1882 token with a mystery

[K1DDO1979]

I found this token in a field and when I pulled it out and took a quick look I thought it was a US large cent. When I got back home and rinsed it off I noticed that half it was a large cent and the other half was stamped "blakely & co. great dry & salt goods warehouse". I did some research and found a write up about it in a 1885 book. Seems it was possibly struck illegally in the US and smuggled in and distributed up here in Nova Scotia. Maybe someone on here heard something about them before. Thanks for looking! [emoji2]

 

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[trapperart]

Very cool and unusual token congrats on a nice find

 

[K1DDO1979]

Very cool and unusual token congrats on a nice find

It actual looks a lot better in person than those pictures I took! [emoji106]

 

[nsdq]

Interesting

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz! What a cool find!

 

[Carolina Tom]

It actual looks a lot better in person than those pictures I took! [emoji106]

My girlfriend is the same way!

Congrats! That token is really sweet... token & coin all at once. Well played sir.

 

[BavariaJeff]

Beautiful old token. Nice piece of history. WTG

 

[BigWaveDave]

What a unique find! Congrats on holding a mystery.....

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a great old token with some unusual history.