You don't want me to answer that, do you?
Regards,
Jerry Schaefer
ASM Affiliates, Inc.
2034 Corte Del Nogal
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-804-5757 (office)
760-804-5755 (fax)
http://www.asmaffiliates.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Allen Dart
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:08 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tax Token Question
One might wonder how far a 2 1/2 cent credit would have gone at a brothel
during that period.
al
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
PO Box 40577
Tucson AZ 85717-0577 USA
520-798-1201 office, 520-798-1966 fax
Email: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.oldpueblo.org
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On Wed, February 2, 2011 4:21 pm, Jerry Schaefer wrote:
Saloons, restaurants, and even brothels in the West issues their own
tokens.
Regards,
Jerry Schaefer
ASM Affiliates, Inc.
2034 Corte Del Nogal
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-804-5757 (office)
760-804-5755 (fax)
http://www.asmaffiliates.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
McMahan, Dave (DNR)
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 2:55 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tax Token Question
I have seen a number of trade tokens with "Good For 2 1/2 cts." I'm not
sure about the S.H.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ann
Raab
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Tax Token Question
I have been excavating a site in western Missouri that has confirmed
occupations
in the mid-19th century as well as the late 19th century and early 20th
century.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a component that went into the
1920s and
1930s, but probably not much later.
I have an item which looks like a tax token, but it doesn't fit into the
mold of
a typical state-issued token. It is copper, very thin (about 1mm) and is
27.2 mm
in diameter (roughly a little more than an inch). The front of the token
is
stamped "Good For 2 1/2 cts." The back of the token simply has an S. H.
stamped
into it. There is nothing that identifies it as being from a particular
state
and there are no other graphics or decoration. Also, in the research I
have done
(very cursory) I have not found any state tokens worth 2 1/2 cents.
The "S. H." made me think of S&H Green Stamps, but I am not sure if they
had any
tokens like these. I would think the company name would be more obvious
on such
an item. There were also corporate coal mining interests in the area in
the late
19th and early 20th centuries. I wasn't sure if this could be a kind of
"company
store" token.
Any information or ideas would be welcome!
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