Circus Token ID HELP!!!!!

[gregl01]

Hi all. I am remodling my kitchen in my 1863 home and found this interesting piece. It is about silver dollar size and is very lightweight. Seems to be 2 stamped parts pressed together and maybe copper It announces the arrival of the coming New York Circus. Any help with age and/or value would be appreciated!!!!! Thanks Greg PS I also found a prisine Unfired 3 Ring minie.

 

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[SparklyStuff]

Wow! That's a great token!

Here's some info on the circus and L.B. Lent

http://www.centennialauctions.com/cent/Jn1_html.htm

1876 New York Circus 14th Street


http://www.circushistory.org/words.htm
L.B. Lent's Universal Living Exposition, Metropolitan Museum, Mastadon Menagerie, Hemispheric Hippozoonomadon, Cosmographic Caravan, Equescurriculum, Great New York Circus and Monster Musical Brigade, 1872

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sponholz/bioscampbell.html

September 28, 1870, at Turner Station, when he was pulling train No. 12 with engine 313. He ran into L. B. Lent's circus train and in the wreck

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/1857.html
1857 9/25 Clear warm day. Big day in Salem 'L.B. Lent's National Circus' there to day & night. I went in twice

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great find. Nice token.