Two tokens - 19th century home

[digger1965]

Needing some help with these two tokens. The one on the right says Shell’s Mr. President coin game with Calvin Coolidge on the front with the year 1929. The one on the left.. no idea?

 

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[Plumbata]

The first word of the unidentified token seems to read "Excelsior", a popular name for different businesses back in the day. Bottom word Perss---? Can you say what town/state you found it in? Cool finds!

 

[Mackaydon]

At Shell gas stations, back in the late 60s (and perhaps in more recent years) they gave out these tokens after you got gas. Certain tokens were automatic cash winners. They also gave you a 'board' to facilitate collecting the tokens.
Don......

 

[Mackaydon]

A little more cleaning of the unknown token may provide the ID.
Don.......

 

[digger1965]

Ok all cleaned up!

 

[A2coins]

nice relcs

 

[cudamark]

There's an Excelsior Academy close to my house, but, I doubt it's the one. Hasn't been around all that long.

 

[Mackaydon]

And what does the other side look like 'all cleaned up'?
Don.......

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. Congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice token finds!

 

[jeff of pa]

86 results containing “the phrase "excelsior academy"”
states I could Find an Excelsior Academy,1836 to 1963
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...xt=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1&sort=date

The Donaldsonville chief. (Donaldsonville, La.), 17 Nov. 1877.



The Hartford herald. (Hartford, Ky.), 25 Jan. 1882.




St. Paul daily globe. (Saint Paul, Minn.), 28 May 1885.


The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.), 06 June 1894.


The sun. (New York [N.Y.]), 28 April 1895.


The San Francisco call. (San Francisco [Calif.]), 06 June 1897.

 

[lazabert]

sweei find- hey i found my tokens on my property in CT. I've got the published now... lookup TC-488963. I never thought they were important ,but , they are . great find!!

 

[idahotokens]

Jeff - the token is aluminum, so that would date it after 1893 and probably (given the die style) to after 1905.
John in the Great 208