Small Custer as token

rainorshine

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Looking for info on this token. Posted on today's finds but thought maybe some more eyes couldn't hurt
 

tokensmith

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Goerge Raver is listed as a saloon in Custer in the 1912 Bradstreet. That doesn't fit very well with the $1 denomination though. I don't recall seeing very many saloons issuing that value.
 

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Very nice find! George Raver was a saloon-keeper in 1900 in Custer. The token is not listed in Miedema's SD Tokens book nor is it on tokencatalog.com - it would be great if you could post it on tokencatalog, or give me permission and I can do that. George was born in Nebraska in 1862 and died in Custer in 1930. He is buried in the Custer cemetery. It is rather unusual for a saloon to use $1 tokens - they usually used 5¢, 10¢, and/or 12½¢ ones. My guess is that the token was used as a gambling "chip" in card games.
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