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Thank you sir!As posted in "Today's Finds":
According to tokencatalog, there is a tentative attribution to Portland, OR for the Arion piece.
Portland, Oregon (Multnomah County), U.S.A. [CA2] (also attributed to Unknown, Unknown [CA1])
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B R 25 [CA2]*
GOOD FOR / 1 / ARION / DRINK {SPO1-D.16}
THE / BRUNSWICK / BALKE / COLLENDER CO {BBC-9a (1884-1886)} TC-39925; Oregon Supplement Also attributed to Unknown *** Arion Saloon, 228 Yamhill; Reinhard Braak, proprietor (1890-1898); Andy Boesl, proprietor (1902-1909); Boesl & Franzel, proprietors (1913-1915)
I wouldn't count on that too heavily, though. The dates on the references are after the dates when the reverse die was used.
John in the Great 208
This was found in the ruins of Burlington Montana, about 3 miles from Butte Montana. Burlington was a small silver mining town from about 1883 to the 1890's. When the stock market crashed, and the price of silver with it in 1893. When that happened, the town was abandoned almost overnight. The last resident moved out in 1930 I believe. Update: I was wrong, here is something more accurate I had to look it up again! :Following the crash of 1893, at least 60 houses were loaded onto wagons and relocated into Butte. The town died a decade-long death. The post office closed in 1901 and the last business, a saloon and road house, shut down in 1905. Twelve families were still hanging on in 1906. For a time early in the 20th Century, Burlington’s dairy cows reportedly provided as much as 25 wagons of milk to Butte daily.
