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Record Day for CHUCKE CHEESE Tokens 4 Ya Baby!!!!!
Tied a RECORD 110 coin day this year...I should have dug those other signals DAMN!!!!
I had a blast today. Best day in a long time, well maybe not so long...
Went back to the house that I just got a 1941 Merc and the 1942 Walking Liberty Half on 11-7-07
I was the for about 2 hours and man what a blast I had..
First it started with a 1926 Merc then a couple wheats
A lot change followed .
Got good nickel signal by a tree and pulled a date less Buffalo and about 4 inches from
it I got the 1943 Quarter.
About five minutes later out came The 1911 Barber Quarter.
At first sight of it my hand literally jumped and the coin flew up about 6 inches and a foot out
I thought that it may be SEATED COIN since it didn't look like a Washington
DAMN NO SEATED!!!!!
Later I pulled a 1939 Quarter then a 1954D Dime.
As I was walking to leave I was swinging the coil for QUARTER signals only
since I had dug so many hole all ready I was tired.
I passed all other signals up.
I got a nice 50 cent / Dollar 89-93 VDI signal and I thought could it be another Half dollar from this site?
Dig the hole and out popped this BIG ROUND Coin AT first I thought it was a Big Clad Dollar but NO.
After that I left for home.
After cleaning the large coin it turned out to be a token of some sort:
WILEY M. EGAN CHAPTER 128 RAM CHICAGO 1868 ONE PENNY
HERE IS SOME RESEARCH ON HIM:
Egan, Wiley M. - 1827-1903 - Marine Ins./Lake Shipping. Born Ballston, NY; son of William and Mary Egan who were farming people. He moved with his parents to Chicago in 1836, about a year before the incorporation of the city. Between 1842 and 1853 he was a sailor and master and from that time until his death he built and owned the best and finest sailing and steam vessels on the lake. In connection with this business, he conducted an extensive and important insurance business starting in 1857. He was the owner of 25 different vessels and no name figured more prominently in connection with shipping interests in Chicago. He was a leading member of the Masonic fraternity. In 1855, he became a Master Mason in Garden City Lodge. He took the degree of Royal Arch Mason in 1857, became a Royal and Select Master in 1861, attained the Knight Templar degree in 1857 and in the Scottish Rite proceeded through the various degrees until the 32nd was conferred upon him in 1864. He was elected to the 33rd degree in the Supreme Council in 1870. He was a member of the Masonic relief committee after the Chicago fire of 1871. His memory is honored in Wiley M. Egan Chapter, R. A. M.. Married 1849 Mary P. Helm; children: William, George, Marion (widow of Lucian P. Cheney, druggist in Chicago), Helen I. (widow of S. W. Wyatt), and Charles W. Two had passed away in 1912. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1899. Member Board of Trade and Pres. in 1867-68. Elected to represent the 95th district in the general assembly of Illinois in 1871. Union Park Congregational Church. Residence: 1224 North State Street.12
Thanks ALL DPSB
Tied a RECORD 110 coin day this year...I should have dug those other signals DAMN!!!!
I had a blast today. Best day in a long time, well maybe not so long...
Went back to the house that I just got a 1941 Merc and the 1942 Walking Liberty Half on 11-7-07
I was the for about 2 hours and man what a blast I had..
First it started with a 1926 Merc then a couple wheats
A lot change followed .
Got good nickel signal by a tree and pulled a date less Buffalo and about 4 inches from
it I got the 1943 Quarter.
About five minutes later out came The 1911 Barber Quarter.
At first sight of it my hand literally jumped and the coin flew up about 6 inches and a foot out
I thought that it may be SEATED COIN since it didn't look like a Washington
DAMN NO SEATED!!!!!
Later I pulled a 1939 Quarter then a 1954D Dime.
As I was walking to leave I was swinging the coil for QUARTER signals only
since I had dug so many hole all ready I was tired.
I passed all other signals up.
I got a nice 50 cent / Dollar 89-93 VDI signal and I thought could it be another Half dollar from this site?
Dig the hole and out popped this BIG ROUND Coin AT first I thought it was a Big Clad Dollar but NO.
After that I left for home.
After cleaning the large coin it turned out to be a token of some sort:
WILEY M. EGAN CHAPTER 128 RAM CHICAGO 1868 ONE PENNY
HERE IS SOME RESEARCH ON HIM:
Egan, Wiley M. - 1827-1903 - Marine Ins./Lake Shipping. Born Ballston, NY; son of William and Mary Egan who were farming people. He moved with his parents to Chicago in 1836, about a year before the incorporation of the city. Between 1842 and 1853 he was a sailor and master and from that time until his death he built and owned the best and finest sailing and steam vessels on the lake. In connection with this business, he conducted an extensive and important insurance business starting in 1857. He was the owner of 25 different vessels and no name figured more prominently in connection with shipping interests in Chicago. He was a leading member of the Masonic fraternity. In 1855, he became a Master Mason in Garden City Lodge. He took the degree of Royal Arch Mason in 1857, became a Royal and Select Master in 1861, attained the Knight Templar degree in 1857 and in the Scottish Rite proceeded through the various degrees until the 32nd was conferred upon him in 1864. He was elected to the 33rd degree in the Supreme Council in 1870. He was a member of the Masonic relief committee after the Chicago fire of 1871. His memory is honored in Wiley M. Egan Chapter, R. A. M.. Married 1849 Mary P. Helm; children: William, George, Marion (widow of Lucian P. Cheney, druggist in Chicago), Helen I. (widow of S. W. Wyatt), and Charles W. Two had passed away in 1912. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1899. Member Board of Trade and Pres. in 1867-68. Elected to represent the 95th district in the general assembly of Illinois in 1871. Union Park Congregational Church. Residence: 1224 North State Street.12
Thanks ALL DPSB
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Fantastic hunting day! Great story too..just like I was there. That token is awesome and great research! Heck...I'da been hopping all over the place just finding that Barber quarter! 
