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  1. 07-23-2017, 08:26 PM #1
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    Two Big Tokens

    I made it out mid-day yesterday in the heat and humidity and scored these two awesome tokens. When the 125th Wis Summerfest 1973 token fell out of the dirt I thought I had a Morgan dollar for sure, but I'm happy with both of these finds! The smaller FOE token is for the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Their annual convention was in Milwaukee, August 14th to 18th in 1906. The token must have been a local advertising pieces for the event from L. Fuldner & Co, Distillers & Wholesale Dealers in Whiskies, 1855-1906, Milwaukee, Wis.

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  2. 07-23-2017, 09:11 PM #2
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    Very cool finds! That summerfest token probably has some nice collectors value to it, and certainly has some history! 1973 was a turning point for the festival due to a riot, bonfire and over 300 arrests were made. (Wikipedia)
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    Those are both Awesome finds. I love seeing tokens posted.
    Thanks for sharing
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  4. 07-24-2017, 10:08 AM #4
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    Super cool finds! ...and I guess that 1973 date is important too!
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    I can see how you would think Morgan dollar. Love seeing the tokens posted.
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    Love the tokens Darren
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  7. 07-24-2017, 05:51 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Super cool finds! ...and I guess that 1973 date is important too!
    Yup, 1973, yours truly Bday!


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  8. 07-26-2017, 07:16 AM #8
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    Cool couple of tokens. Definitely some interesting ones. I like the whiskies one.
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