Weird Local Token? ** UPDATED **

[sendin]

Found this out back at location that used to be under a chicken house.

One one side I can read "IN TRADE" and on the other side it reads "Sebastopol" which is the town where we live. I can't any other letters or numbers and it is slightly larger than a quarter. I think there may some significance in the square hole in terms of dating this, but I'm not sure if this could even be considered a token.

Maybe I should put this on "What is it?"

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Weird Local Token?

Sure looks like a token to me! The square hole may have been made by an old square nail which means the token is old. Nice find, I really like tokens! HH, Mike

 

[Postalrevnant]

Re: Weird Local Token?

Congratulations I hope you can find out what it is. I sure do love them tokens.

Rev

 

[PBK]

Re: Weird Local Token?

This might be a possibility:

Obverse: THE BUCKHORN / MELLO & MELLO / SEBASTOPOL, CAL.
Reverse: GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE
Aluminum
Octagonal
Beaded border (Can't see any indication of that in the photo, though.)
25mm (That's slightly larger than a quarter, which is 24.3mm.)

 

[The Seeker]

Re: Weird Local Token?

great token......sure hope it cleans up nice!

 

[sendin]

Re: Weird Local Token?

PBK you have a great resource on Tokens I guess. There's no ridge and the metal seems to be pretty cheap.

I don't think it would survive any more cleaning, but I am going to a local detector club meeting Tuesday and supposedly there is a very knowledgeable Token collector who will be there. I'll show it to him and see what he says.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[sendin]

Found out from the purchaser that the ID was wrong. I am trying to get the details from him. The following is from my memory from a discussion at the Coin Popper Christmas Dinner two nights ago. I'll be correcting myself later when he replies.

This token is apparently unlisted and was from about 1905-1907 from the Palace Saloon in Sebastopol, CA. The 5 cent version is listed, but the 10 cent version, which what I sold, is not.

I think it is worth a bit more than what I sold it for, but the purchaser is pretty happy so that is fine. He says to me, "Find one in better condition and I'll give you $100." So now I will be digging ALL the signals where that old chicken house was torn down.

Who woulda thunk?

 

[Nana40]

Great token! Good luck on finding another. I have found two store tokens from the same store. After finding the first one, I never thought about finding another just like it...but it can happen!

Nana

 

[ringfinder]

Nice find, if it looks like a token, feels like a token, then it must be a token.

Thanks for posting your find.

HH<Ringfinder

 

[sendin]

Finally got the description of the token from the token collector who bought it:

"Here is a discription of the token you found in Sebastopol

PALACE SALOON / SEBASTOPOL, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 10 / CENTS / IN TRADE

al oct 27 barly ag condition

1899 post card shows j.w. johnson Palace Saloon Santa Rosa St. Sebastopol,ca.

Listed piece in Kappen suppliment k-29 al round 24mm good for 5c in trade. and in

Duane Feisel's California Saloon Tokens Sebastopol # 2 where he has a picture of the 5c round piece."

According to the buyer the 10 cent one hasn't been listed - so I guess that makes it rare. Maybe not. I was told that I should try mixed mode on the XLT and go over the area again and since it is wet now maybe I can get some more depth. I think that chicken manure in the ground is hard on aluminum, but who knows, maybe I can find another one in good condition. Wish me luck!

 

[aa battery]

nice token