Mystery 5c piece...

tanacat

tanacat

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I found this coin/token today at a mansion built in early 1800's right in middle of downtown Lexington... It was next to a huge tree I'm talking a HUGE tree (where I imagined people catching some shade back in the day). It was on top of root at only about 2deep. VDI on my V3i was 52/53, so I thought it'd be a zilcoln or possibly an IH. Was surprised to find this! I guess it's bronze... No date, no nothing. I can't find it anywhere online.

I'm hoping someone knows what it is! :shocked01:

This is the front and back, or vice versa ---can't tell the obverse from the reverse lol

FRONT
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BACK
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Yeah, that one's a real head scratcher. Maybe some kind of jukebox token? My Google search didn't turn up anything like it.
 
Tony Two-Cent link=topic=7151.msg82919#msg82919 date=1316743999 said:
My Google search didn't turn up anything like it.
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Mine neither... I searched through many images with different deviations of the search words. :dontknow:
 
Oh, also it is extremely thin and close to the size of a quarter! :thinkingabout: :confused:

Thanks for helping me look :)
 
tanacat link=topic=7151.msg82913#msg82913 date=1316742528 said:
I'm hoping someone knows what it is! :shocked01:
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I know what it is. :yes:
It's a cool find!! :cool: thumbsup01
Yeah it's probably a generic token used..... :dontknow: who knows where lol
It's defiantly an oldie for sure :yes:
Congrats :grin:
 
JTGOLD link=topic=7151.msg82951#msg82951 date=1316790616 said:
check this out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Vintage-Brass-Good-5-Cents-Tokens-/160653664993?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2567b462e1
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You found it JT! |:confused:) Plugging in Vintage-Brass-Good-5-Cents-Tokens led me to some good info about the history of tokens. A lot of info :shocked04:stretcher: I plan to read it all eventually. What I have read is very interesting! I'm hoping to figure out a general age of it by reading it.

http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/projects/PiN/cut.html led me to a

Hey big time congrats again on the seated spill you found. I've gone back and looked at your thread/pics many times lol
 
I am always impressed how everyone works together on this site. Fascinating find by Tanacat and great work by JT.

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

I love these oddball finds!
 
Yes, great find Tana and I love the tokens almost more than the coins :) Very nice ID on it JT |:cheering:
 
bob_e99 link=topic=7151.msg84335#msg84335 date=1317857842 said:
I am always impressed how everyone works together on this site. Fascinating find by Tanacat and great work by JT.

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

I love these oddball finds!
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Thanks Bob! I really like our What is it section. I've found wierd things and not been able to find them online- sure enough someone knows or is able to find them on here :yes:


Epi-hunter link=topic=7151.msg84337#msg84337 date=1317858093 said:
Yes, great find Tana and I love the tokens almost more than the coins :) Very nice ID on it JT |:cheering:
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Thanks Angie! I really like coins because they (usually) lol have a date on them, but tokens are great because you can get a general age on them anyway. And they are so unique, more variety than coins.
 
I know what is. It's a 5 cent off token used at GOOD 'OLE TOM'S . It's a local joke tanacat. It could be a discount token like a coupon today or just a local pub token or soda or Pop machine as some call it. :interesting:
 
Sal66 link=topic=7151.msg84550#msg84550 date=1317996880 said:
I know what is. It's a 5 cent off token used at GOOD 'OLE TOM'S . It's a local joke tanacat. It could be a discount token like a coupon today or just a local pub token or soda or Pop machine as some call it. :interesting:
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lol thanks for letting me in on the joke.

My husband's name is Tom... Poor Toms, they get a bad rap. For example... Peeping Tom's rofl
 
Hidy TC. I am sure glad someone found that one . It was about to drive me nuts trying to find out where I had seen that befor . Nice find , and good luck in all .
 
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