Token and silver

[sscindercoop]

Tonight I searched a sidewalk found part of a silver case and the token. Thanks for looking and HH.

 

[spartacus53]

Nice little finds Is that a lead soldier

 

[Mackaydon]

Here you go on your token. Not exact but close:
http://www.tokencatalog.com/token_r...image_id=&attribution_id=69975&td_create_uid=

Don...

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice little finds Is that a lead soldier

Sure is

 

[sscindercoop]

Here you go on your token. Not exact but close:
http://www.tokencatalog.com/token_r...image_id=&attribution_id=69975&td_create_uid=

Don... Thanks Mackaydon

 

[Wallhangers]

I like that token! Nice finds!

 

[Mackaydon]

This looks closer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Menter-Clothing...in_0?hash=item5ad32127a6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[sscindercoop]

This looks closer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Menter-Clothing...in_0?hash=item5ad32127a6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 very close but on the back mine says gold that one says luck

 

[DirtyMike]

Whats the back of the lead soldier look like?

 

[Mackaydon]

The "Maverick Editor" for the Token and Medal Society, John Mutch, wrote that a small percentage of tokens are "mavericks" that have no clearly marked place of origin. Thus some token collectors try to track these mavericks down. He provided this information for a similar token. The Menter Clothing Company was once a chain of stores throughout the Midwest. The token was given out as a discount to potential customers. Other Menter store tokens have been attributed to Kansas City, Grand Rapids and Saginaw, Michigan as well as Chicago, Minneapolis, Dayton, and Columbus, Ohio.

The Menter Clothing Company was in existence from 1940 to 1954.

Source: http://www.thezephyr.com/backtrack/tokenii.htm

 

[Mackaydon]

Then again........

Here's one that appears exactly like yours. Allegedly, it was acquired at the Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago in 1934. If so, it might then be attributed to Mentor Stores, Inc. (1916-1937); perhaps from their Chicago store.

Source: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache...er+"good+as+gold"&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&ie=UTF-8

 

[sscindercoop]

Then again........

Here's one that appears exactly like yours. Allegedly, it was acquired at the Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago in 1934. If so, it might then be attributed to Mentor Stores, Inc. (1916-1937); perhaps from their Chicago store.

Source: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache...er+"good+as+gold"&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&ie=UTF-8

Thats it thanks Mackaydon.

 

[sscindercoop]

Whats the back of the lead soldier look like?

Added some pics of front and back.

 

[gold nuggets]

Nice finds SS..........
the silver and the token and the
lead toy are all neat. congratulations
Gold Nuggets

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

The "Maverick Editor" for the Token and Medal Society, John Mutch, wrote that a small percentage of tokens are "mavericks" that have no clearly marked place of origin. Thus some token collectors try to track these mavericks down. He provided this information for a similar token. The Menter Clothing Company was once a chain of stores throughout the Midwest. The token was given out as a discount to potential customers. Other Menter store tokens have been attributed to Kansas City, Grand Rapids and Saginaw, Michigan as well as Chicago, Minneapolis, Dayton, and Columbus, Ohio.

The Menter Clothing Company was in existence from 1940 to 1954.

Source: http://www.thezephyr.com/backtrack/tokenii.htm

As well as Denver, I've dug two with local addresses on them. Great find!

 

[allen]

nice bunch of cool finds !!