Florida Token Help

[feral-silence]

I found this while detecting an old church. From what I've gathered, A.W. Corbett was the mayor of St. Augustine when it burned down. However, I cannot find any information on why he would have manufactured trade tokens. Does anyone have any info on this guy?

 

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[cudamark]

Cool token!

 

[jeff of pa]

Perhaps in turn for Donations


Amos W.
The Daytona daily news. (Daytona, Fla.), 23 Dec. 1912.



https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...bett&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[jeff of pa]

The Daytona daily news. (Daytona, Fla.), 27 Jan. 1916

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...bett&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[jeff of pa]

allot of hits to go through

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...t=&proxdistance=5&rows=20&searchType=advanced

 

[Mackaydon]

Page 114 here:Finding Forgotten Memories: A Comprehensive Historical Examination of Blocs Three and Four, St. Augustine, Florida
notes that Corbett and his wife, Ada, owned The Fish and Oyster Market; perhaps they used tokens.
Don.....

 

[feral-silence]

Thanks for all of the links, Jeff. Definitely a lot to sort through. I reached out to Steve Ratcliff of the Florida Trade Tokens Society, but never received a reply. Usually the trade tokens I find were actually that - trade tokens created by timber companies - and they all had a value attached. Like "good for 5 cents". I've never seen one with just a number. Hopefully I find an answer at some point. The not knowing is killing me. haha

 

[feral-silence]

allot of hits to go through

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...t=&proxdistance=5&rows=20&searchType=advanced

I believe that's A.W.'s brother. I found this picture of the children - https://sahs.pastperfectonline.com/photo/DD8C32AB-F102-4D9E-9002-874147307550 - and George is listed as Amos's brother. Who knows, though. The mystery deepens.

 

[jeff of pa]

I'm leaning towards Donation or Proof of Investment
Because it doesn't name a Business.

But I've been Mistaken Before

 

[feral-silence]

I'm leaning towards Donation or Proof of Investment
Because it doesn't name a Business.

But I've been Mistaken Before

That does make sense. I can't make any sense of it otherwise as it doesn't have a real denomination (is that cents or dollars?) and doesn't have a business name tied to it. Just a person.

 

[jeff of pa]

one other possibility 50 Shares But again. Should say So

Or even Contest Drawing with all tokens Numbered Different

 

[feral-silence]

one other possibility 50 Shares But again. Should say So

Or even Contest Drawing with all tokens Numbered Different

Aaaahhhh! Too many possibilities! Down the rabbit hole I go!

 

[GaRebel1861]

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[tokensmith]

A.W. Corbett is listed as wholesale & retail grocery in the 1912 Bradstreet. The 1918 Dun just says grocery.

 

[feral-silence]

A.W. Corbett is listed as wholesale & retail grocery in the 1912 Bradstreet. The 1918 Dun just says grocery.

Thank you! That helps a lot. So now I'm assuming they may have been for said grocery store. Or used by timber companies who were in league with him.

 

[tokensmith]

Assuming the token was used in a grocery, there would have been other denominations. Grocery stores used tokens this large either for extending credit or for purchasing stock.

 

[feral-silence]

Assuming the token was used in a grocery, there would have been other denominations. Grocery stores used tokens this large either for extending credit or for purchasing stock.

So do you think it's 50 cents or 50 dollars, this token? That's one of the things that has me confused as every trade token I've seen denotes whether or not it's cents or dollars.

 

[tokensmith]

50 cents. $50 would be a month's pay in 1912!

 

[idahotokens]

Please post it on tokencatalog.com or, with permission to use your pics, I could post it.
John in the Great 208

 

[feral-silence]

50 cents. $50 would be a month's pay in 1912!

Very true. I also tend to find that most tokens match the coin denomination they mimic as far as size goes. This one is the size of a half dollar. My older brother found a 1$ token from a timber company in florida and it's the diameter of a morgan or peace. Just odd not to have "cents" stamped on it. First one I've seen like that.