Obverse Design Legends are in three horzontal lines across the token. The top line says "$1". The second line says "A.C.G.". The third line in slightly smaller letters says "EL R.M.". All lettering is incuse. The token has a smooth edge without a rim.
Reverse Design Blank reverse; however, the letters show through from the obverse. The token has a smooth edge without a rim.
Metal Copper. Weight TBD. Size and Shape Round, 30 mm in diameter; thin flan.
Dates Issued Unknown.
Issurer A.C.G.
Mintage Unknown.
Rarity Scarce. Manufacturer Unknown. Other Catalog Numbers Rulau's CZ 61 and also Hon 13 (Honduras).
Varieties None known.
Function Rulau says plantation token.
Population Count Five specimens of this token in collector hands are known to me. Recent sales include:
  1. Auction sale on ebay on November 27, 2005 for $28.
  2. Auction sale on ebay on May 23, 2003 for $49.
  3. Auction sale on ebay on April 1, 2003 for $91 (plus $5 shipping).
Notes

The A.C.G. token has been attributed to either Panama or Honduras. Rulau's specimen came with a group of Panama tokens.

If this token is from Panama's Boquete region, it may be from Andrés Gutiérrez (middle initial not known) who owned a coffee finca of an unknown name.


Agricultural Scene in Panama (ca. 1947)
Agricultural Scene in Panama (ca. 1947)
Photo by John F. Flatau accompanying a 1947 issue of the Panama Clipper magazine