dirtscratcher
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Says good for 5 cents on one side. On the other 13050.
Any info on token
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I have one similar to yours, most probably from the mid 1860s. I dug mine in an area that produced a few mid 1800 coins and tokens.
dirtscratcher
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Definitely a match. The 13050 has me scratching my head.
Jason in Enid
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I have seen a lot of speculation but haven't heard any confirmed data behind these. I have heard they were "railroad tokens" and the numbers correspond to depots on a line. I have found one in the past and it was in a depot town, so who knows, maybe it's true.
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Sounds plausible, train runs about 50 yards from where I found it.
I found a similar one with a different number on it and was told it was a slot machine token from the early 1900's. 
