FOUR TOKENS IN ONE HOLE

[kozyman2]

FOUR TOKENS IN ONE HOLE
by kozyman2 » Yesterday, 20:29

I started out this morning with my buddy Charlie hunting an older house here in town. Just about all clad, when I got a solid hit, I dug down about 5 inches and found a local token. Rescanned the hole and grabbed another one just like the first. Anyway I ended up with four identical tokens in one hole. Maybe left for the milk or ice man.
Around noon we met up with Goes4ever and headed out to an old 1800's farmhouse. I found a lot of trash, clad, and came across this big sleigh bell with a date on it of May 15 1878. Also dug a hair beret. No old coins for me or Charlie.


Thanks for looking
Denny

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[idahotokens]

Nice finds, Denny! Mose Rider was the proprietor of a restaurant on Main Street in Mendon in 1910. Earlier, in 1910, he was a blacksmith in Mendon. By 1920 he had moved to Auglaize County where he farmed. 1930 found him again as a blacksmith in Allen County. He died in 1942 in Allen County.

Lipscomb's Ohio Merchant Tokens book lists a 2½¢ denomination from this merchant. His business listing in 1910 as "restaurant" and tokens of these two denominations implies that he also had pool or card tables in his business, and the tokens may have been used as gambling chips in connection with these games. Finding four of them together leads to speculation as to why. One possibility was that after his business closed in Mendon and he moved on, the tokens were worthless and children played with them. Or, he may have buried his stock of tokens on hand and you are close to the "mother lode". It is fun to consider the possibilities!

John in ID

 

[intimer]

really neat looking tokens

congrats!

 

[allen]

good going on those tokens !

 

[stringfrenzy]

Very nice finds.

 

[Rusted_Iron]

I would be pretty psyched to dig tokens like those. Definitely better than wheat pennies (most, anyway).

 

[rjw4law]

Just another great find....keep diggin.

 

[IAsoldier]

If no Silver for the day Ill take a token and be happy with it. WTG

 

[intimer]

super nice looking tokens

 

[daytondigger]

Love those tokens, congrats!!

 

[dasherhunting]

Mercer county hi nieghbor we oughta hunt sometime

 

[sniffer]

I just like to dig up things from the past and think about how they came to be

 

[kozyman2]

Mercer county hi nieghbor we oughta hunt sometime

Anytime.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice finds, Denny. 4 in one. That would be fun digging out those

 

[tokenhead]

Nice finds, Denny! Mose Rider was the proprietor of a restaurant on Main Street in Mendon in 1910. Earlier, in 1910, he was a blacksmith in Mendon. By 1920 he had moved to Auglaize County where he farmed. 1930 found him again as a blacksmith in Allen County. He died in 1942 in Allen County.

Lipscomb's Ohio Merchant Tokens book lists a 2½¢ denomination from this merchant. His business listing in 1910 as "restaurant" and tokens of these two denominations implies that he also had pool or card tables in his business, and the tokens may have been used as gambling chips in connection with these games. Finding four of them together leads to speculation as to why. One possibility was that after his business closed in Mendon and he moved on, the tokens were worthless and children played with them. Or, he may have buried his stock of tokens on hand and you are close to the "mother lode". It is fun to consider the possibilities!

John in ID

,idahotokens just tell me what you DON'T know about tokens ha,It would make it easier for me ha ha,Very knowledgable ,Thank's !!!