br
NCV/(map of Australia), 25mm, br
Shotime Teatre Perth
I was recently sent the following scan with the information: "I came
across your site while searching for any information about a long gone restaurant
of the 1980's in Perth, Western Australia (I still live here in Perth). It was
called 'Pizza Showtime Theatre' and had all the characteristics of these CEC
& Pizza Time franchises, but there is no mention of its existence, only those
2 on the east coast of Australia. It opened about 1980 in Murray Street Perth,
in a disused 1930's balcony cinema (the 'Grand Theatre') and closed only a couple
of years after that. Pizza Showtime was a pizza restaurant featuring singing
& talking animatronic animal characters performing on stage and slot/games machines
that ran on tokens, which I still have a few and have attached a scan. They
measure about 26mm diameter." According to the Wikipedia
entry, this was similar to CEC, but not related.
Other USA Franchise Tokens
Zapps
CEC experimented with an adult food, drink, and game parlor in some of the
CEC locations that didn't do well. The name of the stores (in Reno, Cupertino,
Tampa) was Zapps. Note the similarity between the reverse of the Zapps token
and the reverse of the CEC tokens.
"Zapps", 25mm, brass, CA 910 ZAP (also known in NB)
Gilbret Zapps
There are also tokens from "Gilbert Zapps" in Campbell, CA. I have been informed
that this establishment was also owned by CEC, but I don't have any detailed
information about this.
"Gilbert Zapps", 25mm, brass, CA 112 GIL (also known in NB)
TJ Hartford's
A new experiment by CEC: TJ Hartfords. Currently (2002) a test location in
Lewisville, TX, used tokens at first, but then switched to quarters. I don't
know if they will start using tokens again.
"TJ Hartfords," 25mm, dated 2001, brass
Same, but in copper, seen on eBay Aug 2013
I heard from someone who found the following token while remodelling a CEC in
Brownsville, GA in 1996. I've never heard of it before, but it could be something
that was used for a short period of time.
Chuck E's Freeze/(same), 28mm, al (gold).
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