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Found this token from 1909 in a San Fran Park that has been pretty pounded.
Tried looking up any info on Marks Brothers to no avail...
Interesting cast method for a token - you can see the pour mark/stamp on the back. Its slightly bigger than a quarter.
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This was from just outside another sf park...my first non American silver...Its from 1959.
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I could only come up with very little info, as well. I included a pic of another token someone sold via an auction. It too says Marks Bros. and has Market St. on there, so, gotta be the same outfit. Might've been a corset manufacturer. Or, could it be possible Groucho was involved in the production of corset wear? Lol. Check out the link...

http://auction.tokencatalog.com/auction_..._id=115126

That's a nice token...looks kinda like the bank of Stockton ones we've found here...is it big?? Nice going on the Japanese coin too!

Good info, Joe!

Awesome finds. I don't know which I like better. Very unique.

WOW-- Congrats on the cool finds!!

SF Call (Newspaper) Aug 8, 1909

her ya go