Token-Silver & Commemorative Coin

[soldier35]

Token-Silver & Commemorative Coin

Hello All,
Short hunt this morning but found a few keepers. 1964 Quarter-a buy one get one free token for Jap Rose Soap and a 1904 commemorative coin for the Louisiana Territory Purchase. From what I have read these were made available at the 1904 Worlds Fair.
A little chilly here in Ohio but at least the ground is soft. See ya and Keep on Diggin'
Soldier35.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

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Cool hunt dude ! 8)

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[thrillathahunt]

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Yes, these so-called dollars were issued at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. They were made in Silver, Bronze, Copper, Gold gilt and Gold plated. The gilt version ( looks like yours is) sold for 25cents.

The aluminum Jap Rose soap token is circa 1918, and is in remarkably good shape for being dug!

Cool finds, thanks for posting!

 

[bula]

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Great finds, at least you are able to get out. Here for the past few days & for the next week the high will not reach freezing, add the wind chill & it is cooooooold.

 

[PAULWYO]

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WTG COOL DIGS WISH I COULD GET OUT ITS -2 BELOW HERE IN RS WY GROUND IS TO FROZEN

 

[sscindercoop]

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Cool tokens

 

[MaineRelic]

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Nice tokens and silver, soldier !! Thanks 4 posting MaineRelic.

 

[Mackaydon]

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Some history on the manufacturer of Jap Soap:
James S. Kirk, a native of Scotland who grew up in Montreal, moved his soap-manu facturing business from Utica, New York, to Chicago in 1859. In 1867, he set up a large new plant on North Water Street. In 1870, this facility employed about 30 men and 20 children and made nearly $600,000 worth of soap during the year. By 1880, the North Water Street plant was one of world's largest soap factories, with machinery driven by steam engines, a workforce of 250, and an annual output worth over $2 million. By the turn of the century, when there were close 600 workers at Kirk's factory, it made about 100 million pounds of soap per year. In 1929, the North Water Street plant was demolished, and the remnants of the company were sold to Proctor & Gamble of Cincinnati.
An iteresting ad for the product is found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatochy/451910239/
Don.......

 

[Patrol]

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Do you think they would be able to call it "Jap Rose Soap" if they started to reproduce it?

 

[Ricky1601 aka pull tab king]

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cool finds, and nice token thanks for sharing and hh