✅ SOLVED Age Of A President William Henry Harrison Token

[Bubba65]

Hi All,

I dug this on Labor Day and I have been trying to find out the age of it. I am calling it a token, but not sure it is right. Also I think it is a 20thCentury piece. So if anyone knows that would be great to find out. Thanks for looking and helping if you can.

Bubba65

 

[BosnMate]

When I was a kid, late 40's, the Union Oil gas station where we gassed our car had some sort of a gimmick going
on, where they passed out coins/tokens with presidents pictures on them. That was a long time ago, and I don't
remember much about it. But it might be a start. That was on the south/central coast of California, don't know if
the same type of thing took place in NY.

 

[Mackaydon]

20th century token:
William Henry Harrison token
Don........

 

[Bubba65]

When I was a kid, late 40's, the Union Oil gas station where we gassed our car had some sort of a gimmick going
on, where they passed out coins/tokens with presidents pictures on them. That was a long time ago, and I don't
remember much about it. But it might be a start. That was on the south/central coast of California, don't know if
the same type of thing took place in NY.

Thanks for the input

 

[wkrp43]

I dug a Truman one a little while back. Gas station promo? Called the president game maybe.

 

[Bubba65]

20th century token:
William Henry Harrison token
Don........

Thanks Don that was my guess and I knew it wasn't going to take long .

Bubba65

 

[Mackaydon]

Bubba,
Your welcome. Also, in the late 60s Shell stations had similar (presidential) tokens given out with each fill up. Some were even instant winners ($2 or $5)--when a gallon cost in the upper 30 cent range.
Don....

 

[Tony in SC]

Bubba,
Your welcome. Also, in the late 60s Shell stations had similar (presidential) tokens given out with each fill up. Some were even instant winners ($2 or $5)--when a gallon cost in the upper 30 cent range.
Don....

Yep! I worked at at a shell station after school. In all I think there were 3 sets of the tokens put ot. The set before the Shell tokens were made of brass. The one Bubba found is one of the old ones. Tony