Late 1800s Cross SaloonToken

[lliebsch]

Late 1800's Cross SaloonToken

I hunted a property last week that a 1800's house once stood. I was only there for about 30 minutes to scout and found this F. Probasco good for 5 cents 316 Main St token. I did some research on it and a guy by the name of Frank Probasco ran a saloon at 316 Main st. Kansas City Missouri in the late 1800's. His brother also ran a different saloon at 4th and Main St.

 

[TNGUNS]

Wow. That is way cool. Don't recall having seen any shaped like a cross. Congrats.

 

[swingbot]

That's one cool token, haven't seen one shaped like that.

 

[lliebsch]

Everyone keeps telling me they never heard of a cross token. Does anyone think it might be a rare token and possibly worth something?

 

[ghost]

Good find. I was hoping to go to Kansas City this summer to visit my cousins who live off Ward Parkway and take my detector with me but I could not make this year. Have you ever been digging around Westport or the Wordell house? That's where my cuz lives in that area.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Everyone keeps telling me they never heard of a cross token. Does anyone think it might be a rare token and possibly worth something?

It's a cool find, but I doubt they were mass produced like that...it looks to me that someone hand cut it like that for some reason (see upper right-hand corner that cuts into the token) meaning it is probably a one-off.

 

[Evolution]

Awesome token! Hope its a rare one and worth some $$$.

 

[Dr.Tones]

Looks to be a test peice maybe from before the mass production.

 

[lab rat]

Spectacular find! Congrats!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Very cool, and unique !!! Congrats

 

[jewelerguy]

super cool. I'd bet that one is worth some bucks

 

[wheatfinder13]

Amazing great find

 

[Wldbil]

Coolest token I have seen posted on here... BIG Congrats on that find! I am sure someone will be able to get you value somewhere. Might want to see if there are any local token
collectors in the area up there who may have a few books to double check for you.

 

[julesjunk]

Great find. I love finding tokens, especially from local merchants, as I'm a fellow KCer.
Some years back, I found a Hatters token from 5th and main. I wonder if after a long day of sewing, the suit makers stopped in for a beer there? :-)
Congrats....

 

[Mackaydon]

Six years ago, we had a similar find reported on Treasure Net. Take a look here:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...eps-producing-updated-cleaned-some-items.html
Don.......

 

[Old Dude]

Very good post Mackaydon. Exact same token, it seems.

Great find in that token, OP. I keep searching for an old one. Good luck on your return dig.

 

[mariposagold]

Gotta love unique tokens. That is certainly a spectacular find.

 

[Colonial_New_England]

Wow, fantastic token! Definitely unique, and one of the most interesting ones I've seen dug. Major collectors piece, I would guess....

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

That is a very cool token. I just wonder what 5 cents at that saloon would have bought back then, perhaps a pint, maybe a shot of whiskey or a good cigar. Very cool.
A big congrats on that score.
ZDD