This is the provisional token from Rossville, IL. It is listed in the M&D book as number “L89”, held the value of a quarter of a cent at the time, had a rarity rating of R5 at the time of the M&D book and is made of aluminum.
The initials “B.M.A.” on the token stand for “Business Mens Association”.
This is the provisional token from Mattoon, IL. It is listed in the M&D book as number “L59”, held the value of a quarter of a cent at the time, had a rarity rating of R4 at the time of the M&D book and is made of aluminum.
This is the provisional token from Monmouth, IL. It is listed in the M&D book as number “L65”, held the value of a quarter of a cent at the time, had a rarity rating of R5 at the time of the M&D book and is made of aluminum.
The rear of the token has the text “Retail Merchants Association”.
This is the provisional token from Hoopeston Chamber of Commerce. It is listed in the M&D book as number “L42”, held the value of a quarter of a cent at the time, had a rarity rating of R3 at the time of the M&D book and is made of aluminum.
I’ve said twice now that the token in question “had a rarity rating of [such-and-such] at the time of the M&D book” because the book is now 20 years old and it’s always possible that the rarity might have changed. Currently, Monte Dean is working on a new book (the 4th volume in his series) which is due out next Spring, and I’m sure that we can expect many of these rarity ratings to be updated.
