Found a 198 year old token today. Cool.

[Jim C.]

The newbie got us into an 1840s farm house. The only old token/coin we dug today was this old 1812 Half Penny Token. The date is the best part of the entire coin as the rest is pretty gone. I'm guessing this is maybe Canadian or British?? I don't know. I like it because its older than dirt.
I think I like the silver lady thing even better though. I showed a pic of the back of it showing the word sterling. Cool. Wonder what it was for? Looks like a bottom and a top smashed together. Neat stuff.

 

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[life_digger]

your luck...i got one of those tokens....mine you cant even read the half penny token part....its a lower Canadian half penny...just fyi

 

[fistfulladirt]

Really cool token Jim, looks similar to the 1806 King George half penny I dug up in Leslie this year, although your token looks alot better shape than the coin I found.
That sterling piece is sweet also, hope someone can ID that one! D

 

[DigginThePast]

Very cool find on the token. Congrats.

 

[tsabeach]

Great token find, congrats

 

[Mackaydon]

Great find!!

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[Mike from MI]

YEEE HAAAAA!!!! That is a big time keeper! Congrats my friend!

 

[Brentallica]

Killer find Jim!! and in great shape too! That Silver face is pretty interesting also.

 

[Giant056]

Very nice old Canadian bank token ya got there Jim

 

[postalgriff]

wow, thats an oldie alright! congrats on a sweet old bank token!

 

[Michiganne]

Neat find, Jim! Congrats on an oldie. I like the lady's face, too.

HH

 

[Prober]

Congrats on the old Canadian! I like the silver woman too.