found a super thin and tiny game token

[dirtlooter]

I found this very thin and tiny GRIMLAND PLAY COIN token yesterday. it was 3-4 inches deep and took electrolysis to clean it up to read. used 28 khz on it too. I wasn't sure what it was but could see the one big star. I felt pretty good to have found it. I'd call it a cool find too.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

How to Research for Treasure Hunting and Metal Detecting From Lead Generation to Vetting - Grab it through Amazon!

[Mackaydon]

Cool, indeed !
From a German tin toy cash box labeled Kasse and Germany. ca 1940s.
Set contains at least coins 5, 10, 50 and 10 and 20 Kinder-geld notes.
Source:https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108085.html
Another source of information:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/99970-few-hours-digging.html
Post #10 there: "The play coin was manufactured in the late 1940's and was produced by the Grimland brothers of Jacksonville, Florida. The company moved to Waco, Texas in 1948 or 1949 and soon went bankrupt. They were taken over by Waco-Tex, which became Grove-Tex, the makers of UNCLE SAM PLAY MONEY... There are 2,000 to 5,000 of the play coin you found estimated to exist..."

Don....

 

[Calabash Digger]

great find!

 

[dirtlooter]

I was hoping it was a trime but quickly saw that it wasn't. but, still finding some very cool stuff, both very small and deeper finds with the HF coil at 28kz

 

[dirtlooter]

[FONT=&]Cool, indeed !
From a German tin toy cash box labeled Kasse and Germany. ca 1940s.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Set contains at least coins 5, 10, 50 and 10 and 20 Kinder-geld notes.
Source:[/FONT]https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108085.html
Another source of information:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/99970-few-hours-digging.html
Post #10 there: "The play coin was manufactured in the late 1940's and was produced by the Grimland brothers of Jacksonville, Florida. The company moved to Waco, Texas in 1948 or 1949 and soon went bankrupt. They were taken over by Waco-Tex, which became Grove-Tex, the makers of UNCLE SAM PLAY MONEY... There are 2,000 to 5,000 of the play coin you found estimated to exist..."

Don....

again thanks for the info, you just took this piece up to another level for me. very cool!

 

[HuntinDog]

Very Cool!
Great tiny find!
You are really getting the hang of your Deus and the new HF coil.
Congrats

 

[vferrari]

Yeah, would have thought trime too but it would have come out of the ground less corroded. Nice find in any event.

 

[dirtlooter]

Yeah, would have thought trime too but it would have come out of the ground less corroded. Nice find in any event.

yeah the corrosion was the first clue but in the wet mud, I could see the thin silverish edge and how small it was. we all have been there though, instant high hopes and then the realization of not so. but, it was still better than scrap.

 

[Digalotajunk]

Nice find!