The Omega and I got in a short two hour hunt this morning and 1 of the targets seeming has some history behind it. It is a token type of coin about quarter size and on one side says STEAMER DESOTO with a 5 in the middle and on the other side the numbers 156. A quick search of Steamer Desoto reveals it was in commercial service between 1859-1861 and ran from N Y to Havana and New Orleans and was then purchased by the Navy in 1861 and was in a Blockading squadron into 1865 in the New Orleans area. It went back into commercial service in 1865-1870 when with a load of cotton bales, sugar and molasses caught fire and burned to the water line. It saw some blockading action in the Mississippi river. Not great pictures, but kind of a neat find. I am thinking a may be a locker token. It hit at 78-81 and was 5" deep. Also got a little clad and 2 wheat cents, 1919 and 1928. HH jim tn
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Unique token
- Thread starter jim tn
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TerraDigger
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Jim, neat finds. Could you explain to me what a locker token is? Is it like a locker key, only no key. You give token to representative, and they give you contents of your locker.
Nice token find Jim.
Over here in the uk i find alot of lead tokens and the odd bronze ones too,there are so many different types i love em all and just keep collecting them.
In fact i found a token from about 1789 from a place near where i live called ironbridge,where the worlds first cast iron bridge was erected.
I thought i might take the token as its genuine and see if i can get free entry with it 200 plus years later
P1110826 by Gaz_1969, on Flickr
P1110828 by Gaz_1969, on Flickr
http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/about_us/the_iron_bridge/
Thanks Gaz..
Over here in the uk i find alot of lead tokens and the odd bronze ones too,there are so many different types i love em all and just keep collecting them.
In fact i found a token from about 1789 from a place near where i live called ironbridge,where the worlds first cast iron bridge was erected.
I thought i might take the token as its genuine and see if i can get free entry with it 200 plus years later
P1110826 by Gaz_1969, on Flickr
P1110828 by Gaz_1969, on Flickr
http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/about_us/the_iron_bridge/
Thanks Gaz..
TerraDigger
New member
Thanks Jim.....and Gaz........I like the idea of using the token.....lol.........love to see the bridge operators face when redeeming the token.
