Neat little token

[Jublain]

It's always good to find old trade tokens

The last picture is of the patent date April 7th 1914.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs . Thanks for the pics

 

[dirtlooter]

sweet token

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Beautiful token! Are the pictures of both sides? Are they the same?

 

[idahotokens]

Jub--help us out! Can't read the name of the mercantile company on the obverse. There has been extensive research done on these Ingle System tokens, so the location of yours should be easy to determine given that name. The Ingle company sold their "system" of bookkeeping to a lot of grocery, meat, and mercantile stores all over the country.
John in the Great 208

 

[Jublain]

The name is Des Arc Mercantile. Des Arc is the town it was found in. The pics are of each side.

 

[Kodiak43351]

Love finding tokens. Haven't found any since early July though I found a few in June. July was my silver ring month I guess. I hope August is my gold month lol. Just hoping. Great token.

 

[Mackaydon]

DES ARC MERCANTILE CO. / 1 (TC-150555) Des Arc, Arkansas (Prairie County), U.S.A.
Don....

 

[Jublain]

Thanks Don

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

That Token looks great , it must be better material than the ones from out here!

 

[Mackaydon]

Jublain,
You're welcome.
You may also wish to contact the Lower White River Museum for information regarding your token.
Lower White River Museum State Park - Des Arc
Don...

 

[Jublain]

That Token looks great , it must be better material than the ones from out here!

When I pulled it from the ground it had a rock hard layer of clay dirt stuck to it. I actually had to chip it off after soaking it for a few hours. I can only assume that's why it was so well preserved. It appears to be copper with some sort of shiny metal finish.

 

[Jublain]

Jublain,
You're welcome.
You may also wish to contact the Lower White River Museum for information regarding your token.
Lower White River Museum State Park - Des Arc
Don...

Yeah I'm gonna go by there today. I doubt they have any info but I bet they would like to see it.

 

[treblehunter]

Sweet token find, congratulations!

 

[slowwevo]

very cool,glad yours is older .I found a spoon patented 1910,but was made in 1980's...at least it was sterling

 

[wheatfinder13]

Nice token!