3 Indians, 1 Barber, a 5 cent cigar trade token

[Deft Tones]

Back at the mining camp again with snow flurries on and off. Pulling period items for 7 hours among the iron nets a 1911 Barber dime, 1903, 1905, 1884 Indian head cents, and one more trade token.

This aluminum trade token was hit by the disc so part of the first name and middle initial are almost gone. Front reads, "Joh? H(probably) Seiling Boone, Iowa". Back reads, "Good (illegible) 5c in cigars".

Non-Ferrous Ready to clean


Cleaned up


Coins and trade token


Token Detail a. - "Good (for) 5c in cigars".


Token Detail b. - "Joh(?) H(?) Seiling/ Boone, Iowa


Sorry, I have not researched yet. I'm exhausted.

Thank you for looking.

 

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[against the wind]

Very nice hunt,
Congratulations

 

[dsdigger]

Congrats, nice finds, looks like today was okay! Let us know what you turn up on the token.

 

[Deft Tones]

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22809277

Found the business owner. Link has portrait photo, grave photo and brief background info.

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Birth:	Aug. 17, 1876 Boone County Iowa, USA
Death:	Feb. 19, 1912 Boone County Iowa, USA

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Boone County Democrat
February 23, 1912
Boone Iowa

John Seiling, one of Boone’s prominent young business men, died suddenly at the Eleanor Moore hospital on Monday night at 10:55 o’clock from pneumonia. He had been ill but a few days and when he was taken to the hospital it was hoped that he would recover. He grew steadily worse until the end came.
The deceased was just thirty five years of age and had lived in Boone all his life. Upon the removal of his brother, Edward, to the west a few years ago he and his brother, Charles, took over the Pabst agency in this city and for the past two or three years the deceased had charge of the wholesale department and the business at Ninth and Keeler streets. He was successful in business and had made several excellent investments and the future looked very promising, but he was cut off before he had reached his prime. The deceased had a legion of friends as he was of a very generous nature, accommodating and courteous. To mourn his death are his aged mother and four brothers, Henry, Louis, Charles and Otto.
The funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from his late residence, 1225 Sixth street, and was largely attended. Rev. Thomas Horton, pastor of Grace Episcopal church, conducted the services. The Elks and K. of P.’s, of which he was a member, attended in a body. The remains were laid to rest in Linwood cemetery. The Seiling family has the sympathy of the community in their hour of sorrow.
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Family links:
Parents:
Frederick Seiling (1834 - 1893) Minnie Granson Seiling (1844 - 1926)

Siblings:
Louis A. Seiling (1862 - 1914) *
Henry P Seiling (1864 - 1938) *
Frederick J Seiling (1866 - 1869) *
Edward Harvey Seiling (1868 - 1909) *
Charles Henry Seiling (1870 - 1940) *
Otto J. Seiling (1872 - 1929) *
John H. Seiling (1876 - 1912) Katie A Seiling (1881 - 1885) *

* Calculated relationship
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Burial:
Linwood Park Cemetery
Boone
Boone County
Iowa, USA
Plot: "East" Linwood cemetery[/TD]

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Created by: Burt
Record added: Nov 10, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 22809277[/TD]

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[IndianaBonesMD]

Interesting group of finds.

 

[Deft Tones]

History of Boone County on Google books says John ran the wholesale department of his older brothers liquor business. The older brother was a special representative for Pabst brewers in Boone county.

They supplied the booze.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice!

 

[KENTUCKYWONDER]

Nice digs and great history lesson! Thanks for sharing!

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds, I feel fortunate to have made it to 56, medical science has come a long way.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on some nice finds, and all the research for the token.

 

[trapperart]

Nice assortment of finds congrats

 

[A2coins]

Wow I would still be there if I found all that Great job Thanks for sharing em.. Tommy

 

[idahotokens]

Henderson's IA Trade Tokens book lists this as Boone #597 - he also shows three other varieties.
John in the Great 208

 

[Relicific]

Nice post
Nice hunt
WTG

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[sutphin]

NICE TOKEN .

 

[partner]

Nice find Congrats on the finds

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the very productive relic and coin hunt! Nice piece of silver and cool token.