Found this Baby near Palisade!

[AU MARC]

Hi All

I don`t post much but after reading all this bickering I might as well try and lighten things up!
Found this nice rare goodie this year detecting one of Nevada`s smallest RR Stops way up in the Mnts.Very Few of these around!
I got it with my trusty EXII 7.5"Minelab Coil,9" Deep.Lotsa Fun!
Happy Holidays to All

Marc

 

[MonDak]

Well, thanks AU
What was the token used for
and what's the 4 indicate ?
Sorry, put the pic in the wrong post

 

[BigDan]

Beautiful Condition

 

[AU MARC]

Hi Mondak
Originally thaught it was a miners tag,but Bernardo Siri was a hotel/general store operator.He emmigrated(sailed) to San Francisco from Italy in 1882 with $200.00 in his pocket and made his way to Palisade and set up buisiness there.
All other known tokens of this mintage with Palisade Nevada had `GOOD FOR` on the back.This has his name and a #4,I found beer delivery records in his name from Becker Brewing and Malt Co.They were the original shippers of Budweiser out in these parts of the West,so it could be a beer delivery ID tag but this id has the same font`s as the rest of the token.The tokens were delivered in lotts of 100 and this is likely an ID tag/token ID`ing a delivery of tokens....box #4(an expert suggested that was a likely use).The `B SIRI` was struck at the same time as Palisade Nv was struck(#4was struck later by hand).He emmigrated(sailed) to San Francisco in 1890 with $200.00 in his pocket and made his way to Palisade and set up buisiness there.

Marc

 

[MonDak]

Good investigation and explanation AU, Thanks !
I find quite a few miners tags and tokens also.
Heres a sample from the last time out. Froze up now, so I won't be able to go out again till spring.