Mystery 5c piece...

[tanacat]

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!

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

FRONT



BACK

[jkress]

Possibly a generic token?
Cool nonetheless.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Yeah, that one's a real head scratcher. Maybe some kind of jukebox token? My Google search didn't turn up anything like it.

[jkress]

My Google search didn't turn up anything like it.

Mine neither... I searched through many images with different deviations of the search words.

[tanacat]

Oh, also it is extremely thin and close to the size of a quarter!

Thanks for helping me look

[Ill Digger]

I'm hoping someone knows what it is!

I know what it is.
It's a cool find!! thumbsup01
Yeah it's probably a generic token used..... who knows where lol
It's defiantly an oldie for sure
Congrats

[randy]

No clue, but nice fine nonetheless.

[JTGOLD]

check this out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Vintage-Br...item2567b462e1

[aloldstuff]

Tanacat, looks to me that JT found it. What a neat find, congrats

[tanacat]

check this out

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Vintage-Br...item2567b462e1

You found it JT! |) Plugging in Vintage-Brass-Good-5-Cents-Tokens led me to some good info about the history of tokens. A lot of info 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

[OxShoeDrew]

JT JT JT (the crowd chants) :->

[pulltabsteve]

Really cool find tana

[tanacat]

Thanks Steve!

[bob_e99]

I am always impressed how everyone works together on this site. Fascinating find by Tanacat and great work by JT.



I love these oddball finds!

[Epi-hunter]

Yes, great find Tana and I love the tokens almost more than the coins Very nice ID on it JT |

[tanacat]

I am always impressed how everyone works together on this site. Fascinating find by Tanacat and great work by JT.



I love these oddball finds!

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, great find Tana and I love the tokens almost more than the coins Very nice ID on it JT |

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.

[Sal66]

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.

[tanacat]

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.

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

[Civil War Nut]

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 .

[CODY]

Love those tokens! Great find. Congrats and HH