Old Dump In The Middle Of Nowhere

[Conito@55]

Today was a very cold morning, but as the hours passed everything changed. Today I returned to the old dump where I found the 5 dollar gold coin, I haven't found any more gold or silver yet. But the ground geve me these two tokens that came together.

I don't have any information about them yet, but I cleaned them and this is what they look like

The Deus seems like a difficult machine. But now I'm not afraid to play with the settings anymore.

 

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[TORRERO]

Boy that sucks, that token is so eat up !!

 

[Conito@55]

Boy that sucks, that token is so eat up !!

I know. But it's still cool.

 

[TORRERO]

I know. But it's still cool.

No doubt !!!

 

[jewelerguy]

great tokens. it's a shame they're toasted

 

[CreekSide]

Cool finds

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great finds - well done !

 

[Conito@55]

great tokens. it's a shame they're toasted

it is

 

[cudamark]

Have you figured out where 611 Riverside Ave is, and what business it was? How old are those tokens?

 

[Conito@55]

Have you figured out where 611 Riverside Ave is, and what business it was? How old are those tokens?

no my friend. i only found the token in Token Catalog

 

[cudamark]

I see the Token Catalog one is brass. Yours being aluminum, maybe it's later?

 

[Conito@55]

I see the Token Catalog one is brass. Yours being aluminum, maybe it's later?

It's not aluminum, it's brass too

 

[cudamark]

Wow, that's some nasty ground if it will do that to brass.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice old tokens. I like finding those just as much as old coins.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice and interesting finds! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Digger RJ]

Today was a very cold morning, but as the hours passed everything changed. Today I returned to the old dump where I found the 5 dollar gold coin, I haven't found any more gold or silver yet. But the ground geve me these two tokens that came together.
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I don't have any information about them yet, but I cleaned them and this is what they look likeView attachment 2179400View attachment 2179401View attachment 2179403View attachment 2179402
The Deus seems like a difficult machine. But now I'm not afraid to play with the settings anymore.
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Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Conito@55]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks

 

[Conito@55]

Nice and interesting finds! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you

 

[EARL51]

Common Name Hyde Building and Annex
Address 611 W. Riverside Avenue See Map
Date Built 1890

The Hyde Building replaced an earlier three-story structure of the same name on this site, which was built for owner Eugene B. Hyde and consumed in the fire of 1889.
Court during the 1890s and featured two of Spokane’s most popular bars at the time: the 'Court Saloon’ and 'Court Annex

 

[TORRERO]

Today was a very cold morning, but as the hours passed everything changed. Today I returned to the old dump where I found the 5 dollar gold coin, I haven't found any more gold or silver yet. But the ground geve me these two tokens that came together.
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I don't have any information about them yet, but I cleaned them and this is what they look likeView attachment 2179400View attachment 2179401View attachment 2179403View attachment 2179402
The Deus seems like a difficult machine. But now I'm not afraid to play with the settings anymore.
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Fascinating tokens, but I would ask why the 6 1/4 cent ? when we only had a half cent coin in the late 1800's
How do you calculate a 1/4 cent when you can't give change like that ? Someone would have to spend at least 2 of these to get a half cent coin, which I'm not sure was even in circulation at time..
And the denomination of 6 ? when our currency is broken down in denominations of 5 ?
Or was this an attempt to have merchants that could break down a quarter into 4 parts ?
BTW, I've never seen a token that breaks down cents into fractions, Extraordinary !!!