For sale, A VERY EARLY (CIRCA 1905)...BEAUTIFUL PATINA... RARE TO FIND R8 (BOOKS $200), LISTED UNDER "JEROME" IN SPOONER ARIZONA CATALOG AT JER-920b) "good for" trade token once used as "GOOD FOR 10C IN MERCHANDISE" used at a business called " WIGWAM SALOON" once located in historic old mining camp downtown of JEROME , A.T. ARIZONA TERRITORY
THIS IS A TERRIFIC AND RARE TOKEN FROM JEROME...AND SO RARE TO EVER SEE AN "OVAL SHAPED" SALOON TOKEN....IT WAS USED AROUND 1904 DURING THE PRE STATEHOOD "ARIZONA TERRITORY" ERA..
Also love the name "Wigwam Saloon"...just screams old west and Arizona.
I am ALWAYS AMAZED HOW TOUGH IT IS TO FIND TOKENS FROM JEROME... The tiny old town of Jerome has a population of 444, and is located in beautiful Yavapai County...town got a post office in 1883, and had a peak population of 2500 around 1900.....still a great place to visit 120 years later
AS A CATEGORY, OLD WESTERN "SALOON TOKENS" ARE AMONG THE MOST COLECTIBLE....ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT SAY "SALOON" ON THEM
Token is listed in the Arizona token book (Spooner) as catalog under town of Jerome as Jer-920b ....books $200 but this 10c variety is toughie to find.
Trade token is brass, oval, about 22mm x 30mm in size, and in very nice condition (please see pictures in gallery) Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know. C
A genuine ANTIQUE CIRCA 1905 MINING CAMP SALOON IN JEROME, BEAUTIFUL OVAL SHAPED early trade token...once used at a downtown business called "WIGWAM SALOON" located in historic hilltop mining camp of JEROME, ARIZONA / ARIZONA TERRITORY
Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.