token with the barber at the cafe in newport ky.

[ohiowhiteguy]

got out yesterday for an hour. was checking out a 1890 house for my nephew and his wife.
they let me check out there 15 x 20 foot tiny yard..this are my finds. having trouble finding where the token was from.
maybe from ky or downtown cincy..any ideas? also found a couple of wheats and some clad..and 2 pull tabs..
thanks for looking.
happy hunting.
OWG...

 

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[highnam]

Couple of rock solid finds, that token has some character

 

[Hawks88]

1911. Nice find

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice finds, congratulations!

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, very very cool. Nice going!

 

[idahotokens]

Ohio--that token may be from Dayton - I can't tell for sure what the numbered street is (5th or 6th) and what the first two letters of the name is (Me?), but if it is Mercer's Cafe and 6th & Walnut, I found a match in Dayton. Among other references is this from the Cincinnati Enquirer of 4 Oct 1960.
John in the Great 208

 

[Trezurehunter]

Those are a couple of nice finds. I like that token, and always like the Barber Quarters.

 

[Mackaydon]

The owner was Mrs. George Mercer; the address was 201 6th Street.
Don.......

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Quite a haul for a small space, too bad there wasn't more real estate.

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

hey guy's thanks for the likes and id on the token.
i wander what year it was made?
hh.
OWG...

 

[idahotokens]

OWG - do you agree with the wording being Mercers and the street being 6th? The first reference I have found is that of a holdup in the cafe in Feb 1955. However, upon more closely looking at the records, this was in Dayton, KY, not Dayton, OH. That makes a bit more sense given where you found it. Being from the neighborhood, you probably had that figured out, but I sure didn't! The newspaper article I posted above just said Dayton, as do most of the others before and after, but a couple specified Dayton, KY. If you go to Google StreetView, there are a couple of buildings at that intersection that look like they could have been this business.

The cafe is not in the 1952 City Directory, but it is in the 1954 edition, so I'd guess it started business around 1953 and the tokens may have been ordered then.

Would it be okay to post your pics on tokencatalog.com?

John

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

yes i totally agree as that was my first thought.
and thanks for the research and time you have taken on solving this.
you are more than welcome to post the picture of the token.
thanks again.
OWG...

 

[idahotokens]

MERCER'S / CAFE / 6TH & WALNUT (all incuse) (TC-518276) Dayton, Kentucky (Campbell County), U.S.A.

 

[Rookster]

Nice finds for a small area.Congrats

 

[ohiowhiteguy]

that's cool. i finally made the news and am not in trouble this time..lol..
again thanks i feel honored..
OWG..

 

[lairmo]

I clicked on this expecting to see a "barber's token"...Nice finds!!!

 

[Phishfarmer]

Nice group of finds for a tiny postage stamp of a yard! Congrats.

 

[cambria09]

Hello owg. Nice digs...'ya gotta love tokens and silver half's...especially old ones like those. Thanks for the post and Good Luck out there. C9

 

[RedCardHack]

Great finds, glad you could detect while is was working, lol!!

 

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