[List of Hickey Brothers tokens for sale/trade]

Hickey Brothers trade checks were used between approximately 1901 and 1957 by a chain of cigar stores in the Midwest, mostly located in small storefronts or in hotel lobbies. 461 different tokens (by store location, metallic content, denomination, along with varieties) are listed in the standard reference "Hickey Brothers Store Card Tokens", TAMS Journal 33:1(2) by Glyn V. Farber.  I have 386 of them (plus one unlisted), and am diligently looking for the remaining 75 listed below ...

Abbreviations used:  HB = Hickey Brothers,   HB. = Hickey Bros.,   HBI = Hickey Brothers, Inc.

All reverses are "Good For (denomination) In Trade At Straight Retail Prices" unless otherwise noted

I WILL BUY OR TRADE FOR ANY TOKENS ON THIS LIST.  Trades available include tokens and medals from most states, including quite a few Hickeys. Please quote a price or let me know what you want in trade for anything listed here.

All tokens are listed by "Farber Numbers" from the TAMS Journal supplement .  Standard state reference catalog numbers [Vacketta for IL, Lipscomb for OH, etc.] will be given upon request.

1. FL01  A-05  HB / Store #79 / Hotel / McAllister / Miami, Florida // 5¢.....aluminum, oval, 21 x 28 mm
2. .........A-50  HB / Store #79 / Hotel / McAllister / Miami, Florida // 50¢.....aluminum, oval, 27 x 35 mm
3. IL01  B-50a  HB / Store / No. 32 / Knickerbocker/ Hotel / Chicago, / Ill. // 50¢, 1.5mm pl .....aluminum, round, 31 mm
4. ........B-100a  HB / Store / No. 32 / Knickerbocker / Hotel / Chicago, /Ill. // $1.00 ("110" counterstamp).....aluminum, round, 35 mm
5. ........D-25  HB. / Branch / No. 33 / Hotel / Brevoort / Chicago, / Ill. // 25¢.....aluminum, round, 26 mm
6. ........F-05  HB / Branch No. 47 / Fort Dearborn / Hotel / Chicago, / Ill. // 5¢.....aluminum, square,19 mm
7. ........I-25  HB / Store No. 54 / La Salle / Hotel / Chicago, Ill. // 25¢.....zinc, scalloped-8, 28 mm
8. ........J-100b  HB / Store No. 54 / La Salle / Hotel / Chicago, Ill. // $1.00.....red fibre, scalloped-11, 35 mm
9. ........L-100  HB / Store / No. 59 / Allerton / Hotel / Chicago, Ill. // $1.00.....green fibre, oval, 31 x 39 mm
10. ........O-05  HB / Branch / No. 60 / Hotel / Chicagoan / Chicago, / Illinois // 5¢.....zinc, octagonal, 22 mm
11. ........O-25  HB / Branch / No. 60 / Hotel / Chicagoan / Chicago, / Illinois // 25¢.....zinc, octagonal, 25 mm
12. ........R-05  HB / Medinah Club / Chicago, Ill. // 5¢.....aluminum, oval, 19 x 26 mm
13. ........R-25  HB / Medinah Club / Chicago, Ill. // 25¢.....aluminum, oval, 22 x 32 mm
14. ........R-50  HB / Medinah Club / Chicago, Ill. // 50¢.....aluminum, oval, 26 x 37 mm
15. ........R-100  HB / Medinah Club / Chicago, Ill. // $1.00.....aluminum, oval, 34 x 44 mm
16. IL02  C-05  HB / Store / No. 68 / Orlando / Hotel / Decatur, / Illinois // 5¢.....red fibre, round, 20 mm
17. IL03  A-05  HB / Store No. 14 / Broadview / Hotel / East St. Louis, Ill. // 5¢.....aluminum, scalloped-4, 25 mm
18. IL06  A-50b  HB. / Store / No. 7 / Moline, Ill. // 50¢ (large wide letters).....aluminum, hexagonal, 28 mm
19. ........B-100b  HB. / Store / No. 7 / Moline, Ill. // $1.00 (two lines under $1.00).....aluminum, hexagonal, 32 mm
20. ........F-100  HB. / store / No. 9 / Moline, Ill. // $1.00 (wreath on obverse).....bimetallic (brass/aluminum), round, 35 mm
21. IL07  B-05  HB / Store / No. 27 / Hotel / Pere Marquette / Peoria, Illinois // 5¢.....aluminum, square,19 mm
22. ........C-100  HB / Store / No. 27 / Hotel / Pere Marquette / Peoria, Illinois // $1.00.....green fiber,square, 28 mm
23. ........E-05  HB / Store No. 28 / Hotel Jefferson / Peoria, Ill. // 5¢.....aluminum, round, 21 mm
24. IL09  A-05  HB / Store / No. 35 / Hotel Faust / Rockford, Ill. // 5¢.....aluminum, octagonal, 21 mm
25. ........A-25  HB / Store / No. 35 / Hotel Faust / Rockford, Ill. // 25¢..... aluminum, ,octagonal, 25 mm
26. ........A-50  HB / Store / No. 35 / Hotel Faust / Rockford, Ill. // 50¢..... aluminum, octagonal, size unknown
27. ........A-100  HB / Store / No. 35 / Hotel Faust / Rockford, Ill. // $1.00..... aluminum, ,octagonal, 31 mm
28. IL10  G-05c  HB. / Store No. 12 / Ft. Armstrong / Theatre Bldg. / Rock Island, Ill. // 5¢ (7 dots)..... aluminum, round, 20 mm
29. IL11  B-05  HB / Store 38 / Leland / Hotel / Springfield, Ill. // 5¢..... aluminum, scalloped-8, 21 mm
30. ........B-25  HB / Store 38 / Leland / Hotel / Springfield, Ill. // 25¢..... aluminum, scalloped-8, 29 mm
31. ........B-50  HB / Store 38 / Leland / Hotel / Springfield, Ill. // 50¢..... aluminum, scalloped-10, 31 mm
32. ........B-100  HB / Store 38 / Leland / Hotel / Springfield, Ill. // $1.00 ..... aluminum, scalloped-12, 38 mm
33. ........C-25  HB / Store No. 39 / St. Nicholas Hotel / Springfield, Illinois // 25¢..... aluminum, oval, 22 x 32 mm
34. ........C-50  HB / Store No. 39 / St. Nicholas Hotel / Springfield, Illinois // 50¢..... aluminum, oval, 27 x 35 mm
35. ........C-100  HB / Store No. 39 / St. Nicholas Hotel / Springfield, Illinois // $1.00..... aluminum, oval, 34 x 44 mm
36. IN01  B-05  HB / Store No. 74 / Hotel / McCurdy / Evansville, Indiana // 5¢..... zinc, oval, 20 x 28 mm
37. ........B-100  HB / Store No. 74 / Hotel / McCurdy / Evansville, Indiana // $1.00..... zinc, oval, 31 x 40 mm
38. IN03  C-05  HB / Oliver / Hotel / Cigar / Stands / Br. 15 / South Bend, Ind. // 5¢..... green fibre, scalloped-8, 25 mm
39. ........I-05  HB / Store No. 30. / Hotel Hoffman / South Bend, Ind. // 5¢..... green fibre, oval, 18 x 26 mm
40. IN04  A-05  HB / Branch No. 44 / Terre Haute House, / Terre Haute, Indiana // 5¢..... aluminum, round, 24 mm
41. IA03  E-05  HB. / Kimball / House / Cigar Stand // Good For / 5¢ / In Trade..... aluminum, square, 21 mm
42. ........F-25  Buy Your News / & Cigars / From / Hickey Bros. // 25¢..... aluminum, scalloped-8, 29 mm
43. ........I-02.5  HB. // Good For / 2 1/2 / In Trade..... aluminum, round, 20 mm
44. ........K-05a  HB. / Store / No. 1 / Davenport, Iowa // GF 5¢ IT (obv propellers)..... aluminum, round, 25 mm
45. ........K-05b  HB. / Store / No. 1 / Davenport, Iowa // GF 5¢ IT (obv bowtie, rev no dots)..... aluminum, round, 25 mm
46. ........M-05b  HB. / Store / No. 2 / Davenport, Iowa // GF 5¢ IT (rev two stars)..... aluminum, ,octagonal, 25 mm
47. ........M-05c  HB. / Store / No. 2 / Davenport, Iowa // GF 5¢ IT (rev no dots or stars)..... aluminum, octagonal, 25 mm
48. ........N-05  HB. / 5¢ / Store No. 3 // (blank) [letter "H" cut-out]..... brass, round, 23 mm
49. ........O-05  HB. / 5¢ / Store No. 3 // Good For 5¢ In Trade..... aluminum, round, 23 mm
50. ........S-05b  HB. / Store / 4 / Davenport, Iowa. // GF / 5¢ / IT (solid circle rev)..... aluminum, scalloped-8, 25 mm
51. ........S-100b  HB. / Store / 4 / Davenport, Iowa // GF $1.00 IT (beaded circle obv) ..... aluminum, scalloped-12, 38 mm
52. ........U-05a  HB. / Store / No. 6 / Cigar Stores // GF / 5¢ / IT (narrow letters)..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 25 mm
53. ........U-05c  HB. / Store / No. 6 / Cigar Stores // GF / 5¢ / IT (beaded cir reverse)..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 25 mm
54. ........U-50  HB. / Store / No. 6 / Cigar Stores // GF / 50¢ / IT..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 34 mm
55. ........X-05b  HB. / Store No. 8 / Davenport, Iowa // 5¢ (beaded circles obv/rev)..... aluminum, square, 21 mm
56. ........Y-05  HB. / 5¢ / Store No. 11 // Good For 5¢ In Trade ..... aluminum, octagonal, 22 mm
57. ........Z-25  HB. / 25¢ / Store No. 11 // Good For 25¢ In Trade..... aluminum, octagonal, 25 mm
58. ........AA-50  HB. / 50¢ / Store No. 11 // Good For 50¢ In Trade ..... aluminum, octagonal, 28 mm
59. IA04  A-05  HB. / Store / No. 10 / Ft. Des Moines / Hotel / Des Moines, Iowa // 5¢..... bimetallic (bras/aluminum),round, 21 mm
60. ........B-05  HB. / Store / No. 10 / Ft. Des Moines / Hotel / Des Moines, Iowa // 5¢..... aluminum, round, 22 mm
61. ........C-05  HB / Hotel Savery / Des Moines, Iowa / Store 14 // .05..... aluminum, ,triangular, 29 mm
62. ........F-05  HB / Store No. 37 / Hotel Kirkwood / Des Moines, Iowa // 5¢..... aluminum, oval, 18 x 26 mm
63. IA05  B-100  HB / Store No. 17 / Hotel Hanford / Mason City, Iowa // $1.00..... red fibre, hexagonal, 31 mm
64. MI02  B-05  HB / Store No. 69 / Hotel / Olds / Lansing, Mich. // 5¢..... zinc, scalloped-4, 25 mm
65. MN01 B-100a   HB / Store No. 36 / Hotel / Duluth / Duluth, Minnesota // $1.00 (counterstamp "110")..... zinc, scalloped-8, 38 mm
66. ........E-05  HB / Store No. 52 / Hotel / Spaulding / Duluth, Minnesota // 5¢..... red fibre, oval, 18 x 26 mm
67. MN02  A-05a  HB / Store No. 11 / Hotel St. Paul / St. Paul, Minn. // 5¢ (open diamond rev)..... aluminum, octagonal,18 mm
68. OH01  B-50  HB / Store / No. 65 / Hotel / Miami / Dayton, Ohio // 50¢..... green fibre, square, 26 mm
69. .........B-100  HB / Store / No. 65 / Hotel / Miami / Dayton, Ohio // $1.00..... green fibre, square, 28 mm
70. OH02  B-05a  HB / Store No. 22 / Hotel Waldorf / Toledo, Ohio. // 5¢ (4.5mm cutout)..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 21 mm
71. .........B-50a  HB / Store No. 22 / Hotel Waldorf / Toledo, Ohio. // 50¢ (4.5mm c/o)..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 35 mm
72. .........B-100a  HB / Store No. 22 / Hotel Waldorf / Toledo, Ohio. // $1.00 (4.5mm c/o)..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 38 ,,
73. PA01  A-100a  HB / Store No. 26 / Hotel Roosevelt / Pittsburgh, PA. // $1.00 ("110" counterstamp) ..... aluminum, oval, 34 x 44 mm
74. WI02  A-05  HB / Store No. 57 / Northland Hotel / Green Bay, Wis. // 5¢..... aluminum, scalloped-4, 24 mm
75. WI03  B-100a  HB / Store No. 62 / Park Hotel / Madison, Wisconsin // $1.00 (1.5mm thin planchet) ..... aluminum, round, 31 mm

FOR HOTELS, corner views are preferred, 1910's - 1940's. NO INTERIORS unless it happens to show a Hickey Brothers cigar store in the lobby. Up to three of each hotel or building are acceptable.

FOR STREET ADDRESSES, any street scene showing a "Hickey Brothers" sign is OK. The only towns showing street addresses should be: Moline, IL, Rock Island, IL and Davenport, IA.

Approvals appreciated, advance payment available if required. These should mostly be in the $1.00 to $3.00 range, with a considerable premium paid for exceptional pieces (real photo, Hickey Brothers cigar store interiors or advertising-type specifically identified as a Hickey Brothers store location).

• IL  Chicago
• Bismarck Hotel Inn
• Hotel Chicagoan
• Lake Shore Club
• Metropolitan Bldg.
• Hotel Sheraton
• IL  Moline
• 400 15th Street
• IL  Rock Island
• 2nd Ave SE corner 17th
• 1830 3rd Avenue
• 2nd Ave and 19th St
• IN  South Bend
• Hotel Hoffman
• Hotel La Salle
• IA  Davenport
• 132 East 3rd St.
• 424 Brady St.
• First Nat'l Bank Bldg.
• 325 Perry St.
• 108 West 3rd
• 230 West 3rd NE
• 3rd and Brady (NE)
• 201 Brady St.
• Amer Commercial & Savings Bank
• Union Arcade Building
• IA  Des Moines
• Hotel Franklin
• Hubbell Building
• MO  St. Louis
• Hotel Mark Twain
• NE  Norfolk
• Hotel Waldorf
• NJ  Camden
• The Walt Whitman
• NJ  Trenton
• Hotel Hildebrecht
• NY  New York
• The Hampshire House
• The Ritz-Carlton
• OH  Youngstown
• Hotel Ohio
• SD  Sioux Falls
• Hotel Carpenter
• Hotel Cataract
• WI  Madison
• Park Hotel
• DC  Washington
• Carlton Hotel

Thanks!