token thingie ??

[lee]

three nights ago i was invited by mango ave to detect a house he had permission for, along with my 2 walking liberty halves i found this.
it reads 49 state , the great market of the st Louis globe campaign democrat and on the back it has like a map thing with st Louis circled in the middle.
any ideas ????

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Here's a photo of one like it that's in good condition.



I think it's a token from radio station KMOX that covered Lindberg's transatlantic flight-their motto was "Capitol of the 49th State"

 

[fyrffytr1]

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat was a daily paper from 1852-1986. But, the 49th state is Alaska. I think this token predates Alaska being admitted to the Union and is referring to the distribution area of the paper to Missouri and parts of four other states.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Long before Alaska was made the 49th state the the area covered by the St. Louis Globe-democrat was popularly known as the 49th state.

http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper ...ork NY Evening Post 1925 Grayscale - 0718.pdf

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Probably has something to do with Hawaii.... just kidding. A great token! What about the 2 WLH's? Let's see them too. HH, Dave.