WHAT WAS THIS?

[walker2]

Found this today detecting looks like it was a coin. Silver i think can anyone make this look like it used to? Thanks

 

[DigginThePast]

Part of a token for 15th President James Buchanan "Old Buck" 1857-1861.

I'll see if I can track down that token or maybe someone else can find one.

edit to add: "Join Cracker Jack" inscription on the reverse.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Buck-Commemorative-Coin-PRESIDENT-JAMES-BUCHANAN-/310240314546

Here's one on ebay

 

[DigginThePast]

Ken - That one is probably more of some period token.

Walker2's token is a Cracker Jack piece. Check the pics below. I presume aluminum.

 

[Kenosha Kid]

"The Cracker Jack Mystery Club was started in May of 1933, offering persons who joined first with ten President coins found in boxes of Cracker Jack or Checkers, dropping the number to join to three then increasing the number to five coins later.

There are 31 presidents in the set from the first president, George Washington to newly elected, at the time 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Grover Cleveland's coin has his two non-consecutive terms 22nd and 24th, hence 31 coins instead of 32 coins.

The Cracker Jack Mystery Club sent back to a member who joined a membership certificate and a little gift.
Also sent back to the new member was the number of coins or medals sent in with Canceled stamped on the back of the coin or medal.

Note: There are only TEN President coins that have the word CANCELED stamped on the back. These stamped CANCELED coins are harder to locate than the regular coins or medals.

The Cracker Jack presidential medals were issued toward the end of the production so they are harder to locate than their coin variety types.

In May 1934 The Cracker Jack Company discontinued the distribution of the presidential medals and started inserting picture cards of Movie and Radio Stars in the Cracker Jack Mystery Club boxes."

http://www.crackerjackcollectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=32

 

[DigginThePast]

Kenosha Kid - Great info. So they only ran the deal for a year? Makes sense considering the Depression and all but still a little bit of a surprise to me being so short lived.

 

[Kenosha Kid]

Kenosha Kid - Great info. So they only ran the deal for a year? Makes sense considering the Depression and all but still a little bit of a surprise to me being so short lived.

I figured that link would have the correct info, since it's all about Cracker Jacks; however, I found another link that states "The aluminum coins were placed in boxes of Cracker Jack and Checkers Popcorn from 1933 to 1936 to support the Cracker Jack Mystery Club, the largest marketing campaign the company ever conducted...

http://www.iupui.edu/~anthpm/ransom524.html

Either way, places the item in the 1930's.