Hey, any token experts out there? ... I need your help ...

[Ed SW Fla]

One of my metal detector customers is a 13 year old young man named James Drake. He and his father came in yesterday to show me his finds and to upgrade from a PRIZM II he bought from us last year to an M6.

In the young man's Riker case are some "Good For 5 cents in Trade" tokens from The Club, Portland Indiana. Does anyone know anything about "The Club" and perhaps an approximate value of his tokens.

I'm putting together an article to send to White's so James can get a White's gift certificate, thus need to know more about the tokens. Thanks in advance for any help you might offer.

Here's James with his Riker case.
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Hey Elson, check out the Merc dime in the upper left corner.

Here is his riker case.
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And here is a close up of a token.
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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Butch in Colorado]

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[Waterdog]

Great Display and that young man is off to a Great start.

 

[gobble-gobble]

Try this site hope it helps. Tell the lad , NICE SAVES

http://tokencatalog.com/index.php

 

[Butch in Colorado]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[General Ray]

one of my favorite finds to find, they speak American history as much as American coins do but are so much more personable because tokens talk about a time in history of a small spot on the map of America that is probably not there today, a spot in history that is long gone and forgotten by most today accept for you and me and many like us that love the history of it all

James, I'm thinking your token is from the late 1800's to early 1900's, I'm not sure because I am not a token expert but I believe it is and here is why. I found a token in Monticello, Wisconsin many years ago in the back lot of a hotel - tavern called the Monticello House.

I put the token into my pocket and went into the hotel - tavern to get some lunch and a cold coke, well the owner of the hotel - tavern just happen to serve me and I asked him, how long has this place been here, he told me since the late 1800's. My next question was has this place always been called the Monticello house seeing how it is from the late 1800's, he told me when his father bought the place in the forty's it had the name Monticello House but was told it was called something else way back when when first built but nobody knew the name because that was before their time and the old timers are long gone

James, we have the same style token, possibly made by the same maker, they just used different metals for different prices back in the day, notice your token and notice my token, same design right to the dot

You have a old token James, take care of it, it's American history

I'm pretty proud of you James, just for the simple fact that your young and love to hunt for old stuff and know how to protect it and display it, American History, our history

James, here's my token that is just like yours other then the name and metal, had to be made by the same maker way back when, keep hunting James, your quest for history will bring you a life time of happiness, has me, good luck James and please post your finds, it's great to see young America take the controls of the wheel of history in this great hobby of ours, I always worried about that but after seeing your finds and post, I'm smiling

James, click on the photo's to enlarge them so you can match them up to your token, you found a sweet token plus great picture of it also, General Ray




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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large]Older tokens were usually made of brass, later ones made of aluminum and come in all shapes and sizes. General stores, hardware stores, country stores, saloons, brothels, ferries, theaters, circuses, state and county fairs and forts are just a few of the promoters and distributors of "trade tokens". Good Luck. [/size]

 

[intimer]

don't know merchants form wisc or ind, but ebay does well sometimes....see vern's 6 1/4 token.
the only thing there has to be at least two collectors that want the token. believe me that isn't always the case. i would suggest joinging a few coini clubs and branch opff from there. the contacts is endless. overall good people that willingly help each other.

i belong to ntca-national token collectors association --- they are tied in with the website http://tokencatalog.com and the new auction website http://auction.tokencatalog.com/. you might have to be a member to list tokens for sale. but right now they are getting up and running and you can list tokens for (if i remember right ---.01) this could be the site of the future for token online auctions.
dues are 30 or 35 per year but they put out the best newsletter ever. it's like a small booklet. maybe some day they will send it electronically and lower the annual fees. man you can learn about everything are of token collecting. such as dog tags...there are good people in the club willing to help value your tokens.
send me a message if you want the clubs address

i know about tokens from tennessee merchants or any state -- coal or lumber
good luck hunting.....
mike w.