Good day Wheaties Indians and need Token IDed

[cosmic]

Well a good day for my son and I at the local park.. I had the M6 and found the usual Wheaties and then it happened.. I was investigating some tiny high blips and from 6" measured out popped a 1907 Indian that was right there stuck to the bottom of the plug.. No need for my pinpointer.. I like that!! As I was swung, another signal amongst the trash sang out!! I dug the plug to 6", checked it and there was a signal still in the hole.. I grabbed my pinpointer and probed the bottom of the hole, nothing.. So dug another inch or so and the pinpointer sounded off with the probe about three inches deeper in the bottom.. Another Indian A 1880!! At a measured 10".. No wonder why it was such, almost nonexistent signal.. My son using my XTerra 70 has been whining about not finding anything good lately .. Suddenly he hollers I have some kind of a token!! told him to run to the bathroom and carefully rinse it off.. He came back and said it has a eagle on the back.. As I looked at it it was the same eagle on the seated quarters.. A company that sells silk in New York!! After we got home I cleaned a bit better and got on the net ..
This is a park where the original courthouse stood in the 1840's and Abe Linclon practiced law there.. After some searching my son came up with some info the Abe worked for that company in New York!!!!! How would a silk token from New York end up in a small farming community in Illinois?? Seems the only way if it was Lincolns... So if anyone knows (PBK hint, hint) anything about the token PLEASE let us know and Thanks!!!
The Rays,
sr. and jr.

 

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[jgas]

Nice finds. WOW can you say fate...That would be cool history if Lincoln possibly touched that thing....Congrats... jgas

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice finds on the IH's That token looks really old too, but have no idea

 

[hogge]

AWESOME looking token. Congrats..............Hogge

 

[Mainedigger]

According the the Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens of the U.S., Henry C. Bowen and Theodore McNamee were importers of and dealers of silk goods from 1843-1848. there were 4 tokens, all 29 mm, issued by them two from 1844-1845 (NY 75, NY 76, in brass & copper) the others from 1846-1850 (NY 77, NY78 in brass and copper). The book was published in 1999 and both tokens in VG condition were listed then as being worth $3.00

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[STH69]

cool stuff and great feed back!

 

[hikermike]

Great finds!! Looks like your son and you had a good day!!


HH
mike

 

[mcmurphi]

The best is having your son find that token with smiles. Great post.

 

[robbuckalew]

Those are nice looking Injuns.

Nice finds,

 

[Sniffy]

Great discoveries

 

[John (Ma)]

Very cool token!

 

[allen]

way to go on those nice injuns and cool token !!!!