Token/Tag ID help

[AugustMoose87]

Found this up in Chaffee County, Colorado near an old mining/ghost town site. All I can make out is "10" and "Monarch" on one side, and nothing on the other. My initial research hasn't turned anything up, so thought I'd share here. Thinking it could be a store/saloon token, or maybe a miners tag? Though I'd think a miners tag would have a hole so it could be hung

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[DCMatt]

Looks like a trade token. As you surmise, Monarch may be a name for a saloon.

 

[jeff of pa]

No Idea on age But this Headline from 1908 Is Cool

 

[DCMatt]

Could be company scrip from the Monarch mine. It was in business in Chaffee county from the 1880's well into the 20th C.

 

[jeff of pa]

yes there are many hits on Monach Saloons in western papers. also
so the above doesn't mean much. I thought you copied his token
I now see you didn't and will re add his token above

 

[jeff of pa]

Could be company scrip from the Monarch mine. It was in business in Chaffee county from the 1880's well into the 20th C.

Due to The lack of allot of Detail, Scrip may be possible. so is saloon token or slot machine token to get around laws

 

[jeff of pa]

I don't know from Chaffee County But there was a Monarch Saloon in Cripple Creek in 1908

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[jeff of pa]

and in 36 a mine in louisville

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[diggingthe1]

I bet it came from the ghost town of Monarch. There were quite a few saloons, from the article. Maybe the local directories would list the saloon. Maybe token catalog would solve it. They solved a mystery token for me. Great Colorado find!!!