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Tokens.....

Digger

Digger

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I was sorting out some bags of finds tonight, and decided to put get some of my tokens together for a "family photo". HH Randy
 
WOW Very nice collection Randy!!! The tokens are always my favorites. Any chance you will be updating this with a list of what tokens are in the photo?

HH
mike
 
Thanks Mike, Off the top of my head, many of the aluminum ones are Palmolive, good for one cake of soap or money off a purchase. Most of the copper/nickel tokens are private store tokens, from local merchants. Most are for 5, 10 or 25 cents, with a few higher. The string of round ones down the right of center are primarily Missiouri Tax Tokens. There are some advertising tokens and some membership tokens. I'll get my notepad out and let you know what they are. Thanks again. HH Randy
 
Nice collection Randy!! I have just recently been finding tokens. Have you ever tried to determine what period they were from or try to locate the stores, etc. to determine if they still exist or when they closed shop?
Chuck
 
Most of the places I hunt have been "out of existence" for the past 50 - 75 years (old homesteads). So many of the tokens I find are from local markets and merchants who are long gone. Some of the "commercial" tokens, like the aluminum Palmolive series or old state tax tokens are still found in parks, yards etc. You can find most of these by doing an internet search. There are a couple pretty decent websites for token collectors.

My favorite tokens are those from local merchants who's store is no longer even a memory to those living today. I've been able to research old newspapers and business journals to find out the era (and business nature) of many of them. I'll try to clean up a few of my favorites and take a few zoomed-in shots. HH Randy
 
Hey Randy --- nice bunch of tokens you got there --- I just recently purchased the new Iowa Token Book by Gary Henderson --- if you send me a list of your Iowa tokens, I would be happy to look them up for ya!!!

Jim
 
Hawkeye Jim said:
Hey Randy --- nice bunch of tokens you got there --- I just recently purchased the new Iowa Token Book by Gary Henderson --- if you send me a list of your Iowa tokens, I would be happy to look them up for ya!!!

Jim
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Hi Jim,
I do a lot of hunting in the quad cities and recently found a token for: The Sanitary Butter Store in Davenport. Can you give me any info. on that token. If you wish, I can post a photo of it.
Thanks
Chuck
 
Nice bunch of tokens! I really enjoy finding them myself, they are way more unique than coins. Don't get me wrong though, I LOVE to find old coins.....heck, it's all fun :detecting:
Idaho PRB
 
I don't see your token in the book --- send me some photos and I will look again --- there are a ton of tokens listed for Davenport.............Jim.
 
I think the 5 cent LaSalle Pool Hall may have been in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Lee Gloves 50 cent and the 5 different Palmolive (or Colgate Palmolive) were used Nation wide. HH Randy

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The Excelsior Catering may have been from near KC, Missouri. And apparently they baked bread.
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Not sure where Shaefer was from?
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New Market Merchantile
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McMacken and Son, New Market
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Marsell in New Market. Interestingly, as a young boy (50+ years ago) we lived next door to Mrs. Marcelle (who was in her 80's at the time). I believe her husband had inherited the store over from his folks.
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a $3.00 token was probably a pretty big deal, back when. HH Randy
 
Randy --- The Mercantile token Good for 25 cents is not listed --- I will send you a private email with some instructions on how to contact the author of the token book, he wants all unlisted tokens for a supplement.................some of those unlisted tokens can go for BIG bucks to the right person!!! Jim.
 
Randy, if you have any Oklahoma tokens let me know as I have the Oklahoma Exonumia book by RW Chadwick. Nice thing, this book lists values of each token. I found a nickel sized "good for" saloon token from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory over a year ago (dates sometime between 1889 and 1906). I sold it to a local collector, along with a few others I had found, and they paid for my new X-705. The soap tokens and tax tokens have little value but the "good for" tokens, especially if they have town names on the token, can be very collectible. I've found saloon tokens to be highly sought after by collectors.
 
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