Old park gives up another old token ! Found no record of this one , could be RARE !

[pl8man]

Old park gives up another old token !

Hey everyone ! I went back to the same old park this morning where I found the Baking co. token from 1923 . I decided to hunt the same part of the park to see if I could find some deep silver . Well no silver but I did find another old token ! It was at 8-9 inches deep and was just a whisper of a high tone . When I got down to it I had a strong +80 VDI on my MXT PRO . I thought I had a silver for sure . It was a crusty token that looked just like the other one . I also found two more wheats , 1944 & 1948D .
When I got home I cleaned up the token and saw it was different ! This one is from Morgan Hill , California , the Bisceglia Bros. Canning Co. . On the back it has only the number 2 . . I found some history on the family and here is the link . It looks to be pre 1915 by what the link says .
If anyone has info on this token please let me know .
HH
Glen

PASQUALE BISCEGLIA- CANNERY -


http://tokencatalog.com/display_rec...ingAnyWord=&HomePageSearch=&view=All+Listings

 

[Silver Slayer]

Love the tokens you find Pl8man!

 

[idahotokens]

Nice find, plate! What more information are you looking for? The piece was used as a "piecework" token. Depending on the fruit or vegetable being canned, its value varied. During the tomato campaign, for instance, this probably was given to a worker for each 2 bushels of tomatoes peeled and made ready for the canning operation. If another crop was being processed, the token might be for 2 crates. At the end of the shift, the worker would turn in all the tokens they had accumulated and the paymaster would note the total on their pay slip. Then on payday, the paymaster would add up the number of bushels of tomatoes, multiply by the going rate, and write the check. During the prune campaign, the rate would be different, but the procedure the same.

The use of tokens simplified the record-keeping for everybody.

Known are denominations of 1, 2, and 3 units. The Morgan Hill cannery operated from ca. 1903-1913.

Rarity? Kappen's California Tokens book shows only the 2 denomination and estimates $10. He did not choose to print a rarity number, but at $10 the indication was that this was a relatively rare piece. Since then, the other denominations have been discovered as well as shown on tokencatalog.com. Kappen's CA book, by the way, is available at TAMS Home - everyone interested in CA tokens should have a copy IMO.

John in the Great 208

 

[pl8man]

Nice find, plate! What more information are you looking for? The piece was used as a "piecework" token. Depending on the fruit or vegetable being canned, its value varied. During the tomato campaign, for instance, this probably was given to a worker for each 2 bushels of tomatoes peeled and made ready for the canning operation. If another crop was being processed, the token might be for 2 crates. At the end of the shift, the worker would turn in all the tokens they had accumulated and the paymaster would note the total on their pay slip. Then on payday, the paymaster would add up the number of bushels of tomatoes, multiply by the going rate, and write the check. During the prune campaign, the rate would be different, but the procedure the same.

The use of tokens simplified the record-keeping for everybody.

Known are denominations of 1, 2, and 3 units. The Morgan Hill cannery operated from ca. 1903-1913.

Rarity? Kappen's California Tokens book shows only the 2 denomination and estimates $10. He did not choose to print a rarity number, but at $10 the indication was that this was a relatively rare piece. Since then, the other denominations have been discovered as well as shown on tokencatalog.com. Kappen's CA book, by the way, is available at TAMS Home - everyone interested in CA tokens should have a copy IMO.

John in the Great 208

Great info , thanks !
Glen

 

[mariposagold]

Remarkable find Glen. It's historical finds like yours and really makes this an exciting hobby. Well, the history and the Rings.

Great find....

MariposaGold

 

[JimDon]

Really cool token. People don't realize how rare tokens are relative to US coins. I bet you there are only a few hundred of these in existence. Yet their value is considerably less than say a 1916-D Merc dime Which has a mintage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

 

[kiana7]

WTG,on your token find,your MXT is working wonders for you,,HH

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[detectahead]

Way to cool! More knowledge gained from our great T Net members! Love those tokens