todays finds

[dave in iowa]

not much but did get this token, its from the copperclad malleable range co. the made stoves and lined them in copper between 1907-1936, and a aluminum wooden nickel

 

[tanacat]

Very cool finds! Better than a day of clad and nails anyday! I've never seen an aluminum wooden nickel. I'm going to have to look up that token/copperclad company tomorrow. I can't remember what swatchika symbols represents besides nazi germany- seen several on here, on coins, seems like one was boyscout luck charm from way back when? Maybe not, I forgot the fine details. Okay late, must sleep :blackeye:

 

[kenfen]

Before jilted corrupted the symbol, it was a good luck sign. Much like a 4 leaf clover. I've seen tile floors from the turn of the century that used the sign. I'm sure there are peeps on here that can tell you more.

Regards, ken

 

[RobW]

Cool nickel!

 

[coinnut]

We used to call then aluminum coins, play coins. We had a chicken on it and it said henny penny lol Kids used to play with them 1's, 5's and 10's, I believe. The Swastika was a good luck symbol and I think it went way back (like Egyptian times?) Later, it was twisted the other way and turned into the German symbol everyone is familiar with. I've found a couple of good luck tokens with it. Nice stove token. I think tokens are a lot of fun to get. They all tell a very precise story and give you lots of information, so you can research something you may never have heard of. Great piece. I hope it cleans up good.

 

[Beefcake]

I found the exact same style wooden nickel earlier this summer. Nice finds Dave!!