Robert E. Lee commemorative coin

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Thanks for looking,
It's the same size as a half dollar, can't find anything on it. Found in an old park that had early 1900's coins.
TDNY

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Just a guess, but it looks like the brass coins that were issued as part of a "collect them all" series. Possibly from the Franklin Mint, but more likely the Danbury Mint.

They may have also been issues by automobile service stations.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont think its from any of the gas station presidential series but here is one on eBay. He is selling a set of 4, Lee, Johnston, Forrest and Longstreet, for about $20. You can write to him at eBay. http://cgi.ebay.ph/CSA-4-COINS-Lee-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c4b62f187

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

I dont think its from any of the gas station presidential series but here is one on eBay. He is selling a set of 4, Lee, Johnston, Forrest and Longstreet, for about $20. You can write to him at eBay. http://cgi.ebay.ph/CSA-4-COINS-Lee-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c4b62f187

Thanks a lot bigcypresshunter, nice find sent a note.
TDNY

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

The woman wrote me back she doesn't know a thing about them............They were her husband's and he died in '96.

It would be nice to know something if anyone knows about these, Thanks.

TDNY

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If I get a chance, Ill search some more.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Someone found the Johnston token but no ID. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Coin-Collecting-2297/Joseph-Eggleston-Johnson-Coin-1.htm I disagree completely with this expert (papajack) other than that it is a token.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If someone likes to google they can search key words from the three other known tokens and maybe an ID will surface. There has to be an answer.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I received the same answer from the seller.

Dear bigcypresshunter,

Sorry, I know nothing about them, except that my husband had been keeping them ... he died in 1996, and never gave me any history on them ... so know nothing....Lou

- louj41



If they are old, the ones on eBay are mint condition.

Here are the clues:
1- Found in an old park that had early 1900's coins.
2- my husband had been keeping them ... he died in 1996
3- many years ago, we found a coin in the dirt
4- there are at least 4 tokens in the set.
5- they resemble the "collect them all" presidential series sets of the 40's-60's.

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Someone found the Johnston token but no ID. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Coin-Collecting-2297/Joseph-Eggleston-Johnson-Coin-1.htm I disagree completely with this expert (papajack) other than that it is a token.

You're great on the finding stuff I don't know how you do it I disagree with what papajack thinks too. Cool piece though, probably the closest thing to a civil war relic I'll ever find here in Manhattan Thanks for the info

TDNY