A Day of Firsts - First Silver Half - First Trade Token

yardgoat · Aug 13, 2016

Went out with a buddy to do a little detecting today, Found a lot of clad but also my first Silver Half ( it had been hit with a lawn mower at sometime in the past but it was nice to find) also found my first Trade Token good for 12 1/2 cents in trade at Fuller Drug Company in Wisdom Montana. I'm thinking this one might be a scarce one as Wisdom has always been a small town. Also found a brass tag with a dachshund on it , a piece of a necklace marked 925, and a brass plate with 5 screw holes ( thought it might be part of a hinge but it appears to be made in one piece and doesn't look like it attached to any other piece) Overall a good day.

BigWaveDave · Aug 13, 2016

Congrats on the big silver...the lawn mower ding adds character!
The dachshund tag?...awesome!

tomhighland · Aug 14, 2016

Great finds. The token is very cool. Twelve and a half cents makes it possibly very unique. Congratulations.

CASPER-2 · Aug 14, 2016

digger460 · Aug 14, 2016

Nice grab on the token. I think this is the one you found?FULLER DRUG CO. / WISDOM, / MONT. (TC-301433) Wisdom, Montana (Beaverhead County), U.S.A.

david680 · Aug 14, 2016

digger460 said:
Nice grab on the token. I think this is the one you found?FULLER DRUG CO. / WISDOM, / MONT. (TC-301433) Wisdom, Montana (Beaverhead County), U.S.A.

Looks like it. Interesting to note that the link shows that this token sold for $272 on eBay in July 2013. Congrats, great find! I'm going Banner!

against the wind · Aug 14, 2016

Really nice hunt.
That dog tag is pretty cool.
The brass tag with the 5 countersunk holes may have been a furniture tag. With the countersunk holes, it was definitely made to be mounted on something.
Congratulations