My first Saloon Token

[Icewing]

Got out and hit a few places today. The first stop coughed up a little sterling ring, toward the end of the day we ran across some guys emptying an old shed next to an old house that was about to fall in. We asked and got permission to hunt the yard. There I found this old saloon token and the old sugar spoon. Afterward we stopped at the church down the road where we were previously headed and I found a buckle cover and the wheat penny.





Feel free to tell me it's super rare and valuable.

 

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[sutphin]

NICE FINDS.

 

[against the wind]

Well it's a super cool find but I don't know if it is valuable. Congrats

 

[A2coins]

Its super rare and valuable... I hope it is anyway that is a sweet find all that is sweet Great job!!!!!!@

 

[sgtled3533]

Well it's a super cool find but I don't know if it is valuable. Congrats

I agree with ATW. Always nice finding old relics and tokens from the past. But hard to put a value on most of it. I've found a few rare tokens and they usually sell for a few bucks on eBay. Hopefully yours has better luck than mine HH

 

[Jason in Enid]

I don't know the specific value of yours, but saloon tokens are among the most valuable types of merchant token so theres a good chance its going be worth at least $100.

 

[Icewing]

I agree with ATW. Always nice finding old relics and tokens from the past. But hard to put a value on most of it. I've found a few rare tokens and they usually sell for a few bucks on eBay. Hopefully yours has better luck than mine HH

Just take a look at the completed listings for saloon tokens on ebay. Some of them are worth as much as gold.

 

[jakester]

Nice finds. Congrats.

 

[diggingthe1]

Nice token!!!! 5 drinks, that's a good one! Congrats. I wish they gave those out at my bar

 

[Jason in Enid]

Nice token!!!! 5 drinks, that's a good one! Congrats. I wish they gave those out at my bar

Im pretty sure it says "5c drink"

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the token and other finds

 

[etex]

Very nice high dollar token, their is a Delmonicos saloon token listed on token catalog for Greenville, Tx different from this one

 

[jeff of pa]

there were Entirely too many
delmonico saloon's
I got
122 results in news papers 1789-1924


Non in Texas Newspapers

Search Results « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The Evening statesman. (Walla Walla, Wash.), 09 Jan. 1905.



The Evening statesman. (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, January 09, 1905, Page FIVE, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The Virginia enterprise. (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.), 19 Jan. 1906.



The Virginia enterprise. (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, January 19, 1906, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

The Daily bulletin. (Honolulu [Hawaii]), 03 April 1884.



The Daily bulletin. (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, April 03, 1884, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[etex]

It says Greenville, Tx at the bottom of the token

 

[idahotokens]

Nice token! There is a variety listed on tokencatalog from Andrews & Bray, Delmonicos Saloon, Greenville, Texas, but this one is not posted there yet. Please post it there, or with permission to use your photos, I can do it. Yes it is rare, and if you were to sell it at auction with token collectors bidding, I am sure you would be happy with the results.
John in the Great 208

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found only one other token from the same saloon in the same city and state (but different) - they must be super rare!

ANDREWS & BRAY, / PROPR'S / DELMONICOS / SALOON, / GREENVILLE / TEXAS

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[Qball]

tokens from saloons usually predate prohibition. After that there where no more saloons

 

[Icewing]

So a lone survivor saloon token qualifies as super rare and possibly valuable, right?
Maybe someone will show me why I can't afford to keep it some day.

On another note, my dremel seems to be cleaning up the old sugar spoon pretty nice for only being nickel silver.

 

[Relicific]

That's a cool token
Congrats

 

[maccounty]

Nice token Icewing. Congratulations!