Fort Vancouver 5 Cent Trade Token

[MS70DCAM]

I live in Vancouver, Washington. About 20 years ago while detecting along the Columbia River below Fort Vancouver my daughter found a 5 cent trade token (with her eyes!) . The front has a big 5 in the center and says Good for 5 (cent sign) in trade. The token has some corrosion along the top so on the reverse I can only make out servi____co. across the top. Center of the coin says POOL. Along the bottom reverse it says 7th Inf. It appears to be aluminum or possibly tin, definately not silver. Have tried to research it without much luck other than to find trade tokens were used at Fort Vancouver. I am assuming it's a trade token from Fort Vancouver only based on where I found it. I'll try to post a pic of it ASAP. Any info would be appreciated

 

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[Chug And Red]

It may have been a trade token from the military post, never seen one!!!! to bad there is no detecting allowed even on the beach below the fort any longer, now they will give you a ticket, take your detector and in some cases your vehicle. HH Chug

 

[Mackaydon]

One online source stated the 7th may have first occupied the garrison in 1901, then occasionally through the 30s.

 

[silverbullet1847]

The token should read; CO. E / POOL / 7TH INF. Aluminum 20mm, 3/4 inch. The 5th & 7th were there after WWII. It is listed in Cunningham's MILITARY TOKENS of the U.S. as WA690 at $15 in 1995. Silverbullet

 

[Mackaydon]

The token may have come from the Presidio Of Monterey, California (Monterey County), U.S.A.
http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor..._id=233742&td_create_uid=313&record_offset=15

 

[silverbullet1847]

The California attribution is probably incorrect. That book was written in 1976. None of the military tokens listed from Presido then are considered correct, today. Cunningham's book came out in 1995.