need help identifying lost treasure

[rustyjunk]

I'm new to this sport. I found these buried about 6 inches deep on my property which is a farmhouse well over 100 years old and I can't find any information on what these might be on the Internet there a little bigger than a quarter and they look like they might be silver to me.thank you.













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[DiggItUp]

Definitely looks silver plated, some kind of token for promoting a fair or some kind of rally, etc.

 

[matrix master DBA]

Are they light weight? I have found something similar years ago and they were aluminum.

 

[rustyjunk]

Yes I'd say they're lighter than a quarter

 

[matrix master DBA]

They might be aluminum. They are cool!!

 

[2screwed]

I believe those are Shell gas stations States Of The Union premiums. In the '60's you got one when you filled your tank up there.

 

[mrwilburino]

I believe Shell had a couple different versions of the state coin game. One set had an image of the state on the back without the picture over it. The ones that you have are a lot harder to find.

 

[rustyjunk]

Thanks for the info everybody im sure I'll be back.

 

[matrix master DBA]

Good luck!! Keep posting your finds

 

[Tom_in_CA]

2screwed and mrwilburino are right: Just gimmick coins (giveaways from marketing gimmicks) from the 1960s and '70s.