attention coinhunters, see if you can beat this?

[Boilermaker27]

I am not a coin hunter, I am a relic hunter and I hunt relics, when I find a coin I am happy because it is usually a seated dime or half dime. Last night was not a coin night though, it was a token night. My Tesoro Tejon was genuinely good to me last night. Attached you will find a sutlers token dated 1861. The writing is clearly visible and in very good condition. This came from a worked out civil war site and is probably one of the better finds taken from this site, and believe me there has been a ton of relics taken here. This is one of my best civil war finds in almost 40 years of hunting relics.

 

[jgas]

Show us the other side. Store Card it appears. Nice find jgas

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Yes, It looks like a store card. It would be easier for us if you posted the other side.

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice find!

HH

 

[teddy]

Very nice
teddy

 

[Detectingfreak]

cool

 

[oddcoins]

Now that is one awesome treasure! I love digging up old trade tokens! WOOHOO!!!! Congrat's!

 

[woody_g]

looks to be in great shape nice find

 

[Boilermaker27]

The backside is a bit deteriorated. I did a scan and what is shown in the center is a man's bent arm holding a hammer, the date 1861. The letters AGO appear on the right and I can also make out the letter C so I assume it is Chicago. This is very delicate. The word on the left is very faint and I am afraid to do anything at this point in fear of losing what I have. Fortunately the other side is in much better shape.

 

[rjw4law]

I like it.

 

[pepperj]

Nice token for sure.

 

[jake123]

Arm & Hammer
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This article is about the brand. For the homonymic American industrialist, see Armand Hammer.
Arm & Hammer logo

Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church and Dwight, an American manufacturer of household products. The logo of this brand is a muscular arm holding a hammer. Originally associated only with baking soda and washing soda, beginning in the 1970s the company began to expand the brand to other products using baking soda as a deodorizing ingredient, including toothpaste, laundry detergent, underarm deodorant, and cat litter. The Arm & Hammer brand is one of the longest-running and most recognized U.S. trademarks.

The Arm & Hammer logo dates back to the 1860s. James A. Church ran a spice business known as Vulcan Spice Mills. According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking.[1]

It is often claimed, incorrectly, that the brand name originated with tycoon Armand Hammer, who owned a considerable amount of Church and Dwight stock in the 1980s and served on its board of directors. The Arm & Hammer brand was in use some 31 years before Hammer was born, leading some to speculate that things were actually the other way around and Hammer's father named him after the brand. [2]

The Arm and Hammer is also the symbol of the Socialist Labor Party of America (SLP). Originally a stylized representation of the Greek god of fire and forge, Hephaestos (Roman Vulcan), the muscular male arm with hammer in fist was used prior to the American Civil War as a symbol of the labor movement.[3]

 

[B.A.]

This mention of Armand Hammer is an interesting one as he was a treasure hunter of some distinction.In fact it was one of the ways he and his brother became wealthy.His biography is well worth reading for many reasons.

 

[Rusted_Iron]

1861, and it says "Sutler" on it, yeah that would definitely be my favorite find if I dug one!! Congrats!

 

[Tnmountains]

Congratulations on a great token find !!

 

[artzstuff1]

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!!!! ,,,,,,I am going to have to give the coveted mike the cat award on that one!!!!!!

Thanks for the history lesson!!!!




ARTHUR

 

[tsgman]

Way to go Joe, great find! Congratulations my friend!

 

[Hardy]

As a Relic hunter I say GOOD FIND

 

[BuckleBoy]

Relics are where it's at.

 

[Marc in VA]

No this isnt a common storecard token. This appears to be a civil war sutlers token. Sutlers followed troops around during the war. They were the traveling 7-11s of the day. Sutlers were often attached to a certain regiment. If I am reading yours right it says H Lester 51st RI LV. I cant find a match for this but I may not be reading it right. I am pretty certain he was attached to the Rhode Island Volunteers. What a fantastic find! Congrats!

Marc

PS By the way I can top that!