59 Ford Token before and after pics

[onemississipp]

Found this token, is about the size of a half dollar. Front side says "Built for people" "59 Fords" Back of token says "Built for Savings" "59 Fords" anyone have any info about it? My second day ever MDing, found 13 cents, beer cans, pull tabs, old pocket knife, some sort of make up product (Coty New York), and an old lighter.

Pics of token not that well, anyone know how to clean it, is aluminum..

 

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[onemississipp]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

I'll try to get better pics of it...

 

[stoney56]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

They don't describe it well but,

http://cgi.ebay.com/1959-Ford-Advertising-Token_W0QQitemZ120038301340QQcmdZViewItem

 

[lonewolfe]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

cool find onemississipp~

Hey stoney -- love the head-banging kitty kat - he's kool too! lol

HH

 

[onemississipp]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

Thanks for the info!!!

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

Gotta love those tokens, nice finds!

 

[onemississipp]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

I had asked how to clean this token, it had corrosion, and still does...after searching the board I came up with this.
http://gometaldetecting.com/electrolysis_cleaning.htm
my adapter had an input of 120V AC it said output was 9V DC, multimeter read 11.56V DC 100ma.

Seemed to work well!!!!

 

[Leon]

Most power supplies will read a little high without a load on the circuit...
Looks like it did a great job. I think I'll try it on a few of my old tokens...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[civilman1]

Re: 59 Ford Token?

cool find onemississipp~

Hey stoney -- love the head-banging kitty kat - he's kool too! lol

HH

I think it's one of those African Lynx kitty's....Ear's are just touchin'....Look's pretty pissed!!!!


Same set-up I use for most of the smaller stuff One......Work's great for me too....HH!!

 

[lonewolfe]

good job~

HH

 

[Silverfox]

Hi, I found the same one a few years ago and it came out of the ground looking like yours did.
Abe

 

[Nana40]

Nice token. I did not know you could use electrolysis on Aluminum.

Me neither! 8) That token cleaned up GREAT! Awesome on the find and clean-up!

Congrats! Nana

 

[allen]

cool finds and welcome to our world of metal detecting...

 

[RyanOShea]

I just found one of these ford tokens tonight along with two Washington state tax tokens from 1935 good for ten cents. I love finding tokens!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Cool Ford token. First one I have ever seen