I'm researching and working on an essay on a rare type of game counters or tokens that resemble or imitate the Standing Liberty Quarter. These are crude pieces that in the obverse present the Spanish legend LIBERTAD.

I wonder if readers could be so kind helping in finding if there are articles related to these pieces. The major mystery is regarding their origin, particularly since they have a prominent Spanish legend, while on the reverse some varieties show English denominations (like VALUE 25c).

Of course, I know the important Rulau/Fuld work on American Game Counters, published in TAMS Journal in 1972. But although they list 6 varieties of these SLQ counters, the authors don't give information on their origins. Some people have suggested Mexico, other Cuba, but I think they were made in the USA.

Any help will be appreciated and credited. Thanks

Jorge L. Crespo Armáiz, PhD
Puerto Rico Numismatic Society

Jorge adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
AN ESSAY ON GAMING COUNTERS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n34a29.html)