✅ SOLVED Unusual coin or token

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

Looking for help to identify a coin/token I found with my Safari today about 12 inches deep at an old mill site. The item has N & R across the top with PON PON on the bottom. It appears to be thinly stamped copper with gold flake remnants on the top and bottom. Thanks for the help

 

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[Bramblefind]

Neat find! There are others like it listed here:

Trading List

Pon Pon, (S.C.) - N & R (Neyle & Rivers), 100 / (blank reverse) - round, brass, all lettering incuse, dark, dug.
Pon Pon, (S.C.) - N & R (Neyle & Rivers), 10 / (blank reverse) - round, brass, all lettering incuse, dark, dug.

I wasn't able to track down Neyle & Rivers yet. I did find a "Neyle & Roper" in the 1840s in Charleston that I think were merchants located on the Commercial Wharf. There are newspaper references to a number of ships delivering their cargo to them. One of the ships that comes up was called the "Pon Pon" but I really don't know that this token is related to that.

My first thought was that it was a farm or plantation workers script token --- maybe for bushels picked or something similar ..? But I haven't been able to place it yet.

I'll keep looking for more info. Or maybe someone else here will have more to add.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Hey Bramble,

Thanks for the help! If you come across any additional information on these types of tokens please continue the thread.