Awesome token?

[confederate83]

Found today one side says L.H. Foote Randolph I.T. The back says good for merchandise seems to be aluminum.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find confederate83. I found another member that found a very similar coin (might be identical) on This may be my best find yet! (Oct 21, 2012).

 

[thrillathahunt]

I.T. stands for Indian territory, so it was most likely from Oklahoma before it became a state.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Killer find! Anything that says or means territory is a rare one, and the fact that it's in great shape, especially for one made of aluminum, is a real plus.
I only know Colorado tokens, but someone here will be able to better id it for you.
Kudos!
Carl

 

[idahotokens]

Yep - that is a great one! Chadwick's OK Book shows a 5¢ one with a $500 estimated value. Can you read the back of yours to see what the denomination is? There is a 25¢ one on TokenCatalog.com - it would be great if you'd post front and back pics of yours there. Or with your permission, I could do it.
John in the Great 208

 

[confederate83]

The denomination is very worn but on the left of where it should be is a 1 which leads me to believe it is $1.00 as opposed to 10cent I will try to get better pics this is very hard to photograph well

 

[confederate83]

After doing a rubbing I'm almost sure it's $1.00

 

[confederate83]

Yep - that is a great one! Chadwick's OK Book shows a 5¢ one with a $500 estimated value. Can you read the back of yours to see what the denomination is? There is a 25¢ one on TokenCatalog.com - it would be great if you'd post front and back pics of yours there. Or with your permission, I could do it.
John in the Great 208

I don't mind if you post it I will post new pics asap it's alot cleaner now I just wish I could see a $1.00 or .10 version to compare to mine

 

[jewelerguy]

any Indian Territory token is a fantastic find. Randolph should be the name of the town, but I can't find a listing for it on any list of Oklahoma ghost towns. I wonder if it was maybe a short lived trading post?

 

[confederate83]

I'm hoping to find out more about this thing

 

[idahotokens]

Guy--the OK Token book and my 1913 Postal Guide say it was in Johnston County. Other sources say 5 miles southwest of Tishomingo. Five miles would put it out of Johnston County, it seems to me, but perhaps the boundaries of Johnston County have changed over the years.
John in the Great 208

any Indian Territory token is a fantastic find. Randolph should be the name of the town, but I can't find a listing for it on any list of Oklahoma ghost towns. I wonder if it was maybe a short lived trading post?

 

[confederate83]

That's awesome

 

[confederate83]

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yep - that is a great one! Chadwick's OK Book shows a 5¢ one with a $500 estimated value. Can you read the back of yours to see what the denomination is? There is a 25¢ one on TokenCatalog.com - it would be great if you'd post front and back pics of yours there. Or with your permission, I could do it.
John in the Great 208

Sent IdahoTokens a PM asking to look at the What Is It post. Guess he got around to it!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice token.

 

[confederate83]

Definitely my best find yet I cleaned it off but the writing is so faint I had to smudge a little dirt back on it so it's legible