Nice little token

[rainorshine]

Recently my brother in law bought a property downtown. Today we were dropping off supplies there and he asked if I could try and find the property boundaries. I didnt find what we were looking for but had a nice quarter sounding signal and out popped this. He had no idea what a trade token is but was just as stoked as I was when I explained the history. If anybody has info on this token that would be awesome. I told him this is the place to find it and that I'd let him know what I found out

 

[port ewen ace]

AWESOME token

 

[scruggs]

That's a dandy!!! Good job!!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find rainorshine. I can't find that exact Store Token but found others from Custer, South Dakota.

 

[sprailroad]

Tokens have always been a favorite of mine, nice one.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Cool token! Congrats and HH

 

[jeff of pa]

There was a George Raver in S.D. in 1903.
No idea if the same one or Not.

28 results containing “custer” and “the phrase "raver"”
1918 back, if you wish to physically check each one for a missed G. , Geo, or George : http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/s...ter&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2&sort=date


however

No G. Ravers Listed in S.D.,
no Geo. Ravers listed in any pre 1922
S.D. Newspapers.

190 results containing “the phrase "raver"”
1920 Back. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/s...t=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=10&sort=date



The Black Hills union. (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]), 11 Sept. 1903.


The Black Hills union. (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, September 11, 1903, Image 6 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[rainorshine]

I thought it said Ceo. Raver but maybe that is a G

 

[against the wind]

Cool token,, I'm sure someone will come up with an I.D.
Congratulations

 

[jeff of pa]

I thought it said Ceo. Raver but maybe that is a G

My first thought was Ceo also But Zoom looks like G

 

[rainorshine]

When you compare it to the C in Custer there is definitely a difference.

 

[Loco-Digger]

GEO is an abbreviated George, I would have not Idea as to what CEO would signify. Love the token, I rather dig one of those than many other coins.

 

[GB1]

sweet token

 

[dirtlooter]

I agree that tokens are very cool to find, there are so many of them to find too. gotta love em. congrats

 

[idahotokens]

Very nice find! George Raver was a saloon-keeper in 1900 in Custer. The token is not listed in Miedema's SD Tokens book nor is it on tokencatalog.com - it would be great if you could post it on tokencatalog, or give me permission and I can do that. George was born in Nebraska in 1862 and died in Custer in 1930. He is buried in the Custer cemetery. It is rather unusual for a saloon to use $1 tokens - they usually used 5¢, 10¢, and/or 12½¢ ones. My guess is that the token was used as a gambling "chip" in card games.
John in the Great 208

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the nice token

 

[Mackaydon]

There is a Ben James Raver (age 62) who currently lives in Custer. It being such a small town, you may wish to contact him for information he may have. ([FONT=Roboto, sans-serif]11977 [/FONT]Custer Limestone Rd. Custer, SD 57730-8231)
Don..

 

[jeff of pa]

When you compare it to the C in Custer there is definitely a difference.

Yep

 

[rainorshine]

Very nice find! George Raver was a saloon-keeper in 1900 in Custer. The token is not listed in Miedema's SD Tokens book nor is it on tokencatalog.com - it would be great if you could post it on tokencatalog, or give me permission and I can do that. George was born in Nebraska in 1862 and died in Custer in 1930. He is buried in the Custer cemetery. It is rather unusual for a saloon to use $1 tokens - they usually used 5¢, 10¢, and/or 12½¢ ones. My guess is that the token was used as a gambling "chip" in card games.
John in the Great 208

I love the idea of it being a gambling chip. And of course you can post it

 

[rainorshine]

There is a Ben James Raver (age 62) who currently lives in Custer. It being such a small town, you may wish to contact him for information he may have. ([FONT=Roboto, sans-serif]11977 [/FONT]Custer Limestone Rd. Custer, SD 57730-8231)
Don..

You are right. Custer is a small town and I actually know Ben. The thought had already crossed my mind