FEISEL DECEMBER 2020 EXONUMIA SALE
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FEISEL DECEMBER 2020 EXONUMIA SALE
Duane Feisel of Shingletown, CA will hold his next exonumia sale December 26-27, 2020. Here are some tokens that caught my eye. For a copy of the catalog, contact Duane atdhfeisel@frontier.com.-Editor
Lot 9: Valona Saloon Token
P. GUERRIERI / VALONA / SALOON /CROCKETT, CAL. // Good For / 5¢ / Drink, brrd 21mm. Listed 2F-3 $125/250.
I like the fancy numeral "5".-Editor
Lot 40: Mascot Saloon Token
MASCOT SALOON / C.M. DELGROVE /STENT / CAL // Good For / 1 / Drink, br rd21mm. Listed 2F46 $125/250.
Another California token. The numeral "1" is unusual.-Editor
Lot 54: Montana Saloon Token
ALL NATIONS / SALOON / 106 S. MAINST. / HELENA / GERMAIN & NEVEU // GoodFor / 5¢ / In Trade, al rd 25mm. Listed 2.
"All Nations" is a slogan on lot 77 as well.-Editor
Lot 67: Alamo Saloon Token
ALBERT'S / SALOON // (deer-headmounted on star inscribed T E X A S on points)/ 78 / POINTS // Cradle Of Texas Liberty /(building) / Alamo, (San Antonio), al rd 32mm.Listed 10.
Nice aluminum piece.-Editor
Lot 77: Emma Johnson Brothel Tokens
GOOD / FOR 1 / MME. EMMA JOHNSON/ HOUSE OF ALL NATIONS / 331-33 N.BASIN / TEL. 1793 // 20 / Pretty Women / OfAll Nations Who / Are Clever / Entertainers /Everything Goes- / Pleasure Is The /Watchword, (New Orleans LA), bz rd 35mm.
The fake and phony house of ill repute tokensare very plentiful, but this one appears to be agenuine vintage issue - see Crawford/FarberJ/12 R9.
"Clever entertainers" - that's a euphemism I hadn't come across before. Very clever!-Editor
Lot 98: Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Store
CAMP STORE / CO. 1501, C.C.C. // GoodFor / 5¢ / In Trade, (Birch Creek MT), br rd19mm. Listed Rubick EV7. Also other MTlocations as well as Descanso CA.
A nice depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps token. Fancy "5". too.-Editor
Lot 104: Arizona Territory Post Trader
POST TRADER / FORT / BOWIE / A.T. //Good / For One / Drink, br rd 22mm. ListedAZ100a; Spooner FTB-680 R9 $3,000.
Rare Arizona Territory post trader token. Nice condition.-Editor
Lot 148: Lancaster Pike A.M.G. Token
PIKE / 5 / LANCASTER. PA. /LANCASTER. PA. / LANCASTER. PA. /A.M.G. // Pike / 3 / A.M.G. (a/i O&R), wm rd28mm. Unlisted! Very unusual inscription.
Definitely unusual. Who issued it? What is "A.M.G."? Why both a "5" and a "3".-Editor
To view the lot images, see:
2020 - DECEMBER MAIL BID SALE(https://collector-ca.smugmug.com/Tokens-Exonumia/2020-DECEMBER-MAIL-BID-SALE-1/)
