Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

Hunted one of the small parks in San Francisco today and dug 12 wheat pennies and 3 silver dimes. Dug an old token from the Sunset District of S.F. The I.D. on my machine bounced between foil and nickel for this token, it was a solid 6 inches deep. This park had a sloped side, that's where most the silver dimes and wheat pennies were. Most were in the 4 to 5 inch depth.

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

This site
http://buy.id.ebay.com/buying/id/display/350261472033_TEL--TEL-SWITCH-TOKEN---FREE-SHIP-----m7r39 indicates your Sunsete T&T Co. was established in 1883 in Seattle.
Great find !
Don...

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

Here's a pic of their building on 3rd Street in Seattle:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_and_the_Orient_p162.jpg

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

This site
http://buy.id.ebay.com/buying/id/display/350261472033_TEL--TEL-SWITCH-TOKEN---FREE-SHIP-----m7r39 indicates your Sunsete T&T Co. was established in 1883 in Seattle.
Great find !
Don...

Thanks for the info. I wonder how old is the token? Early 1900's? Also found item below? Anybody have any ideas what it is? Possible military?

 

[zaxfire69]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

To me that looks similar to the U.S. Quartermaster insignia. Has an eagle with a Key and sword crossed. I will keep looking and researching.

 

[Shark27]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

Awesome finds! 4 to 5 inches deep in a CA park, wow! Sweet token also...great hunt

Shark27

 

[deanv63]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

Sweet finds.

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

Good call Zac!
Army Quatermaster Corps:
http://www.militaryplaques.com/Army/US-Army-Quartermaster-Emblem-Plaque.jpg

 

[teleman 2525]

Re: Silver Coins & Old Token from a S.F. Park!

nice finds