Resig's

39mm, WM

About this token:

• This is the right size for a $1 gambling token. It is made of iron, and though it doesn't show up well on the scan, the "Have Fun" side is printed in blue while the "Good Luck" side is printed in black.
• Jim writes: I am a collector of older poker chips and illegal club chips. Several years ago I was visiting my home town of Buffalo, Minn. and stopped at an antique store there. I saw the tokens, there must have been a couple hundred of them. Many were starting to show some rust. I selected a couple dozen and purchased them. I never knew how the tokens were used so was glad to see your article on them.
• Scott Resig writes: As you can see I am a Resig. My grandfather had a little casino in his basement YEARS ago in Minnesota. He had a roulette wheel a card table and a craps table. I think it was just for entertaining. He gave the chips out and people gave them back. I don't think he operated anything illegal.
• Sandy Resig writes: My dad Emmett Resig had 3 slot machines in the basement of our house. He often had gambling parties for his friends. Rather than use real money, which would be illegal, he used these "knockouts" from electrical boxes and rubber stamped them with his name. My dad may have used the dollar size token for the crap table only. And real nickels and quarters for the slot machines. (He never let anyone keep the money.) He died in 1997 at the age of 84 and I inherited his slot machines which I sold. I never saved any of his homemade coins. We had an estate sale after my dad's death and that's probably how they got into circulation. My dad's house was in St. Paul, MN.

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