Nice 1934 Pacific Union Train Lucky Piece Found

cyberborikua · Jun 5, 2011

This is what I found today in the woods, a nice 1934 Union Pacific Aluminum token. Incredible year for tokens. They just keep coming :dontknow:

Kentucky Kache · Jun 6, 2011

That's a nice find. :thumbsup:

cyberborikua · Jun 6, 2011

Kentucky Kache said:
That's a nice find.

Thanks. Got to find a way to remove the stains. Love the piece anyways

allen · Jun 15, 2011

that is a sweet token !!

cyberborikua · Jun 15, 2011

allen said:
that is a sweet token !!

When I dug it out I thought I had a big silver coin :icon_scratch:

but happy to have such a nice piece of history. Thanks for looking.

Gimmie The Loot · Jun 20, 2011

That is a nice token! Looks like something they would have given out at the Century of Progress Fair in 1933-34.

cyberborikua · Jun 20, 2011

Gimmie The Loot said:
That is a nice token! Looks like something they would have given out at the Century of Progress Fair in 1933-34.

Yes, it makes a lot of sense. Reading the history of the Century of Progress Fair, I learned that samples of processes were given out to the public. No doubt that this Union Pacific "lucky piece" was one of them to show people the content of the new faster trains. Thanks. Here is the info I read: http://www.chicagohs.org/history/century.html :icon_thumright: