What Is It?

[ModernDayWarrior]

I found this today at an old house site. It's the size of a dime. Any ideas?

Warrior

 

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[junkdigger]

I'd guess that is a knock out plug from an electric connection box.Electrician would stick a screwdriver in the slot and pry that disc out then run wires through the hole.

 

[Monty]

If it's lead it's some kind of curtain or drape weight. If not, I'd concur with electric box plug. Monty

 

[lehidan]

Being an electrician I will confirm it is definately a slug from an electrical box. take it to home depot and compare it to a new metal electrical box K. O.




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I'd guess that is a knock out plug from an electric connection box.Electrician would stick a screwdriver in the slot and pry that disc out then run wires through the hole.
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[Thor!]

Never mind the whats it, What the heck is that dog!

Dude, that is one creepy looking pooch!

 

[Monty]

That pooch won an ugliest dog in the world contest. I read in the paper several weeks ago that it has since died. I agree, yuck! Monty

 

[jon43]

I found this today at an old house site. It's the size of a dime. Any ideas?

Warrior

did you try to clean it? i got some token for railway fare,s and other,s. i know i got another token that would look like that but could not find it. the ones I'm going to show are about the size of a dime. from the scanner you can not read them but will give you what I'm talking about. i could be wrong. i wish i had the other on hand.

 

[psgen]

i got some token for railway fare,s and other,s.[/quote]

Transit tokens are very collectible..........There is a whole society devoted to collecting them.......The A.V.A (American Vecturist Association)......if you want, I can look your tokens up for you and give you an appoximate value..........all I'd need is the information which is printed on them......appox. size........and type of metal if known.................
psgen

 

[jon43]

i got some token for railway fare,s and other,s.

Transit tokens are very collectible..........There is a whole society devoted to collecting them.......The A.V.A (American Vecturist Association)......if you want, I can look your tokens up for you and give you an appoximate value..........all I'd need is the information which is printed on them......appox. size........and type of metal if known.................
psgen

[/quote] i seen on ebay were some one was selling owensboro, KY railway fare tokens as rare. they must not be to rare. i have four of them and have found more and gave a few away. I'm not saying that some are not rare. i have some from bus,s too.

 

[psgen]

There are a couple of tokens from Owensboro, KY that will bring upwards of $130 - $200 each and are considered rare........but without knowing what the writing says I can properly identify them...
Psgen

 

[jon43]

There are a couple of tokens from Owensboro, KY that will bring upwards of $130 - $200 each and are considered rare........but without knowing what the writing says I can properly identify them...
Psgen

owensboro city rail road co. good for one city fare

 

[psgen]

.70 - $1.05 each 8)

 

[jon43]

There are a couple of tokens from Owensboro, KY that will bring upwards of $130 - $200 each and are considered rare........but without knowing what the writing says I can properly identify them...
Psgen

owensboro city rail road co. good for one city fare

tell me the ones that are worth $130-$200 each now you will have me diveing back in too my junk boxs thank again

 

[psgen]

KY-670-A........ Owensboro Ferry Co. F.T. Rounds MGR.
Good for One Crossing

** This token will be made of Aluminum and measure 25mm in diameter this will be a solid token unlike the ones pictured above which have cut outs **

KY-670-K....... Davies Gravel Road Co.
Good for .20 in Toll

** This token will also be made of Aluminum and measure 25mm in diameter this will be a solid token unlike the ones pictured above which have cut outs **


The Codes above KY-670-A & KY-670-K are the Atwood-Coffee Catalog #

KY = Kentucky (of course)
670 = Code # assigned to Owensboro (each city has it's own code)
A = 1st listed token under Owensboro (ie... the F = 11th listing, so you now know Owensboro had at very least 11 different types of tokens in it's history.......

Also there maybe a number of different varieties of given token.......which doesn't necessarily increase or decrease it's value........the main thing with tokens is the rarity......condition doesn't always factor into pricing unless it's mutilated or destroyed...

hope this helped

Psgen

PS. the 3rd token picture isn't from Owensboro ...... ..... the one with the cut out "V"

 

[jon43]

the 3 rd token has: good for one fare. the back: vallejo bus co. inc. im so busy digging thing out off my box,s i will have enough to post for a long time. but i get to hunt on thursday with my ex bro in law. thanks for the info psgen

 

[psgen]

That token is from Vallejo, California
Value is between .30 - $15 depending on the metal it's made of....

1) If it's magnetic - It's Steel
2) If it has a dull powdery grayish/ white look - it's zinc
3) If it's neither of the above - it's white metal

They also made each of the above types coated in brass

It's the Zinc & Steel......Brass coated tokens which carry the big prices between $10 - $15 each.....all the remaining types are value between .30 - .50 each

happy hunting

psgen

 

[jon43]

That token is from Vallejo, California
Value is between .30 - $15 depending on the metal it's made of....

1) If it's magnetic - It's Steel
2) If it has a dull powdery grayish/ white look - it's zinc
3) If it's neither of the above - it's white metal

They also made each of the above types coated in brass

It's the Zinc & Steel......Brass coated tokens which carry the big prices between $10 - $15 each.....all the remaining types are value between .30 - .50 each

happy hunting

psgen

wow the zodiac killer started killing people there. don't you think that if it was zinc, that it would have been dug out of the ground in the bad shape of the new Penny's that are made of zinc today? thanks again