Saloon Token!

[diggingthe1]

My friend (Pikespeakcharlie)was telling me about this token he had found years ago. A few hours later I found one. The saloon tokens have gone up in value around here. I am not sure if I should clean it more or not. I could bring out the brass color on the letters with some fine steel wool.! Happy Hunting!!

 

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[PikesPeakCharlie]

Can you believe it !! We were reliving me finding that token about 29 years ago and ya go out and get one Congrats on a rare local token !! We will have to discuss my token finds every week and see what ya get

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Sam Strong the owner of the strong mine in Victor was shot and killed in this saloon by the owner Grant Crumley, but you new that ��

 

[antmike915]

Nice find

 

[diggingthe1]

Thanks for the posts!! it was pretty nice because I found it OTWBTTC!!!! I have wanted to say that for a while!!! I did not know that about Sam Strong, but I have probably read it somewhere. I love that it has some history. Thanks for letting me know!!

 

[erfranks]

Great Token Nice Save!!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

very cool local find!

 

[grasshopper]

cool find, i wouldn't clean it at all, looks pretty good to me! up to you though.

 

[diggingthe1]

Thanks for the posts, I'll leave it for now. I sure love the saloon tokens!!!

 

[Florida Finder]

Awesome token!!!

 

[diggingthe1]

Thanks Florida Finder, this find will keep me going all summer!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Now that is a cool Colorado gold era saloon token. I visited Cripple Creek once in the late 1980s.

 

[diggingthe1]

Hi Steve, it's changed quite a bit. Do you remember through Victor? Our small town is having a little boom, and things are getting fixed up!! I try to jump on any construction. One of the casinos in Cripple Creek is a doing major parking garage and hotel. They have the center of town dug up. I made the big big big mistake of asking permission. I should have just detected it.

 

[DigToChina]

That?s a cool token. Looks perfect the way it is IMO.

 

[oldmxrat]

Great token! I'm kind of a token nut, and that one is a screamer, congrats!

 

[HunterMF]

That token is awesome! I would leave it, the authenticity is in the patina and wear!

 

[jeff of pa]

a bit of history to go with it.

Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 23 Aug 1901, Fri

https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query="newport+saloon"+cripple+creek

 

[diggingthe1]

I appreciate the posts! Old patina you can't get back. I imagine I'll sell it in the future, and let the new owner decide. Oldmxrat, I'm a token nut also. We don't have the old coins like out east. It's exciting finding old west history!!!

 

[diggingthe1]

Thanks Jeff for bringing that story to light. Oh how I love the old west history, and to be digging it up!! Such a great read. I'll have to print this to put on display with the token. Awesome!!!!