old railroad token ?? play money ?? and a button

[redbird]

a few years back i found a token, brass or copper, about the size of a quarter, but only half as thick, one side has denticles all the way around the rim, with? ?" E E & CO? 5 "? stamped in, the other side from what i can tell is blank anyone have any info on this

also found some what look like play money tokens in an old dump, slightly smaller in size than coins, i have one with a "50" one with a "25" and two with "10" made out of thin aluminum,? each have stars around the denomination, and the letters F and M?

lastly, the button has some wording on the inside

looks like " scoville & co extra "

 

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[bakergeol]

Nice US eagle button and sorted play money. Can't help you on the token. I have to question if it is a railroad token. Don't you usually see the letters RR with railroad initials.? I have a lot of merchandise tokens with a name and amount but no clue where they were from.

Good Luck

 

[JakePhelps]

Nice union coat button! As for the tokens they look like play money and soemthing else, i dont know anything about rr tokens.

 

[Siegfried Schlagrule]

Your "E.E. & Co - 5" is a merchant trade token and a maverick. Doubt you will ever find where it came from but start looking in the city directories of the town you found it. It would be described as a counterstamped uniface token. That style most common in the period before 1900. When requesting help on tokens the size is helpful or you can put a coin in the picture to demonstrate size. When coins are counterstamped they also become tokens and some are very rare and valuable. If it had a hole it would be what is called a "tool tag" or more properly an employee ID tag. The theory being that when you checked out a tool you left your id tag and then if the tool came missing you had to pay for it or have your pay docked. exanimo, ss

 

[Leon]

Neat Finds,,,WTG!!!
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[redbird]

i did state that the token was about the size of a quarter, anyone have more info on the button ? or the play money ?

 

[diggummup]

Welcome to the forum redbird!No info on the play money.The other is obviously a trade token,as others have stated.What city and state are you in?I found a E.E.& co. in Watkins,N.Y..It was a drugstore in 1914.I found a E.E.&co. in Ft.Smith,Arkansas that built bridges in the early part of the 20th cent.I found a E.E.&co. in Salisbury,Md. in 1878 that sold lumber and building materials.So it would help if we knew what part of the country you are in. I gotta agree with JakePhelps on the military button.I'm no expert but I remember reading about Scoville&co. and I think he is on the right track with a c.w. union button.Could be worth 10 or 20 bucks,or more.Do a google search on scoville&co.,you'll see what I mean.BTW-nice button and trade token!Do a local google search for E.E.&co.,you'll probably come up with something with a little searching.Good luck and H.H.,keep us posted,let us know if you find out anymore.-diggummup

 

[RailsNRelics]

The E.E. & Co. is likely a "pickers" token. I see them a lot around here. Fruit and veggie pickers would be issued them when ever they turned in so many bushels or buckets. Also canneries would place them back in the pans in return for peeled veggies such as tomatoes.

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice finds!

HH

Lonewolfe