Unusual Token

[waseeker]

Headed back to an older school I've been hunting for the last year or so. It has been good to me giving up 20+ silver coins, lots of wheats and a fair amount of clad. Now I've started digging the iffy signals and anything else that will beep consistently at least in one direction.

Yesterday I dug this very cool HyVis Motor Oils token. Seeing the recommendations for the different weights of oil depending on the cars mileage took me back a few years It looks a bit damp because I treated it with Blue Ribbon and it hadn't all absorbed yet when I took the pictures.

If anyone has any additional information about the token or the company I would appreciate hearing from you.

 

[augusthog]

Interesting token

 

[DD-777]

Very cool token W...

Might want to check out this site for more info: http://www.oldgas.com/

I use them quite a bit to find info on old oil cans and such. HyVis was a motor oil company based in Pa. from what I've been able to find out so far...

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's a cleaner pic of a similar token.
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=14016
And one sold here for $3.00:
http://www.icollector.com/VINTAGE-HYVIS-MOTOR-OIL-ADVERTISING-TOKEN-Unusua_i9670680

 

[traverdog]

Interesting.

 

[xymox]

blue ribbon thats good on tokens and stuff.

 

[waseeker]

Very cool token W...

Might want to check out this site for more info: http://www.oldgas.com/

I use them quite a bit to find info on old oil cans and such. HyVis was a motor oil company based in Pa. from what I've been able to find out so far...

Here's a cleaner pic of your token.
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=14016
And one sold here for $3.00:
http://www.icollector.com/VINTAGE-HYVIS-MOTOR-OIL-ADVERTISING-TOKEN-Unusua_i9670680

Thanks for the references. I guess I won't be retiring from selling this one - never mind I'm already retired

 

[waseeker]

blue ribbon thats good on tokens and stuff.

yes it is. I especially like it on large cents.

 

[vanoldschool]

Nice find!!!!

 

[Curious The George]

blue ribbon thats good on tokens and stuff.

What is "Blue Ribbon"?

 

[allen]

You pour Pabst Blue Ribbon on your finds ?

 

[waseeker]

blue ribbon thats good on tokens and stuff.

What is "Blue Ribbon"?

It is a very mild cleaner that will remove some surface dirt and scum without changing the color of the coin, especially copper. it also leaves a very thin silicone layer on the surface for protection. I had heard that it is no longer made and hard to find. I've had my bottle for several years.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Interesting token. I guess over 30,000 miles in those days was a lot of miles. And the roads and conditions were horrible. Nowadays 30,000 miles is nothing and the cars, engines and roads as well as the oil's are far superior

 

[mcmurphi]

An interesting dirty token to add to the collection...my congrats on that one. A nice token always makes my day.

 

[freddy williams]

never seen one of those around

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

Cool token

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice find.
I dug one of those back in 2007.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,90109.0.html

Congrats,
MM