A.B. Cole

[Bill_S]

Found this metal detecting. it is a bit bigger than a quarter. I done some searching but can not find anything that
matches this. I found some info on page 463 of this document.

https://books.google.com/books?id=Z...QAhUF6CYKHZ75CVAQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false



matches this.

 

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[vpnavy]

Maybe some type of key tag?

 

[Icewing]

All I'm finding is a produce company by that name from the 1960's

 

[H-D 1]

Try the name with mining company's looks like script from a company store

 

[Fourman110]

Token catalog has this company:

A.B. COLE & SONS / 5 / CENTS (TC-350587) California, Missouri (Moniteau County), U.S.A.

 

[Bill_S]

Thanks for the guesses. It was found not too far from California MO.

 

[idahotokens]

Bill--I think Fourman nailed it, but I am going to ask the MO token cataloger if he accepts the attribution. Would you please post pics of both sides of yours on tokencatalog.com for the good of the hobby?
John in the Great 208

 

[BullBat]

My first impression was that it was similar to old ear tags for cattle. Individual numbers could be stamped into the blanks. Reading into the history of Albert Brooks Cole, he did have a dairy farm. (see the 1921-1923 entry California Mayors ) ...maybe?