First Holed Token

[freemindstuck]

Hi,
When I first dug this one it had so much pocket wear I thought it was a tool tag.
People used to hole tokens and coins and then run a loop string or wire through them so that they wouldn't lose them. Sometimes they would sew them into their clothing. I like them better then intact coins and tokens. It is an M.P. Tilton 10 cent General Merchandise trade token from Lamoni, Iowa.
Thanks for looking!
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[Tony Two-Cent]

I just love old trade tokens, and that one is a nice example! :loveit:

I've always wondered about those hole theories. I wonder if kids holed coins and tokens so they could wear them around their neck on a string?

Congrats on the neat find! :thumbsup02:

[Isaac]

Very interesting... I've never seen a holed trade token before. Cool find. :thumbsup02:

[Timewarpdigger]

congrats for the token. They are really interesting to find. Safe & HH

[freemindstuck]

I just love old trade tokens, and that one is a nice example! :loveit:

I've always wondered about those hole theories. I wonder if kids holed coins and tokens so they could wear them around their neck on a string?

Congrats on the neat find! :thumbsup02:

I've thought the same thing about kid's making necklaces. But I've also seen tokens and coins with two holes. My favorite explanation would be coin worms, but I probably just have an over active imagination. Lol

[coinnut]

Nice grab on the token!! Never knew they would hole them too. Have seen plenty of coins holed though. Two holes in a coin around our area of the country were usually put in coins to make a wizzer toy. Not sure if that is the technical name for it, but here is a picture of one. Not the best picture, but you can see how it was set up. Some people even cut the edges of the coin to look like a gear (like the one pictured) so that it would make more noise when spinning. Nice find!

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=colonial+whizzer+&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=colonial+whizzer+&sc=0-12&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&id=2F91271BBA39A5CB4DF0B287DD32598CD0B9E57E&selectedIndex=1

[giant056]

Great score on the ole token :thumbsup02:

[aloldstuff]

Nice old token. I also never saw one holed. Wish there were more old token out this way.

:congrats: