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Indian Traders, Forts & Territorial Tokens
Session A
Western Indian Traders, Forts & Territorial Tokens
Bill Weber Naval Tokens
Date and Time:
Friday March 11, 2011
3pm-7pm PDT
Location:
W.E.S.T.S Token Jamboree
Red Lion Hotel “Comstock Room”
1401 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95815
Absentee mail and phone bids due by Thursday 5pm PDT 03/10/2011
Online absentee bids due by Friday 8am PDT 3/11/2011
Live online bidding will reopen at 3pm PDT 3/11/2011
WESTS is an acronym for the Western States Token Society. It is a nonprofit organization formed for the enjoyment, education and promotion
of collecting tokens from the western United States. The organizational
link page is available on our website. The annual Jamboree brings together
dozens of dealers and many collectors with interest in western tokens.
Bid online at www.holabirdamericana.com or call 877-852-8822
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Introduction to Trade Tokens
Collecting coins opens so many doors that every day at the
Holabird-Kagin office can be exciting. Trade tokens, or pioneer minor
coinage as the Government called it about 1900, have become a
regular part of our collecting arena. Over the years we have met many
wonderful collectors that are kind enough to share stories, research,
and ideas.
Years ago I attended a national token show held by the National
Token Collectors Association. The fellow at the next table came in
costume, early 1800s military as I recall, and is one of the most
knowledgeable, friendly collectors I ever met. At the time I knew next
to nothing about military, Indian Traders and the like, and Jerry Adams
started to fill me in. Since that time, Adams has gone on to write many
articles, compile a private treatise on several token categories, and
is happy to share with fellow collectors. He shares my passion about
education of collectors by good research. Jerry was kind enough to
let us publish some of his work on Indian Traders in this catalog. This
story offers a wonderful portrait of a classic and classy collector, Jerry
Adams. -fh
A Collector’s Story.
In 2007, Jerry Adams fondly recalled his childhood discovery of
collecting coins. He wrote in an article titled “How Tokens Improved
One Coin Collectors Life”:
In 1955 like many other boys my age, I started collecting
coins, cents mostly. Then I discovered “Buffalo Head Nickels”
and Mercury dimes”. Soon I had the little green and blue
folders for each denomination of US coinage. I pored [sic]
through my dad’s change each evening, asked my grandpa and
grandma for any old coins they had, and in general became a
‘dyed in the wool’ young numismatist [Adams, “How Tokens
Improved One Coin Collectors Life,” 2007, 1].
As Adams grew up, graduated from college, and became employed,
he continued collecting coins. He comically writes that the tokens he
collected improved his life especially after he had purchased a “clear
plastic bag of trade tokens” [Adams, “Tokens,” 2007, 1]. He had fun
going through that ten dollar bag of tokens and craved reliving that
rush of excitement he had with that first bag over and over again. He
felt the excitement added to his personality so that he was a magnet
for success – with women, with door prizes, with good grooming,
with his job, and the IRS [Adams, “Tokens,” 2007, 1]. All Adams could
say was “trade tokens changed his . . . life for the better in a thousand
‘good for’ ways!” [Adams, “Tokens,” 2007, 1]. In fact, collecting tokens
may have changed his life’s destiny.
Because Adams has been so successful as a token collector, he has
information to pass along to other token collectors. Adams writes in
an article titled “Introduction to Tokens”:
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Trade tokens, ‘good fors’, bingles, scrip, chits, seco,
whatever you call them, trade tokens have become a respected
collectible, and an expanding branch of numismatics. The
collecting of tokens, is called ‘exonumia’, and includes other
types of tokens, including transit tokens, encased cents, and
many others. In a narrow sense, trade tokens are the ‘good for’
tokens, issued by merchants. Generally they have a merchants
name, sometimes a town and state, and also the required ‘good
for 5¢’ (or other denomination[s]) legend somewhere on the
token. Types of merchants that issued tokens include general
stores, grocers, department stores, meat markets, drug stores,
saloons, bars, taverns, barbers, coal mines, lumber mills, and
many other businesses [Adams, “Introduction to Tokens,”
2007, 1]. Other popular tokens collectors like are from dairy
businesses, pool halls, and cigar stands.
Adams relates that tokens can be made from different materials, so
some token collectors might like to collect the materials rather than
the type of business tokens available. For example, Adams says:
Some are seen in nickel, fiber, celluloid and vulcanite. Many
factors affect value of tokens, including if the town and state are
on the token, the rarity, condition and type of business. Another
important factor is the number of tokens from the town [Adams,
“Introduction to Tokens,” 2007, 1].
So how can the collector find tokens? Adams says:
A great place to start, is with your family and friends. Let
your friends know you collect trade tokens, and show them
one, if they don’t know what tokens look like. Carry a token
around in your pocket for this purpose. Be sure and ask you[r]
family, aunts, uncles, grandparents, for any old tokens they
might have. Other productive places to find tokens, are flea
markets, garage sales, antique shops and malls, coin shows,
coin shops, second hand stores, junk shops in small towns, mail
bid sections in token catalogues, EBAY, here at Holabird-Kagin
Americana and at our live auctions [Adams, “Introduction to
Tokens,” 2007, 1].
So what should the collector look for in a token? Adams says,
“Tokens can vary widely in appearance . . . . Genuine trade tokens have
a certain look about them that you will become familiar with the more
you handle them [Adams, “Introduction to Tokens,” 2007, 1-2]. Who
knows, perhaps your foray into token collecting will magically improve
your life as much as it did Adams’? Looking through our catalog is a
good place to being your education or to augment your collection.
Enjoy!
Many of Jerry’s articles are provided online at tokencollectors.org.
Thank you Jerry!
Indian Traders and their Tokens
The expansion of the West into Indian lands created the need for
military forts for protection of settlers. As military forts and trading
posts sprang up all over the western frontier during the late 1800s, so
did competition with outside merchants and civilian whiskey traders.
Commercial enterprises arose to facilitate trade between Indians and
settlers. Some of the traders were located inside military forts (post
traders) and others just outside the forts, and some traders, such as
the Bent brothers who built their trading post along the old Santa Fe
Trail in 1833, established posts in areas away from forts when dealing
with friendly tribes (Indian Traders).
Soon the trading posts were dealing in every type of merchandise
imaginable from clothing, household goods and booze to axel grease,
hardware and ammunition. Typical trading posts also boasted of
Indian goods made by local tribes, particularly rugs, baskets and
pottery. One advertisement from a Post Trader at Fort Richardson in
the late 1800s read (we carry) “Everything to fill up - A general
assortment of goods suited to the necessities of frontier life.”
Indian Trading Posts were quite common in most of the western
States. States such as Arizona and New Mexico had numerous traders
who issued and used tokens regularly.
By 1870 almost every military post was accessible to at least one
or more Indian tribes. Competitive traders quickly realized that trade
with the local Indians was often more lucrative than regular trader
business. This was because there was no price control over goods
sold to the Indians and prices were regulated by supply and demand
and by the number of traders in the area. Additionally, traders could
trade their goods for Indian goods with no cash involved, allowing for
greater profit. In the 1860s a few western post traders began using
Indian Trader tokens as change for their Indian clients who did not use
or possess a monetary medium. Indian Trader tokens were also issued
The Golden West ~ Session A ~ March 11, 2011
as credits to pay for services rendered by the Indians, such as livestock
recovery, general errands and chores or freighting of materials. The
custom of using tokens spread throughout western reservations and
nearby lands; such tokens were used well into the 1930s (Suggested
reading: Peddlers and Post Traders, David M. Delo). This catalog has an
excellent selection of Indian Trading Post tokens such as Bylas, Indian
Wells,Tees-To and others.
Post Trader Tokens
Post trader tokens are those issued by military forts or posts. A
“post” was defined as “any sort of ground fortified or not where a
body of men can be in a condition of resisting the enemy” [Wheeler,
T.; Military and Naval Encyclopedia; 1879]. With the American West
full of forts during its expansion, tokens from these forts have become
very collectible.
The field of collecting Post Traders is a fascinating hobby but the
area of collecting is difficult because so many of the western pieces are
extremely rare. These tokens went through a system of name changes
starting with pieces issued during the Civil War. These were known as
“sutler” tokens. “Sutlers” were defined as “A camp follower who sells
drinks and provisions to the troops,” according to Wilhelm. Congress
ended the Sutler practice in 1866, and they were followed in name
by traders, which in turn were followed by Post Traders, followed
by Canteen in 1888, changed to Post Exchange in 1895, and finally
changed to NCO Clubs, etc in more modern times [Curto, J.; Military
Tokens of the United States, 1866-1969; 1970].
The tokens were all part of a military monetary system that was
tightly accounted for. Cunningham, in Military Tokens of the United
States (1995) noted that when a Post closed, the tokens were usually
redeemed and destroyed or disposed of by dumping them “in latrines
or in Post dumps.” That’s one reason why they are so rare today in
Mint State.
A Note On Reference Works for Indian Traders,
Forts, and Territorial tokens.
The reason most of you have never heard of Indian Trader tokens
is that most are so rare you may never see them. This sale is full of the
great rarities that have, in general, never been offered at public auction. This sale is thus unarguably every bit as important as the Schilling Collection sales we had in the 1980’s and the Christine Harkey
Collection of New Mexico tokens we had within the past decade.
Another reason you haven’t heard of these tokens much is that
the references can be as rare as the tokens! This unfortunate fact is
because the reference works were, in general, written by token history
enthusiasts who had to publish their work themselves, and thus these
works were printed on a limited basis and went out of print quickly.
With small press runs often not exceeding 100 copies, the published
works tend not to change hands until someone dies and the library
goes up for sale, if it doesn’t get thrown out.
The price guides contained within some of these works can be
useful to relatively worthless, inclusive of new works. The market
changed drastically with the International monetary crash of 2008,
and some markets are still recovering, while others are thriving. In
example, Arizona and Utah tokens in our auctions were worth, based
on our actual auction data, approximately 2.4 to 4.5 times the “book
prices” prior to the crash. This makes sense, in light of the fact that
most books are two decades old, more or less, and the concept that
when a book comes out, more collectors enter the field. Today, these
markets are recovering, and have not yet reached these levels, except
for the great rarities. The New Mexico book of Kiser is more accurate.
But in the cases of great rarities, each of these books is only a guide- a
collector can expect to pay several multiples of the book values if you
want a token, because the great rarities are just that- so rare that you
may never see them again. Ebay sales have also had their effect. Some
people feel eBay is a true guide to Current Market Value. It can be, but
only in very rare circumstances. In reality, it is an emergency sale on
the courthouse steps without guidelines or protection.
Fort tokens from the West are, in general, quite rare. A few large
groups survived, which allows all of us easier and cheaper access to
some of these great rarities. The classic material from the 1850’s and
1860’s is the most in demand. Dakota Territory appears to have had
the most different number of pieces made, and tokens were clearly
one of the few forms of circulating money on the western frontier in
the absence of US Coin. More pieces came out during the buildup and
action of the Spanish American War of the 1890’s. Training camps,
military bases, and such were built all over the West, and most of
these posts had and used tokens.
Territorial tokens, made and used during various state territorial
periods, are quite rare, and frankly, rarely ever come to auction, except
perhaps Indian territory. Most of the western states became states
early on, such that none exist. But Territorial marked tokens from
Montana, Dakota exist from the 1860’s through 1880’s. Arizona, a late
state, also has a number of Territorial marked tokens. All of these have
fascinating stories and are true representations of the Wild West.
Each of the following reference works is important, and lists other
Indian Trader tokens that are not present in this collection:
1.New Mexico Trade Tokens, John Schilling, A tremendous compendium published after a life of collecting and collaborated with many of the original New
Mexico collectors such as Christine Harkey.
2.New Mexico. Two other works have been published on New Mexico tokens.
Richard Worthington published a preliminary guide decades ago and again in
2003 that was the first of the NM token guides. B. Kiser has since published a
work that includes attendant rarities and some photographs. This work is the
most readily available reference, though there are differences with Schilling.
3.Lloyd Walker and Bill Zarling published a book on Indian Traders and
Sutlers, which is impossible to attain. Indeed, we still do not have one in our
library.
4.Peter Spooner’s Arizona Trade Tokens has just recently been published and is
available. It follows in the footsteps of Hal Birt’s original guide, and adds many
new pieces.
5.Oklahoma Exonumia by R. Chadwick (2007) is still available, and contains
all of the Indian traders from the Oklahoma/Indian Territory sector.
6.Rulau’s United States Trade Tokens 1799-1900 or the 1866-1899 volume
have a few, but not all. We consider these reference works mandatory, even
though we westerners are at fault for not sending Russ our data on western
pieces.
7.Paul Cunningham followed in the footsteps of Curto and published a massive two volume guide on military tokens. This set is available, and mandatory
of you are trying to research any military pieces. www.cunninghamexonumia.
com
8.Auction catalogs offer an important guideline. Our sales of the Schilling
Nevada and New Mexico Collections (3), the Harkey New Mexico Collection,
LaDue Collections offer a glimpse at what can be available. The printed results
from these offer a real price guide of open competitive prices, versus a book
guide opinion price. But both have their place, however, as auction results can
be a bit high, or in many cases, may represent wholesale. Hence the importance
of up to date price guides (there are not many of these).
9.Various State Place Name books are very important. These tell short stories
on each city, community, mining camp or trading post in the western states.
Most are available at the local book shop, and certainly are available in local
libraries, while the token guides are not necessarily available in local libraries.
10.Token Organizations. There are three prominent token organizations that
provide a forum for discussion or information. Two publish articles on tokens
regularly. These are: TAMS (Token and Medal Society) www.tokenandmedal.
org This is an excellent group with a wonderful quarterly publication with indexes. NTCA (National Token Collectors Association) www.tokencollectors.org
This group formed when it appeared the other group became focused on medals. It has a regular publication often with short articles on tokens. No indexes.
They have an annual show, usually in Omaha in September. WESTS (Western
States Token Society) formed for the promotion and study of western tokens.
They have no web site, but do have a show each year in March in California.
These organizations offer the opportunity to openly discuss tokens, history,
and meet new and interesting people.
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A Condensed History of NativeAmerican and United States Government Relations from 1783 to 1890
By Patsy Lee Hardin, Doctoral Candidate in History, University of Nevada, Reno
Introduction and Background
As most Americans are taught, Thomas Jefferson wrote
the Declaration of Independence in 1776 stating the grievances
the colonists’ had with the British Government and why they were
choosing to break away from the British and form a new government.
But what Americans are not taught usually is that there were many
other reasons that the Declaration does not include. One of the most
important issues to Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers was the
British had prevented the American colonists from settling in the Ohio
Territory after the French and Indian War. The British promised the
Natives in Ohio country that land was for their use. The Proclamation
Line of 1763 cemented the deal. For twelve years after that Americans
looked for excuses to break away from the British including griping
about paying taxes to recompense the British for fighting a war a
twenty-two year old George Washington had started with the French
on American soil through a diplomatic blunder. That little blunder led
to the British fighting the French in Europe as well. The wars cost a
lot. Somebody had to pay. The British put taxes on American goods
that mostly the rich bought. So it was the rich people in the American
colonies who were aching for a war. And they were aching for land. If
one goes back and looks, in some of the oldest maps of Virginia, the
colony claimed land all the way to the Pacific coast. The dreams of
avarice were diced to pieces by the British with the Proclamation Line
of 1763. Revolution occurred. All know that story.
Americans are led to believe that the Revolutionary War cut
all ties with the British, but it did not. The official formation of the U.
S. government happened in 1777 under the Articles of Confederation,
a woefully knee jerk reactionary governmental document that banned
taxes but did little else to form a cohesive nation. The Treaty of Paris
was signed in 1783 that ended the war, and the United States (U. S.)
presented itself to the world stage. It had a tremendous war debt,
something in the range of what the national debt is now. How would
the nation pay its debts? One of the first plans was to gain land in the
Ohio Valley to sell. In this respect the U. S. government did not treat
the Natives any differently than did the British. They considered
Native groups as independent foreign nations. The Constitution
(replacing the sorely deficient Articles of Confederation), signed into
law in 1789, outlined that only Congress had the power to negotiate
treaties with the Indians. And so the negotiating began. The Land
Ordinance of 1785 (LO) and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
(NWO) outlined how Indians were to be treated and how land was
to be divided. The NWO dictated land had to be obtained by treaty,
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paid for, surveyed and sold in accordance with the LO. Now, it is my
supposition that the country was so far in debt, that it tricked the
Natives out of their rightful money. Instead of paying the Natives for
their land upon sale, U. S. representatives told the Natives their money
was put in a trust account for them in the U. S. Treasury and they could
draw upon it when they needed to. Fast forward to 2011. President
Obama is in the process of settling these accounts with Native groups,
as even the best forensic accountants cannot make heads or tails of
the Indians’ trust money and who is owed what. My years of studying
U. S. and Indian relations tells me that a proportion of the money
Natives expected to be placed in those accounts never made it there
especially with the early Ohio Valley Tribes. It was all a bit of shuffling
paperwork. The country would not have had the money to pay the
Natives until the land had been sold.
Trading Posts Developed
The British had set up a factory system whereby a factor – a
person – received an area to have a trading post and the U. S. kept the
same practice. The factor had to be heavily bonded and appointed
by the government. The factor acted as the Indian Agent for the
government in a selected territory. Usually the territories were large
and there were not many of them. The factors’ purpose was to develop
and maintain friendly relations with the Natives while also keeping
control of the outlying areas of the nation. This system worked until
the Second Great Awakening, a religious revival that swept the nation
in 1800.
For some reason, the Second Great Awakening gave people –
ie religiously zealot missionaries – the idea that Natives needed to be
Christianized. The government adopted that goal and added educated
and “civilized” as it goals for Natives when it officially created the
Office of Indian Affairs (OIA) under the Department of War in 1834.
This essentially put the Army in charge of Natives and the days of the
factor and factory were gone.
Because of the gold rush in Georgia in the late 1820s, Indians’
status began changing. Even though the NWO was still in effect – as
it is today – President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal
Act of 1830 into law, which gave the government the right to move
Cherokee Indians off of their lands and to Indian Territory (present
day Oklahoma). The Cherokee protested. They fought the law in
court, all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court. In 1831 and 1832 two
very important Supreme Court decisions deemed Native Americans’
status as no longer independent nations but as “domestic dependent
nations” making them wards of the U.S. government. This is still the
same status Native groups have today. Thus, Natives could be moved
at a moment’s notice and really did not have much of a say in their
treatment. The march for land acquisition by Anglos did not stop.
Curiously, the government kept making more treaties with the Natives,
when in essence they really did not have to any longer.
The first western treaty occurred in 1851 with the Treaty of
Fort Laramie. It was revised in 1868. They both ceded more land to
the U. S. government. But there is this odd thing about Indians. When
making decisions that affect the entire tribe, the entire tribe has to
give its consent. Negotiations were very cumbersome. Thus, in 1871,
the U.S. went to signing Executive Order treaties. With the President’s
signature, a reservation was formed. The Indians did not even have to
be there to consent.
From 1834 until 1870 the Army (ie- government) ran
the reservations and trading posts on them. Traders still had to be
licensed. Other trading posts with licensed contractors were located
near Army forts for protection. When Ulysses S. Grant became
president in 1868 he formed the Board of Indian Commissioners
in 1869 to investigate graft on Indian reservations. After its
investigation, the Board suggested removing the control of the
reservations from under the Army’s power because there was too
much vice and graft occurring. The Indians were suffering. Grant
made the decision to put the reservation system in charge of different
religious groups under what is known as “Grant’s Peace Policy” or
“The Quaker Peace Policy” as Quakers were given many reservations
to administer. The government still ran the show, but religions were
implementing the rules. Trading posts during this period may then
have been run by private parties, contractors, or managing religious
entities. Eventually, the having religions run the reservations did not
work out either. By 1890 many of the jobs on the reservations came
under the umbrella of the newly developing Civil Service corps under
the OIA which had switched to the Department of the Interior where
it currently remains today, and thus, directly under the control of the
government . The OIA changed its name to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) in 1947.
Other programs were instituted to make once nomadic tribes
into yeomen farmers once Natives were relegated to the reservations.
Farming was a “civilized” occupation. Thus, the second prong of the
government’s plan was well on its way. The third prong, education,
began with the formation of an Indian Boarding School program and
then a day school program that would educate Natives in American
subjects and trades. Richard Henry Pratt, the man who created the
Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, had a motto. His purpose in life
was to “save the man but kill the Indian.” That was what the school
system was designed to do for Natives. Interestingly enough, Natives
have survived all that has been put upon them. The darkest days
for them were in between 1890 and 1910. The Battle of Wounded
Knee occurred over the Ghost Dance religion – a Walker River Paiute,
Wovoka, aka Jack Wilson, invented it as a millennial religion that
hoped do to away with all white people by dancing around a fire – in
1890. The Sioux who were dancing around the fire in what they
believed to be their bullet proof white shirts were massacred by the
Army. Over two hundred Native men, women and children died that
day. It was the final battle that brought all Natives into compliance
with U. S. government rules. For a while after that, Native population
decreased to its nadir in 1910. Many people announced Indians
were a dying race. Some even suggested killing them all because they
were “walking dead people anyway” (Lyman Frank Baum, 1890 in
an editorial he wrote for a newspaper he owned in Aberdeen, South
Dakota. All know Baum – he wrote The Wizard of Oz in 1900.) With
new government mandates, such as giving reservations traveling
nurses as well as having more knowledge about health issues Indian’s
faced, more Indians began to survive. The road to the present for
Native Americans has been filled with mountains and potholes, but
progress has been made. Trading post became more popularized
with the advent of modern transportation systems and the Anglo’s
fascination with Native American traditions, many of which have been
saved even after years of Anglo management. The Trading Post tokens
help bring attention to this important history, and it helps remember
traditions lost and still present to a people that are much more than a
name or a face on a trade token.
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POST TRADERS ...... and Indian Traders
by Jerry Adams (T.N.S. Member # 363) ©
The definition of the term ‘Post Trader’ appears, at first glance,
fairly obvious - but, there is a grey area, and, it is not quite as simple
as it seems. These were the civilian traders who normally worked at
an army post to supply the other necessities - and little pleasures of
life - to the members of the garrison, or whoever else was stationed
or lived there. The military were supplied with uniforms, weapons,
meals, ‘housing’, transport and all the other basic accoutrements to
allow them to function at their profession - however, not everyone at
a military post or fort was a soldier in those early tough days and, occasionally, something else was required to make life bearable for both
civilian and enlisted man. The system of a ‘private provider’ originated
so far back in ancient history that it is impossible to date - but many
of us have heard of the ‘sutler’, a camp followerer, who either accompanied the troops with his supply wagon or had a store at the military
post or fort.
The U.S. sutlers were licensed by the government - but they operated under, and were subject to, direct army approval in the area they
were catering for. They were supposed to be fair with their prices and
have sufficient supplies of the sort of extras that were required - that
didn›t, necessarily, mean a little hard liquor for recreational purposes
when a man was off duty, but it did often occur - and it was a problem.
Sutlers were involved as providers, on both sides, during the Civil War
between the American States. The U.S. sutlers were entrepreneurs,
and tenders for the position were highly sought after - as it was a
license to make money from a captive military clientele - sometimes
with the assistance of a co-operative army commanding officer who
might accept a small remuneration or favor. It also became a ‘job for the
boys’ organized by some Washington administrators. Some influential
sutlers, like Judge William Alexander Carter of Fort Bridger, - who
also had some Presidential advisor’s connections and wasn’t frightened to lobby on his own behalf - became very wealthy men. Carter
had obtained direct contracts during the 1860s to supply the Army
with food supplies, lumber, coal, horse feed etc.- which he did up until
the 1870s - and he also carried on trade with the Shoshone and Bannock Indians as an ‘Indian Trader’.
The reputation of sutlers became somewhat tarnished in time,
and, on July 1st. 1867, the controversial and fiery-tongued Secretary
of War, Edwin McMasters Stanton, a staunch Methodist lawyer - and
a factional opponent of Abraham Lincoln (whom he once called ‘the
original gorilla’) - revoked all of their warrants. Stanton, who later
had a fort in Nebraska named after him, had continually fought graft at the highest administrative levels - in the governments of Presidents
Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant [Ref: http://www.nndb.com/
people/271/000050121/]. The licensed ‘Post Trader’ appeared on
the scene shortly afterwards. Some sutlers reapplied for, and were
granted, new licenses as Post Traders.
The provider function of the Post Trader was similar to that of the
sutler, but the new system was geared to stop as much of the graft as
possible- and the over-supply of performance inhibiting alcohol to the
Army personnel - as well as to cater for a broader commercial enterprise amongst civilians in the more established areas. It is interesting
to note that the positions of Post Trader and Indian Trader could often
overlap with some Post Traders also acting as Indian traders. It was
rarer that the reverse occurred, but both businesses were subject to
licensing conditions and Army approval. There were Indian Traders,
such as the private businessman, C.N. Cotton of Gallup, New Mexico,
as well as companies like Dunlap & Florer who catered for the Osage
Indians. Some of these traders were independent operators, often not
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licensed nor subject to government control, and their actual businesses were not located in proximity to their clients. They took calculated
risks in doing their business with the Indians at certain times but most
were astute enough to make lots of money.
However, many of the licensed Indian Traders were located within
the reservations of the Indians that they were specifically licensed to
deal with. Well-known Indian Traders such as Lee & Reynolds were
stationed at the Cheyenne Agency and Rankin & Gibbs were with the
Sac and Fox tribes in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Due to exploitation and the monopoly arrangements enjoyed by Indian traders,
many became very rich indeed.
Post Traders were gradually replaced by official ‘Canteens’ - similar
to British Army canteens and run by trusted NCO’s - again in an effort
to curtail intemperance amongst the serving soldiers, by providing an
alternative atmosphere - with such things as coffee, sandwiches and
soft drinks. The first one was successfully trialed at Fort Keogh, Montana in March 1880 and others followed. The established Canteens,
in turn, became official ‘Post Exchanges’ by an Army General Order of
February 8 1892 - and, in 1893, an Army spokesman declared that
there was no further need for any military post traders. There is no
known - ‘last one’ - recorded.
Metal tokens, or those made of other durable materials (like vulcanite), were issued by both Post Traders and Indian Traders - and,
eventually, by Canteens and Post Exchanges, for reasons discussed
previously. It was far more convenient, cheaper and safer - for the
traders to give out base metal tokens to the Indians and soldiers as
a medium of exchange than to carry scarce intrinsic value coinage,
or easily damaged paper currency. A mixture of small value coinage
and cheap ‘Good For’ tokens was the usual thing found in the pockets
of soldiers on Army posts - particularly those with a monopoly Post
Trader - as there was no choice but to accept the system. The Post
Trader tokens were very often marked ‘Post Trader’ - but not always
- whilst tokens issued by Indian Traders rarely stipulated their occupation only their involvement with a particular tribe - ‘Osage Traders’
would be marked on the tokens used by Dunlap & Florer amongst the
Osage tribe, for instance.
Map courtesy of www.worldmapsonline.com
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Miscellaneous Traders with unknown location
Lot#: 100 A & B Token Obverse: A & B
/ 10c; Reverse: blank. Fair condition. Est.
$100-500 HKA#49525
Lot#: 104 Roy E. Hayes Indian Trader Token Obverse: Roy E. Hays
/ Indian / Trader; Reverse: Good For / 50c / in / Merchandise. 28mm.
Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-500 HKA#49488
Lot#: 101 Hiatt & Company Store Token Obverse: One dollar
/ payable / In Goods / at / Hiatt & Co.’s store; Reverse: image of
mounted Indian with spear facing right. Copper, 25mm. Fine condition.
Est. $100-500 HKA#49929
Lot#: 105 S.L. & Co. Token Obverse: S.L. & Co. / $1.00; Reverse:
Good for / 5 lbs./ Beef. Copper, 39mm. Fine condition. Est. $100-500
HKA#49940
Lot#: 102 Kap York Tokens Four tokens: Obverse: Thule / Kap York;
Reverse: 5, 25, 100,500 / 1910. About uncirculated. Est. $100-500
HKA#49695
Lot#: 106 S.W. Beall Token Obverse: Eagle with arrows; Reverse:
Good for / 25 / cents in / sutlers / goods / S.W. Beall sutler. Unlisted
in Curto, Rulau and Cunningham. Fine condition. Est. $100-500
HKA#49937
Lot#: 103 M.P. Express Token Obverse: liberty facing left / 1868;
Reverse: M.P. Express / 25 / cents / J.C. Lewis. 25mm, brass. Good
condition. Est. $100-500 HKA#49947
Lot#: 107 U.S. Subsistance Department Token Obverse: U.S.
Subsistence Department . Reverse: One Ration. Extremely fine
condition, holed. Est. $100-500 HKA#49519
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Alaska Territorial Fort and Indian Trader pieces
in alpha order by state and town
Lot#: 108 AK, Dawson- Hutton & Pearse Token *Yukon Territory* Obverse: Hutton & Pearse / Pure / Liquors / Only / Dawson, Y.T.;
reverse: Souvenir Clean Up / For (two horses bits). Co, 30mm, R5.
First example seen by FH in 35 years. Joseph M. Hutton and Frederick
H. Pearse actively operated hotels and saloons in Dawson from the
time of the gold rush until at least 1915 in the case of Pearse. The pair
operated the Commercial Hotel and Saloon from 1902 until 1904, at
which time it lost its liquor license. They then took over the Sideboard
Saloon on 1st Avenue, next door to the Arcade Restaurant, which was
located between 2nd & 3rd Streets. This is a choice pictorial token.
Est. $500-1,500 HKA#50474
Lot#: 109 AK, Dawson- Tanana Hotel Token *Yukon Territory* Obverse: Tanana Hotel Bar & Pool Room / Dawson, Y.T.; reverse: Good
For / 25c / In Trade. Y3500, R4, BI, 38mm. Very fine condition, some
spotting on reverse, copper insert. The new Tanana Hotel was erected
at 206 3rd Avenue near Queen Street and opened on December 7,
1904. Andrew Rystogi was proprietor and John Borland manager.
Two years later John Borland bought the Metropole Hotel, and Rystogi
took over management of the Tanana. In 1910 Martin & Sala were the
proprietors of the Tanana, after which Angus J. McMaster and John G.
Ponzo took over in 1911. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#50473
Lot#: 110 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County Candelaria Trading Co.
Token Obverse: Candelaria Trading Co. / Allantown / Arizona;
reverse: Good for / 10c / In Trade. Al, 25mm R10. Obverse: fine
condition, reverse: extremely fine condition. Purchased from Birt in
1972. An early cattle ranching site in Apache County, perfectly situated
for a trading post. Est. $300-600 HKA#50102
Lot#: 111 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County Cronemeyer 1898 &
Schember Token Obverse: Cronemeyer / 1898 / & Schember /
Allantown / Arizona; reverse: Good for / 50c / In Trade. BR, 29mm,
R7. Extremely fine condition, purchased from Birt 1972. Est. $300600 HKA#50090
Lot#: 112 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County Cronemeyer 1898 &
Schember Token Obverse: Cronemeyer / 1898 / & Schember /
Allantown / Arizona; reverse: Good for / 10c / In Trade. Br, 22mm, R7.
Fine condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50098
Lot#: 113 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County Curt Cronemeyer Token Obverse: Curt Cronemeyer / 1898 / Allantown / Arizona; reverse:
Good for / 25c / In Trade. Br, 26mm, R7, stamp. Fine condition, with
some discoloration right obverse. Est. $300-600 HKA#50100
Lot#: 114 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County Jos. A. Grubbs Trading
Post Tokens Lot of two aluminum tokens; $5 and $1 varieties. The $1
variety has a small sterling counter stamp although the token is made
of aluminum. Est. $600-800 HKA#51365
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Lot#: 119 AZ, Bittahochee- John T. Thysing Token Obverse:
John T. Thysing / Bittahochee, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 25c / In
Merchandise/ AL,24mm,R9. Very good condition, except punch mark
at top center. Est. $300-600 HKA#50056
Lot#: 115 AZ, Allantown-Mohave County White Mound Trading Post
Tokens Lot of two tokens: obverse: White Mound / Jos. / A. / Grubbs
/ Trading Post; reverse: Good For / 5, 25 / In Trade. Al, 20,27mm,
R6,R7. Fine condition. Est. $600-800 HKA#50240
Lot#: 116 AZ, Bisbee-Cochise County
I.M. Wallace Token *Territorial* Obverse: I.M. Wallace / Good For /
12 1/2 / Cents / Bisbee, A.T.; reverse:
blank. Br, 23mm, R7. Very good
condition. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50483
Lot#: 117 AZ, Bisbee-Cochise County IM Wallace Token
*Territorial* 12 1/2c Est. $500-1,500 HKA#42805
Lot#: 118 AZ, Bisbee-Cochise County Miner’s Saloon Token
*Territorial* Obverse: Miners’ Saloon / Bisbee, / A.T.; reverse: Good
For / One / Drink. BR, 29mm, R9. Very fine condition. Est. $800-1,500
Lot#: 120 AZ, Bittahochee- John T. Thysing Token Obverse:
John T. Thysing / Bittahochee, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 1.00 / In
Merchandise. AL, 33mm, R8. Extremely fine condition. On the Navajo
reservation. Started as a trading post by Julius Weltzer, 1888-1892.
The word means red rock slide in Navajo. It had many different
spelling versions. Est. $300-600 HKA#50058
Lot#: 121 AZ, Bittahochee- John T. Thysing Token Obverse: John T.
Thysing / Bittahochee, Ariz. ; reverse: Good for / 10c / In Merchandise.
AL, 19mm, R8. Good condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50060
Lot#: 122 AZ, Bittahochee- John T. Thysing Token Obverse: John T.
Thysing / Bittahochee, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 5c / In Merchandise.
AL, 18mm, R8. Good condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50059
HKA#50479
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Lot#: 126 AZ, Cedar Springs- O.W. Marty Token Obverse: O.W.
Marty / Indian / Trader / Cedar Springs, Ariz. Reverse: Good for / 5c
/ in merchandise. AL 28mm. R8. Extremely fine condition. Est. $300600 HKA#49965
Lot#: 123 AZ, Bylas-Graham County Bylas Trading Enterprises
Tokens Lot of six denomination varieties; $5, $1, 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c.
All aluminum and round, varies sizes. Bylas is on the eastern edge
of San Carlos lake along the Gila River, about six miles northwest of
Geronimo, AZ. It was named after the Apache Indian Chief Bylas. Est.
$100-200 HKA#51423
Lot#: 124 AZ, Bylas-Graham County Bylas Trading Tokens (6) Set
of six tokens from Bylas Trading Enterprise: 5c,10c,25c,50c,$1 and $5
denominations. All uncirculated, except 10c, about uncirculated. Est.
$100-200 HKA#49993
Lot#: 127 AZ, Cedar Springs- O.W. Marty Token Obverse: O.W.
Marty / Indian / Trader / Cedar Springs, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 5c
/ In Merchandise. Al, 20mm, R8. Good condition with mottled stains
on both surfaces. Navajo County. This site was a trading post about 2
miles outside the south line of the Navajo Reservation, according to
Barnes in Arizona Place Names. Orville Hathorne was the one who
first built a trading post here. The site was abandoned and the post
moved about 5 miles north to Tees-Too c1930. The original site was
heavily timbered in cedar. Est. $300-600 HKA#50112
Lot#: 128 AZ, Cedar Springs- W.D. Bailey Token Obverse: W.D.
Bailey / indian / trader / cedar springs, Ariz. Reverse: Good for / 5c /
in trade. AL 19mm. Fine condition. R9. Cedar Springs is Navajo County
ghost town. Est. $400-800 HKA#49962
Lot#: 125 AZ, Bylas-Graham County Osbornes’ Trading Post Token Obverse: Osbornes’ / Trading / Post / Bylas, Ariz. Reverse: Good for
/ 25c / In trade. Scalloped, 33mm, R10. Extremely fine condition,
purchased from Birt 1981. Est. $300-600 HKA#49992
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Lot#: 129 AZ, Chambers-Apache County J.A. Root Token Obverse:
J.A. Root / Indian / Trader / Chambers, Ariz. Reverse: 50. AL octagonal,
33mm. R10. Extremely fine condition. Charles Chambers ran a trading
post here in Apache County until about 1888. The post was run by
others until 1926 when the name was changed to Halloysite, a locally
produced clay, but was changed back in 1930. Est. $600-1,200
Lot#: 132 AZ, Chin Lee- Nelson C. Gorman Token Obverse: Nelson
C. Gorman / Gen’l / MDSE / Chin Lee, Ariz. Reverse: Good for / 5c /
In Merchandise. AL, 19mm. R7. Obverse very good, reverse fair. Est.
$400-800 HKA#49966
HKA#49964
C. Gorman / Gen’l / Mdse / Chin Lee, Ariz. Reverse: good for / $1.00 /
in merchandise. AL, 31mm, R7. Extremely fine condition. Est. $400800 HKA#49991
Lot#: 130 AZ, Chin Lee- C.D. Deadman Tokens Two tokens:
Obverse: C.D. Deadman/ Indian / Trader; Reverse: Good for / 25 / in /
merchandise; Good for / $1.00 / in / merchandise. Fair condition with
some damage to the larger token.
Spooner attributes Clitso Dedman being in Chin Lee 1910-1915, “but
new information has been introduced declaring that Clitso Dedman
had his trading post in the town of Nazlini which is 15 miles south of
Chin Lee.” Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#49684
C. Gorman / Gen’l / Mdse / Chin Lee, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 50 / cts
/ in merchandise. AL, 29mm. Extremely fine condition, R7. Est. $400800 HKA#49985
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C. Gorman / Gen’l / Mdse / Chin Lee, Ariz.; reverse: Good for / 50 / cts
/ in merchandise. Brass, 29mm. Very good condition, discoloration
lower left obverse. Est. $400-800 HKA#49984
C. Gorman / Gen’l / Mdse / Chin Lee, Ariz. ; reverse: Good for / 25c /
In Merchandise.Al, 24 mm, R7. Very good condition. Est. $400-800
HKA#50110
Lot#: 136 AZ, Concho-Apache County J. Candelaria & Son Token
Obverse: J. Candelaria / & Son / Concho / Ariz. Reverse: Good for
/ 25c / in / Merchandise. 28mm, BR, octagonal. R6. Extremely fine
condition. A town In Apache County established in 1890 after a long
period of settlement first by Mexicans in the 1860’s, followed by
Mormons in 1879. Est. $200-400 HKA#49967
Lot#: 137 AZ, Concho-Apache County Tomas Ortega 1898 Token
*Territorial* Obverse: Tomas Ortega / 1898 / Concho, /A.T.; reverse:
Good for / 10c / in / Merchandise. BR, 24mm, R10. Extremely fine
Lot#: 138 AZ, Concho-Apache County Tomas Ortega Token Obverse: Tomas Ortega / Indian / Trader; reverse: good for / 5c / in
trade. Br, 21mm, R9. Good condition. Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49968
Lot#: 139 AZ, Concho-Apache County Tomas Ortega Token Obverse: Tomas Ortega / Indian / Trader; reverse: Good for / 25c / In
Trade.BR, 25mm,R9. Fine condition, purchased from Birt in 1982. Est.
$500-1,500 HKA#49987
Lot#: 140 AZ, Cornfields-McKinley County Sunrise Trading Co.
Token Obverse: Sunrise / Trading / Co. / Cornfields / Ariz.; reverse:
Good for / 5 In Trade. 26mm, R6. Good condition. Cornfields is on
the Navajo Indian Reservation along Pueblo Colorado Wash. It was
named appropriately for the corn grown there for food. Est. $100-300
HKA#50105
Lot#: 141 AZ, Cornfields-Yavapai County Sunrise Trading Co. Token Obverse: Sunrise /Trading / Co. / Cornfields / Ariz.; reverse: Good for
/ 25c / In Trade. 31mm, R6. Good condition, with “VVIII” scratched in
each side. Est. $100-300 HKA#50097
Lot#: 142 AZ, Cornfields-Yavapai County Sunrise Trading Co. Token Obverse: Sunrise / Trading / co. / Cornfields / Ariz.; reverse: Good For
/ In Trade. No denomination, possible die trial. Fine condition. Est.
$300-600 HKA#50092
Lot#: 143 AZ, Cornfields-McKinley County Sunrise Trading Co.
Token Obverse: Sunrise /Trading / Co. / Cornfields / Ariz.; reverse:
Good for / 1.00 / In Trade. 31mm, R6. Fair condition. Est. $100-300
HKA#50104
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Lot#: 144 AZ, Dilkon-Navajo County J.W. Bush Territorial Token Obverse: J.W. Bush / T / A / Dilkon; reverse: good for / 5c / in / trade.
BR, 21mm R7. Fine condition. This is a Navajo County trading post,
probably established after 1900. Est. $100-400 HKA#50042
Lot#: 145 AZ, Dilkon-Navajo County J.W. Bush Territorial Token Obverse: J.W. Bush / (TA joined) / Dilkon; reverse: good for / 5c/
in / trade. BR, 19 mm, R7. Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-400
HKA#50041
Lot#: 148 AZ, Dilkon-Navajo County J.W. Bush Token Obverse: J.W.
Bush / T / A / Dilkon; Good for / 1.00 / In / Merchandise. BR, 35mm,
R7, extremely fine condition. Est. $100-400 HKA#50050
Lot#: 149 AZ, Dos Cabezas- T.B.C. Token *Territorial* Obverse:
T.B.C. / D. C. / A. T.; reverse: Luck. Al, 22mm. Fine condition, unlisted in
Spooner. Est. $100-200 HKA#51437
Lot#: 150 AZ, Fort Apache-Navajo County
Army Food Token R1, possible fantasy
piece. $2 Est. $10-20 HKA#51422
Lot#: 146 AZ, Dilkon-Navajo County J.W. Bush Token Obverse: J. W.
Bush / T / A / Dilkon; reverse: good for /50c / In Trade. BR, 28mm,
R7. Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-400 HKA#50052
Lot#: 151 AZ, Fort Bowie-Cochise County Troop C 4th Cavalry BBC
Token Good for one game, brass Brunswick Balke Collender token.
Counterstamped with a “C” on reverse. Est. $200-400 HKA#40057
Lot#: 147 AZ, Dilkon-Navajo County J.W. Bush Token Obverse:
J.W. Bush / T / A / Dilkon; reverse: Good for / 25c / In Merchandise.
BR,24mm, R7. Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-400 HKA#50053
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Lot#: 152 AZ, Fort Defiance- G.T. Hammock Territorial Token Obverse: G.T. Hammock / Indian / Trader; reverse: good for / 50 / in
/ merchandise. AL, 30mm R9. Extremely fine condition. Est. $5001,500 HKA#49975
Lot#: 153 AZ, Fort Defiance- G.T. Hammock Territorial Token Obverse: G.T. Hammock / Indian / Trader; reverse: good for / 50 /
in / merchandise. AL, 30mm R9. Fine condition. Est. $500-1,500
HKA#49974
Lot#: 156 AZ, Fort Huachuca-Cochise County NCO Club Tokens Lot of two aluminum tokens; 25c and 5c varieties. R3 Est. $60-120
HKA#51426
Lot#: 154 AZ, Fort Grant- Fort Grant Tokens Two tokens: 1)
obverse: Fort / Grant; reverse: Good For / 25c / At / Exchange; Br,
27mm, R8, very fine condition; 2) obverse: Fort / Grant; reverse: Good
For / 50c / At / Exchange, Br, 29mm, R8, very fine condition. Est.
$400-800 HKA#50732
Lot#: 155 AZ, Fort Huachuca-Cochise County Canteen Token 18881895 Brass incuse piece. 5c Est. $400-800 HKA#51375
Lot#: 157 AZ, Fort Huachuca-Cochise County Troop “B” 14th Cavalry
Token 5c Est. $100-200 HKA#51346
Lot#: 158 AZ, Ganado-Apache County C.N. Cotton Tokens Two
tokens: Obverse: C.N. Cotton / incused number / Ganado, Arizona;
reverse: Good For / 25,$1.00 / In Trade. Al, 27&34mm. Very fine
condition. An Apache County trading post site. Barnes stated that this
was another of the many well known trading posts. Established in
1875 by “Old Man Leonard”, it was sold to famous trader J. Lorenzo
Hubbell of St. Johns about 1876. This post was in cattle country.
Charles Hubbell became the postmaster in 1883. Est. $200-400
HKA#50130
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Lot#: 161 AZ, GanadoApache County J.L.
Hubbell Tokens Lot of
three aluminum tokens;
$1 and (2x) 25c. They
are all octagonal. Est.
$300-600 HKA#51348
Lot#: 159 AZ, Ganado-Apache County J.H. McAdams Token $1
aluminum token Est. $100-200 HKA#51351
Lot#: 160 AZ, Ganado-Apache County J.H. McAdams Tokens Two
tokens: obverse: J.H. McAdams / (incuse number) / Ganado, Arizona ;
reverse: Good For / 50,$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al 31,38mm, R4. Good
to very good condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#50345
J.L. Hubbell Tokens
John “Don” Lorenzo Hubbell built a trading empire in that started
Northern Arizona in the late 1870s. By the time he died in 1930, he
had trading posts in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. He promoted Navajo art by selling Navajo blankets and rugs for profit. In the
early 1900s, when Francis Ellington Leupp, the former Washington
representative of the Indian Rights Association, was Commissioner of
Indian Affairs beginning in 1905 in the Theodore Roosevelt administration, Leupp began the process of allowing Natives to return to their
native art forms to preserve them. Leupp began the process that John
Collier would later return to when he became Commissioner of Indian
Affairs in 1933, under the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration.
J. J. Curto wrote about Hubbell’s tokens in an article titled “Indian and
post Trader Tokens: Our Frontier Coinage,” that the tokens Hubbell
issued ranged in value from five cents to five dollars. Curto says the tokens were all numbered and “the numbers were incused in the center
of the obverse” [Curto, no year, 10]. Our photos here are representative of that bygone era.
Lot#: 162 AZ, Ganado-Apache County J.L. Hubbell Tokens (12) Twelve tokens from Indian trader J.L. Hubbell, from Gallup, New
Mexico, and Ganado, Arizona. Five one dollar tokens, three 50c, three
25c, and one 5c. Different shapes and sizes. All fine to extremely fine
condition. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#49957
Lot#: 163 AZ, GanadoApache County J.L.
Hubbell Trading Post
Tokens Lot of four
varieties of white metal
tokens; $1, 50c, 25c,
5c Est. $400-800
HKA#51424
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Lot#: 164 AZ, Gila Bend-Maricopa County NCO Open Mess Aux
Air Fld Tokens Lot of four varieties; aluminum 25c & 5c and red
aluminum 25c & 5c. A popular trading post site so named for its
proximity to the great bend in the Gila River. Maricopa County. Est.
$50-100 HKA#51342
Lot#: 165 AZ, Globe-Gila County J.W. Young Token *Territorial* Obverse: J.W. Young/ Globe / A.T.; Reverse: Good For / 1 / Drink.
20mm, bronze. R9. Circa 1901-04. Good condition. Est. $400-600
HKA#49482
Lot#: 166 AZ, Halloysite- J.A. Mullen Token Obverse: J.A. Mullen
/ Indian / Trader / Halloysite / Arizona; reverse: Good for / $1.00 /
in / Merchandise. Br, 34mm, R9. Extremely fine condition. This site
was previously known as Chambers, and the name was later changed
back to that. It was only known as Halloysite for just under four years,
1927-30. Thie name refers to a clay mined locally. Est. $500-1,000
Lot#: 167 AZ, Halloysite- J.A. Mullen Tokens Obverse: J.A. Mullen
/ Indian / Trader / Halloysite / Arizona; reverse: Good for / 5c / in
/ Merchandise. Br, 20mm, R9, very good condition. 2) Obverse: J.A.
Mullen / Indian / Trader / Halloysite / Arizona; reverse: Good for /
$1.00 / in / Merchandise. Br, 34mm, R9. Extremely fine condition. Est.
$500-1,000 HKA#50137
Lot#: 168 AZ, Holbrook-Navajo County Amado Montanio Token Obverse: Amado / Montanio; reverse: Good for / 10c / in / Indian
Trade. Al, 25mm, R10. Extremely fine condition, purchased from
Birt 1972. The original site was called “Horse Head Crossing.” It was
changed to Holbrook in 1880 when the railroad was run through
there, named after the first chief engineer H. R. Holbrook. There was a
military establishment here as well as a trading post. Est. $300-600
HKA#50089
Lot#: 169 AZ, Holbrook-Navajo County H.H. Scorse Token Obverse:
H.H. Scorse / Aservo / System / General / Merchandise / Holbrook,
Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 10c / In Trade / at any aservo / store. Br,
24mm, R9. Very fine condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50164
HKA#50139
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Lot#: 170 AZ, Houck-Apache County Houck Trading Co. Token Obverse: Houck Trading Co. / 25 / Houck, Ariz.; reverse: same. Al,
28mm, R9. Fine condition. Apache County near the New Mexico state
line. The Navajos called it “Ma-it-go”, or “coyote water” after the water
tanks put here in the 1880’s. The Anglo name comes from James D.
Houck, a sheepman who ran the trading post there. Est. $300-600
Lot#: 174 AZ, Houck-Apache County Pine Springs Trading Co. Token Obverse: The Pine Springs Trading Co. / 5 / Houck,Ariz.; reverse:
same. Al, 25mm, R9. Fine condition, rim nick. Purchased from Birt
1972. Est. $200-400 HKA#50132
HKA#50195
Lot#: 171 AZ, Houck-Apache County J.W. Bennett Token Obverse:
J.W. Bennett / Houck, /Arizona; reverse: Good For / $1.00 / In
Merchandise. Al, 35mm, R6. About uncirculated. Est. $300-600
Lot#: 175 AZ, Houck-Apache County Pine Springs Trading Co. Token Obverse: The Pine Springs Trading Co. / 25 / Houck,Ariz.; reverse:
same. Al, 28mm, R9. Fine condition, holed. Purchased from Birt 1972.
Est. $300-600 HKA#50134
HKA#50165
J.W. Bennett / Dealer / in / Gen. Mdse. / Houck, Ariz. ; reverse: Good
For / 25 / in / Merchandise. Br, 30mm, R10. Est. $300-600 HKA#50135
J.W. Bennett / Dealer / in / Gen. Mdse /Houck, Ariz.; reverse: Good
For / $1.00 / In Merchandise. Br, 37mm, R10. Very fine condition. Est.
$300-600 HKA#50166
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Lot#: 176 AZ, Houck-Apache County Selva & Mullen Tokens Five
tokens. Obverse: Selva & Mullen / Indian / Traders / Houck, Arizona;
reverse: Good For / 5,10, 25,50,1.00 / In Trade. Al, 30,33,37mm, R10.
Extremely fine condition. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50167
Lot#: 179 AZ, Indian Oasis-Navajo/Maricopa County Jose Juan
Menager Token Obverse: Jose Juan Menager / Indian / Oasis/Ariz.;
reverse: Good For / $1.00 / In Merchandise. Br, 31mm, R10. Very good
condition. Purchased from Hal Birt in 1978. A trading post in Pima
County established about 1909, lasting until about 1918. The Post
Office there was run by Joseph Menager. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50172
Lot#: 177 AZ, Hunters Point-Apache County Hunters Trading Point
Tokens Lot of four varieties of aluminum tokens; 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c.
Near tees to on the Navajo Reservation. Est. $100-200 HKA#51339
Lot#: 180 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County A. Montano Token Obverse: A. Montano; reverse: good for / $1 / in merchandise. 35mm,
brass. Very good condition. R5. A post-1900 trading post established
at a place where Navajos had dug a water well along the Keam Canyon
Road. Navajo County. Est. $100-150 HKA#49961
Lot#: 181 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County A. Montano Token Obverse: A. Montano; reverse: Good for / 50 / in / Merchandise. Br,
28mm,R5. Extremely fine condition. Est. $100-150 HKA#50181
Lot#: 178 AZ, Hunter’s Point-Apache County Hunter’s Point Tokens Two tokens: Obverse: Hunters /Trading/Point/ Co; reverse: Good
for /10c,25cts / In Trade. Al, 21,31mm, R5. Very good condition. Est.
$100-200 HKA#50133
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Lot#: 185 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County Indian Wells Trading Post
Tokens Two tokens: obverse: Indian Wells Trading Post / Indian /
Wells / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 25,50 / In Trade. Br, 31,37mm, R6.
Very fine condition. Est. $100-200 HKA#50171
Lot#: 182 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County A. Montano Tokens Three tokens: 1) Obverse: A. Montano; reverse: Good for / 25c /
In Merchandise. Br, 25mm,R5. Very fine condition. 2) Obverse: A.
Montano; reverse: Good for / 5c / In Merchandise. Br, 19mm, R5. Very
good condition. 3) obverse: A. Montano; reverse: Good for / 10c / In
Merchandise. Very fine condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#50109
Lot#: 186 LOT WITHDRAWN
Lot#: 183 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County E.J. Marty Token Obverse:
E.J. Marty / Indian Wells, Ariz.; reverse: Good For / $5.00 / In Trade. Al,
38mm, R6. Very fine condition. Est. $100-200 HKA#50173
Lot#: 184 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County E.J. Marty Tokens Lot of
two aluminum tokens; $5 and $1 Est. $100-150 HKA#51350
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Lot#: 187 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County Indian Wells Trading Post
Tokens Two tokens: obverse: Indian Wells Trading Post / Indian /
Wells, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For 5,10c / In Trade. Br, 26, 21mm, R6.
Fine condition. Est. $100-200 HKA#50196
Lot#: 191 AZ, Kayenta-Navajo County Goulding’s Grocery Token Obverse: Goulding’s / Grocery / or / Kayenta / Trading Post; reverse:
Good For / 25c /In Trade. Al, 23mm, R1. Brilliant uncirculated. John
Witherill started this trading post in 1909. The term appears to be
derived from a Navajo word Tye-nde, meaning “at the pits where the
animals fall in.” It was an area of Native American game pit traps for
deer, antelope, etc., according to Barnes. Located on Tyende Creek in
Navajo County. Est. $20-40 HKA#50176
Lot#: 188 AZ, Indian Wells-Navajo County O.L. Hathorn Tokens Three tokens: obverse: O.L. Hathorn / incuse number / Indian
Wells, Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 25,50,1.00 / In Merchandise. Br,
28,33,36mm,R9. Very fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50170
Lot#: 192 AZ, Keams Canyon-Navajo County A.E. Maupin Token Obverse: A.E. Maupin, Indian Trader / L.H. Moise, S.F.; Reverse: Good
For / $1.00 / In Trade. 38mm, aluminum. Extremely fine condition.
Tom Keame was an interpreter at Fort Wingate in 1877, then chief
packer at Ojo Caliente in New mexico unitl 1877. He then moved to the
Hopi Reservation, then to the Navajo Reservation. In 1878 he started a
trading post here. He was apparently one of the few traders who was
also very active in mining. His name on this place is a tribute to his
work with the Navajo. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#49528
Lot#: 189 AZ, Jerome-Yavapai County Post Office Cigar Store Token
*Territorial* Obverse: Post Office Cigar Store / Jerome, (curved up) /
A.T.; reverse: Good For / 12 1/2c cigar. Br, 21mm, 9mm star cutout, R8.
Est. $600-900 HKA#50836
Lot#: 193 AZ, Keams Canyon-Navajo County T.V. Keam Token Obverse: T.V. Keam / Kaem’s Canon / Arizona; reverse: Good For / 10 /
cents / in / merchandise at retail. Al, 22mm,R10. Very good condition.
Est. $750-1,500 HKA#50177
Lot#: 190 AZ, Joseph City-Navajo County J. E. Richards Token Obverse: J.E. Richards / Joseph Ciity / Ariz.; Reverse: Good For / 5c
/ In Trade. BR 21mm. R10. Small indentation punched on obverse,
otherwise very fine condition. Located in Navajo County, This site
was first called St. Joseph, after the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith.
It was established in 1876 or 1877. In 1900, the town was relocated
two miles southwest because of the railroad. The name was changed
to joseoph City because of conflicting names with the first name. Est.
$750-1,500 HKA#49485
Lot#: 194 AZ, Kitseal- Kitseel’s
Token Obverse: Good For / 10c /
Kitseel’s; Reverse: blank. AL, 21mm
R10. Extra fine condition. Spooner
reports Kitseal was 40 miles west
of Shiprock, New Mexico. Originally
Walker Collection. Est. $750-1,500
HKA#49483
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Lot#: 198 AZ, Lupton- Gorman & Beck Token Obverse: Gorman &
Beck / Lupton / Ariz. ; reverse:10. Al, 29mm, R6. About uncirculated.
Est. $50-100 HKA#50178 ~ Pictured bottom left
Lot#: 195 AZ, Lowell-Pima County Legal Tender Token *Territorial* Obverse: Legal Tender / 12 1/2c / In Trade / Lowell, Ariz. ; reverse: F
& J. Br, 21mm, R5. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50485
Lot#: 199 AZ, Lupton- Irick & Bennett Tokens Four tokens:
obverse: Irick & Bennett / Lupton / Ariz.; reverse: Good For
/10,25,50,$1.00 / In / Merchandise. Al, 27,30,33,37mm, R6. Good to
very good condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50180
Lot#: 196 AZ, Lupton- Box Canyon Trading Post Token Obverse:
Box Canyon Trading Post / Lupton, Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 10c / In
Trade. Br, 24mm, R4. Extremely fine condition. According to Barnes,
the town was named after “G. W. Lupton, a train master at Winslow,
1905, later Santa Fe superintendent at San Francisco” [Barnes, 1988,
256]. Lupton is on the Atcheson, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad line and
is the first “station in Arizona west of the New Mexico [state] line
[Barnes, 1988, 256]. Est. $50-100 HKA#51436
Lot#: 200 AZ, Lupton- Romero and Lizano Tokens Four
tokens: Romero and Lizano / Lupton, Arizona; reverse: Good For /
5c,25c,50c,$1.00 / In / Merchandise. Al, 24,30,33,37mm. Extremely
fine condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50179
Lot#: 197 AZ, Lupton- Box Canyon Trading Post Tokens Two
tokens: 1) Obverse: Box Canyon / Trading / Post / Lupton, Ariz.;
reverse: Good For /$1.00 / In Trade. Br, 30mm, R4. Extremely fine
condition. 2) same obverse, reverse: Good For / 10c / In Trade.
Lot#: 201 AZ, Lupton- State Line Trading Co. Token Obverse: State
Line Trading Co. / Lupton / Arizona; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade.
Al, 21mm, R9. Extremely fine condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#50121
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Lot#: 202 AZ, Lupton- State Line Trading Co. Token Obverse: State
Line Trading Co. / Lupton / Arizona; reverse: Good For / 1c / In Trade.
Br, 19mm,R9. Very fine condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#50123
Lot#: 206 AZ, Na-Ah-Tee Canyon-Navajo County Nakaitso Trading
Post Tokens Two tokens: Obverse: Nakaitso Trading Post / (incuse
number) / Na-Ah-Tee Canyon; reverse: Good For / 50, $1.00 c / In
Merchandise. Br, 32,38 mm, R6. Very fine condition. Est. $200-400
HKA#50273
Lot#: 203 AZ, Lupton- State Line Trading Co. Tokens Lot of
five tokens: obverse: State Line / Trading / Company; Good For /
5,10,25,50,$1.00 / In Trade. Br, 21,23,27,31,30mm, R4. Good to very
fine condition. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50329
Lot#: 207 AZ, Na-Ah-Tee Canyon-Navajo County Navajo Trading Co.
Token Obverse: Navajo Trading / Co. / Not-Tee / Canon; reverse:
Good For / 1.00 / In / Merchandise. Br, 31mm, R9. Extremely fine
Post Token Obverse: Nakaitso Trading Post / (incuse number) / NaAh-Tee Canyon; reverse: Good For / 25c / In Merchandise. Br, 26mm,
R6. Very fine condition, carbon spot over incuse number. Est. $100200 HKA#50272
Lot#: 208 AZ, Navajo- Burr W. Porter Token Obverse: Burr W.
Porter / Gen. / Merchandise; Good For / 50c / In Merchandise. Br,
31mm, R9. Extremely fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50275
Post Token Obverse: Nakaitso Trading Post / (incuse number) / NaAh-Tee Canyon; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Merchandise. Br, 21mm
R6. Very good condition. Barnes says Na ah tee is the “Navajo name for
loco plant” [Barnes, 1988, 293]. The town is situated just outside the
southern boundary of the Hopi Indian Reservation. It’s post office was
established in 1916. Est. $100-200 HKA#50271
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Porter / Gen. / Merchandise; Good For / $1.00 / In Merchandise. Br,
35mm, R10. Extremely fine condition. Originally formed as a trading
station along the Atcheson, Topeka, and Sante Fe Railroad and named
Navajo Springs. Lewis ahd Hugh Lynch “owned a trading post [there]
for many years” [Barnes, 1988, 296]. It’s post office was established in
1883. Est. $400-800 HKA#50277
Lot#: 214 AZ, Nogales-Santa Cruz County Fifth Cavalry Post
Exchange Tokens Three tokens: obverse: Fifth Cavalry Post
Exchange / Nogales, Arizona; reverse: 5, 10, 25. BR, 27mm, R6. Very
good condition. Est. $250-500 HKA#50825
Lot#: 215 AZ, Prescott-Yavapai County A. Aiken Territorial Token Obverse: A. Aiken / Cigars / & / Tobaccos / Prescott, A.T.; reverse:
Good For One/ 12 1/2c / Cigar / At / Aitlen’s Cigar Store. Wm, 25mm,
R9. Fine condition. Est. $600-1,000 HKA#50833
Lot#: 213 AZ, Nazlini- C.D. Deadman Token Obverse: C.D. Deadman
/ Indian / Trader; Reverse: Good For / 25c / In / Merchandise. Good
condition. This Apache County trading post is well known, according
to Barnes. The name refers to the Navajo name of a place where water
emerges from a canyon. Token has the edge cut down. Est. $400-800
HKA#49561
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Lot#: 216 AZ, Prescott-Yavapai County Antlers Territorial Token 12.5c Est. $500-1,500 HKA#42817
Lot#: 217 AZ, Prescott- F. G. McCoy Token *Territorial* Obverse:
The F.G. McCoy Co./ Wellington / Prescott A.T.; reverse: Good For /
5 / In Merchandise. Wm, 21mm, R8. Fine condition. Est. $400-800
HKA#50842
Lot#: 221 AZ, Ruiz Cienega- Manuel Ruiz Tokens Two tokens:
Obverse: Manuel Ruiz / Ruiz Cienega / Arizona; reverse: Good For /
25,1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 30,35mm, R10. Very good condition. Est.
$1,500-3,000 HKA#50282
Lot#: 218 AZ, Prescott-Yavapai County F.G. McCoy Co. Token
*Territorial* Brass 5c variety, R8 Est. $500-1,500 HKA#51428
Lot#: 219 AZ, Quitobaquito- En La Tienda de Quitovaquita Token Obverse: En La Tienda de Quitovaquita; Reverse: Vale / 1.00/ Un Peso.
Quitovaquita is a Papago town on the Arizona/Sonora border. Fair
condition, some pitting. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#49691
Lot#: 220 AZ, Round Rock-Apache County Aldrich & Dodge Token Obverse: Aldrich & Dodge / Round Rock, Arizona; reverse: Good For
/ 50c / In Merchandise at Retail. Al, 34mm, R10. About uncirculated
Lot#: 222 AZ, Sacaton-Pinal County E. Bichard Token Obverse:
E. Bichard / Indian / Trader / Sacaton, Arizona; Good For / 6 1/4c
/ In Trade. Al, 21mm, R10. Good condition. Originally an old Indian
settlement on the Gila River Indian Reservation. That reservation
was the seat of the Pima and Maricopa Indian Agency. Sacaton is a
Nahuatl word meaning small grass. Apparently, the grass grows along
the Gila and impressed early Spanish explorers. Sacaton also was the
Military District of Arizona headquarters in 1867. It’s post office was
established in 1876. There is another Sacaton in the state that had a
railroad station and store located along the San Pedro River. It’s post
office was established in 1895 [Barnes, 1988, 372]. Est. $1,000-2,000
HKA#50287
Lot#: 223 AZ, Sacaton-Pinal County Ramon Cruz Token Obverse:
Ramon Cruz, / Dealer In /General Merchandise, / Sacaton, Ariz.;
reverse: Good for / 12 1/2c./ In Trade. Cardboard, 39mm. Extremely
fine condition. Unlisted Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50303
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Lot#: 227 AZ, Saint Michaels-Apache County Foley & White
Token Obverse: Foley & White / Indian / Traders/ St. Michaels /
Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 10c / In / Trade. Br, 24mm,R10. Very fine
condition, holed. Est. $600-1,200 HKA#50332 ~ Pictured bottom left
Lot#: 224 AZ, Saint Johns- A & B. Schuster Token Obverse: A &
B. Schuster / Dealers In / General / Merchandise / St. Johns, Ariz.;
reverse: Good For / 5 / Cents / In Trade. Al, 25mm, R10. Extremely
fine condition. Named by Mexican settlers for San Juan’s Day.
Mexicans were the first to settle the area but Mormon colonists were
close behind. Both groups lived together but there was anti Mormon
sentiment. In 1880, the town was officially named St. Johns when the
post office was established [Barnes, 1988, 374-375]. Est. $500-1,000
HKA#50319
Lot#: 225 AZ, Saint Joseph- H.F. Bushman Token Obverse: H.F.
Bushman / St. Joseph / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade. Al,
21mm, R10. Very fine condition. Barnes says “P. O. By this name
established October 30, 1879, Joseph H. Richards, P. M. [It] [w]
as the author’s post office for his ranch at chevelona Fork, 1883 to
1888. [The] [r]ailroad changed [the] name to Joseph City about 1900
because of a St. Joseph elsewhere on its line” [Barnes, 1988, 375]. Est.
$1,000-2,000 HKA#50313
Lot#: 228 AZ, Saint Michaels- Joe Kuhn Tokens Four tokens:
obverse: Joe Kuhn / Indian / Trader / St. Michaels, Ariz.; reverse:
Good For / 10c,25c,50c,$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 23,27,30,33mm,
R5-7. Very good through fine condition. The town is located south of
Fort Defiance, where the Navajo Indian Reservation Agency is. It was
also the headquarters of the Indian School and Mission run by the
Franciscan Brothers. Before the Mission was founded the “place was
known as ‘Cienega Amarilla,’ ‘yellow swamp,’ or ‘meadow’” [Barnes,
1988, 376]. The area is “covered with” salt grass which when mature
in the fall, turns yellow. Barnes says “the director of the Indian
Missions bought this place [in] 1896, he renamed it St. Michaels”
[Barnes, 1988, 376]. Est. $200-400 HKA#50321
Lot#: 226 AZ, Saint Michaels-Apache County C.L. Day Token Obverse: C.L. Day / St. Michaels, Arizona; reverse: Good For 10c / In /
Merchandise. Al, 24mm,R9. About uncirculated condition. Est. $5001,000 HKA#50330
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Lot#: 229 AZ, Saint Michaels-Apache County Joe Kuhn Tokens Three tokens: obverse: Joe Kuhn / Indian / Trader / St. Michaels, Ariz.;
reverse: Good For / 25,50,1.00 / In / Merchandise. Al, 27,30,33mm,
R5. About good to good condition. Est. $150-250 HKA#50827
Lot#: 230 AZ, Saint Michaels- Osborne Bros. Token Obverse:
Osborne Bros. / Indian Traders / St. Michaels, Ariz.; reverse: Good For
/ 50c / In Trade. Al, 31mm, R10. Very good condition. Est. $600-1,000
HKA#50317
Lot#: 231 AZ, Saint Michaels-Apache County W.M. Bickel Co. Token Obverse: W.M. Bickel Co. / St. Michaels / Arizona; reverse: Good For
$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 37mm, R10. Very fine condition. Est. $300600 HKA#50325
Lot#: 233 AZ, Salina Springs- Salina Springs Tokens Four
tokens: obverse: Salina Springs/ Trade Coupon; reverse: Good For /
5,10,25,50 / In Trade. Al, 16,22,26,28mm, R8. Very good condition.
Est. $200-400 HKA#50304
Lot#: 234 AZ, Salina Springs- Salina Springs Tokens Obverse:
Salina Springs/ Trade Coupon; reverse: Good For / $5.00 / In Trade.
Al, 16,22,26,28mm, R8. Good condition, red enameled, partially
peeled. Est. $50-100 HKA#50305
Lot#: 232 AZ, Saint Michaels-Apache County W.M. Bickel Co. Tokens Three tokens: obverse: W.M. Bickel Co. / St. Michaels / Arizona;
reverse: Good For 5c,25,50c / In Merchandise. Al, 23,31,34mm, R6.
Very fine condition. Est. $900-1,500 HKA#50331
Lot#: 235 AZ, Salina Springs- Salina Springs Tokens Obverse:
Salina Springs/ Trade Coupon; reverse: Good For / $1.00 / In Trade.
Al, 16,22,26,28mm, R8. Good condition, green enameled, mostly
peeled. Est. $50-100 HKA#50306
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Lot#: 236 AZ, San Bonito- J.W. Bennett Token Obverse: J.W. Bennett
/ San Bonito, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 50c / In / Merchandise. Al,
21mm, R10. Extremely fine condition. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50199
Lot#: 240 AZ, San Carlos-Gila County San Carlos Trading Token Obverse: San Carlos Trading Enterprise / Good / For / $5.00 / In /
Trade / San Carlos, Arizona; reverse: $5.00 In Trade. Est. $50-100
HKA#50326
Lot#: 237 AZ, San Bonito- J.W. Bennett Token Obverse: J.W. Bennett
/ San Bonito, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 25c / In / Merchandise. Al,
Lot#: 238 AZ, San Carlos-Gila County Post Exchange Tokens Two
unlisted tokens: obverse: San Carlos / 5,25 / Post Exchange. R8, Very
fine condition. Est. $400-1,000 HKA#50829
Lot#: 241 AZ, San Carlos-Gila County San Carlos Trading Tokens Five tokens: obverse: San Carlos Trading Enterprise / Good / For /
5,10,25,50,5.00 /San Carlos, Ariz.; reverse: 5,10,25,50,5.00 / In Trade.
Br, 16-38mm, R3. Very fine to extremely fine condition. Est. $150-250
HKA#50828
Lot#: 239 AZ, San Carlos-Gila County San Carlos Post Exchange
Token Rare unlisted piece from the Apache Reservation. 5c Est.
$500-1,000 HKA#51421
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Lot#: 242 AZ, Sanders-Pima County H.W. Gibson Token Obverse:
H.W. Gibson / Sanders / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade. Br,
21mm, R7. Fine condition. Est. $150-300 HKA#50314
Lot#: 245 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Sanders Trading Co. Tokens Five tokens: obverse: Sanders Trading / Co. / Sanders, / Ariz.; reverse:
Good For / 5,10,25,50,1.00 / In Trade. Al, 21,22,26,29,31mm, R5. Very
good condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#50307
Lot#: 243 AZ, Sanders-Pima County H.W. Gibson Tokens Two
tokens: obverse: H.W. Gibson / Sanders / Ariz.; reverse: Good For /
5c, 50 / In Trade. Br, 21, 30mm, R7,R9. Fine condition. Est. $500-750
HKA#50315
Lot#: 244 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Indian Ruins Tokens Two
tokens: obverse: Indian Ruins / Trading / Post / Armand Ortega /
Sanders, Ariz.; reverse: 25,50c / In Trade. Br, 28,32mm, R3. Very
good condition, 25c piece has carbon spot on reverse. Est. $100-200
HKA#50320
Lot#: 246 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Sanders Trading Co. Tokens Lot of four aluminum tokens; 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c Est. $200-400
HKA#51345
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Lot#: 247 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Sanders Trading Co. Tokens Obverse: Sanders Trading / Co. / Sanders, / Ariz.; reverse: Good
For / 5 / In Trade. Al, 21mm, R5. Very fine condition. Est. $50-100
Lot#: 251 AZ, Smurr- Phoenix Wood & Coal Co. Token Obverse:
Phoenix Wood & Coal Co / Smurr, / Ariz. Reverse: Good for / 50 / In
Trade. Al, 31mm, R10. Very good condition. Spooner notes Smurr was
5 miles west of Gila Bend. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50197
Lot#: 248 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Sanders Trading Co. Tokens Obverse: Sanders Trading / Co. / Sanders, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For /
50 / In Trade. Al, 29, R5. Very fine condition. Est. $50-100 HKA#50308
Lot#: 252 AZ, Sunrise- Cassady & Harvey Token Obverse:
Cassady & Harvey / Sunrise, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 1.00 / In /
Merchandise. Al, 33mm, R9. Fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50291
Lot#: 249 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Spencer Balcomb Token Obverse: Spencer Balcomb / Indian / Trader / Sanders, Arizona;
reverse: Good for 5c / In Trade. Br, 22mm, R10. Very fine condition.
Est. $600-1,000 HKA#50311
Lot#: 253 AZ, Sunrise- Cassady & Harvey Token Obverse: Cassady
& Harvey / Sunrise, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 50 / In / Merchandise.
Al, 30mm, R9. Fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50290
HKA#50309
Lot#: 250 AZ, Sanders-Pima County Spencer Balcomb Token Obverse: Spencer Balcomb / Indian / Trader / Sanders, Arizona;
reverse: Good for / 10c / In Trade. Br, 28mm, R10. Very good
Lot#: 254 AZ, Sunrise- Cassady & Harvey Token Obverse: Cassady
& Harvey / Sunrise, / Ariz.; reverse: Good For / 25 / In / Merchandise.
Al, 27mm, R9. Good condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50292
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Lot#: 255 AZ, Sunrise Springs-Apache County Sunrise Trading Co.
Token Obverse: Sunrise Trading Co. / Sunrise / Springs / Ariz. ;
reverse: Good For / 5.00 / In / Merchandise. Al, 35mm, R5. Extremely
fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50293
Lot#: 258 AZ, Tempe-Maricopa County Goodwin’s Trading Post
Token Obverse: Goodwin’s / Trading / Post; Reverse: Good For / 5c
/ In Trade. AL 19mm. Extremely fine condition. R9. (Spooner.) Est.
$200-400 HKA#49490
Lot#: 256 AZ, Tees-To- Tees-To Trading Co. Tokens Lot of six
aluminum tokens;
$5, $1, 50c, 25c, 10c,
5c Est. $100-200
HKA#51343
Lot#: 259 AZ, To-delide- B.N. Barnes Tokens Three tokens:
obverse:B.N. Barnes / To-Delide / Arizona; reverse: Good For /
5,10,25c / In / Merchandise. Al, 21,23,25mm,R9. Very fine condition.
Est. $600-800 HKA#50208
Lot#: 257 AZ, Tees-To- Tees-To Trading Co. Tokens Lot of 11.
Tokens from the
Tees To Trading
Company. Some
scratched with “x”s.
Est. $200-600
HKA#50264
Lot#: 260 AZ, Tucson-Pima County Bauman & Rasmessen Token Obverse: Bauman & Rasmessen / (crescent) / Tucson / Ariz.; Reverse:
Good For / 5 cents / In Trade. R10. Good condition, but a dug token.
Est. $200-600 HKA#49489
Lot#: 261 AZ, Tucson-Pima County Elks Territorial Token Obverse:
The Elks / 12 1/2c / Tucson, A.T.; reverse: Good For / 12 1/2c / In
Trade. Br, 28mm, R9. Fine condition. Est. $400-800 HKA#50840
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Lot#: 262 AZ, Tucson-Pima County WA McNeil Territorial Token 1
drink or cigar Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#42823
Lot#: 263 AZ, Washington-Maricopa County Washington Trading
Company Token Obverse: Washington Trading Company /
Washington / Arizona; reverse: Good For / 5 / In Merchandise. Al,
20mm, R9. Very good condition. Est. $300-600 HKA#50262
Lot#: 264 AZ, Wellington-Yavapai County F.G. McCoy Co. Territorial
Token WM 5c variety Est. $750-1,500 HKA#51431
Lot#: 267 AZ, Williams-Coconino County S&M Lbr. Co. Token Obverse: S & M Lbr. Co.; reverse: Good For / 1c / In Merchandise. Al,
20mm, R9. The Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Company existed from
1899-1935 notes Spooner. Est. $200-300 HKA#50259
Lot#: 268 AZ, Williams Air Force Base-Maricopa County NCO Open
Mess Token Aluminum $1 variety. R3 Est. $50-100 HKA#51430
Lot#: 269 AZ, Willow Springs- Babbitt & McAdams Token Obverse:
Babbitt & McAdams / Willow / Springs; reverse: Good For 10 / c /In
Merchandise At Retail. Oct, Al,26mm, R10. Very fine condition. Est.
$1,000-2,000 HKA#50247
Lot#: 265 AZ, Whipple Bks- Post Exchange Token R-9. 5c Est.
$600-1,200 HKA#51347
Babbitt & McAdams / Willow / Springs; reverse: Good For 5 cents in
/ Mdse / At / Retail. Al, 21mm,R10. Very good condition, clipped at
bottom. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50260
Lot#: 266 AZ, Wide Ruins- Wide Ruins Token Obverse: Wide Ruin
/ Trading Co. / Wide Ruins/ Ariz. ; reverse: Good For / 25c / In Trade.
Br, 25mm, R10. Very good condition. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50241
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Babbitt & McAdams / Willow / Springs; reverse: Good For / $1.00 /
In Merchandise At Retail. Sq, Al,25mm, R10. Extremely fine condition.
Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50249
Lot#: 275 AZ, Winslow-Navajo County Richardson Brothers Token Obverse: Richardson Brothers / General / Mdse. / Winslow, Ariz.;
reverse: Good For / 25c / In Trade Only. Al,28mm,R10. Extremely fine
Babbitt & McAdams / Willow / Springs; reverse: Good For 25 / c /
In Merchandise At Retail. Tri, Al,33mm, R10. Very fine condition. Est.
$1,000-2,000 HKA#50248
Lot#: 276 AZ, Wolf Post- Wolf Post Token Obverse: Babbitt &
McAdams / Wolf Post; Good For / 10 / In Merchandise At Retail. Al,
Babbitt & McAdams / Willow / Springs; reverse: Good For 50 / c /
In Merchandise At Retail. Oct, Al,29mm, R10. About uncirculated
Lot#: 274 AZ, Winslow-Navajo County Navajo Territorial Token
1897-1912 Second one known, both in very poor condition. This one is
clipped, originally 28mm, scalloped. Obverse: The Navajo / Winslow,
A.T.; reverse: pictorial of elephant. About good condition, R10. Est.
$600-1,000 HKA#50831
Lot#: 277 CA, Alcatraz Island- Post Exchange Token C1890 Obverse:
Post / Exchange / Alcatraz / Island; reverse: 5. Est. $1,000-1,500
HKA#37726
Lot#: 278 CA, Alcatraz Island- Post Exchange Token c1895 Obverse:
Post Exchange / Alcatraz / Island, Cal.; reverse: Good For / 10c / In /
Merchandise. Rare. Est. $500-800 HKA#37823
Lot#: 279 CA, Alcatraz Island- Post Exchange Token C1890 Obverse:
Post Exchange / Alcatraz / Island, Cal.; reverse: Good For / 50c / In /
Merchandise. Est. $1,000-1,500 HKA#37727
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Lot#: 280 CA, Alcatraz Island-San Francisco Post Exchange Token Obverse: Post Exchange /Alcatraz / Island, Cal.; reverse: Good For /
50c / In /Merchandise. Very good condition, some staining on obverse.
Est. $800-1,200 HKA#45295
in denominations of 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c and $1.00. The latter is the
most common, with perhaps ten to fifteen pieces known. Perhaps
thirty years ago we handled a small group of these tokens that were
found in a leather poke inside a rusty can in the sagebrush out
around Independence. The group had one of each denomination, and
several of the 50 cent and $1.00 varieties. The surprise were the low
denominations, since they were not known previously. Most were sold
in one of our very early auctions in the 1980’s. Several of these sold in
one of the Schilling sales. This $1.00 piece is the first we’ve had to offer
in many years. Est. $300-600 HKA#49439
Lot#: 284 CA, Fort Baker-Marin County Canteen Fort Baker Token
c1895 California rarity. 5c Est. $200-400 HKA#37462
Lot#: 281 CA, Angel Island-Marin County Fort Miley Post Exchange
Token c1900 Rough condition. Rare. Est. $300-600 HKA#32298
Lot#: 285 CA, Fort Barry-Marin Post Exchange Token Obverse:
Post Exchange / 25 / cts / Fort Barry; reverse: Good For / 25c / 4 / In
Trade. Est. $200-400 HKA#45420 ~ Pictured bottom left
Lot#: 282 CA, Benicia-Solano Benicia Barrack Exchange Token Obverse: Benicia / Barrack / Exchange; reverse: 5 cents. Est. $300500 HKA#45877
Lot#: 286 CA, Mare Island-Solano Post Exchange Token 1905
Obverse: Post Exchange / Mare Island / Marine Barracks; reverse:
Good For / 2 1/2c / In Trade. Est. $400-800 HKA#37916
Lot#: 283 CA, Camp Independence, Inyo County. Victor Beadry, First
Regiment, US Cavalry. c1865. $1.00. Brass, round. Victor Beaudry
ran a trading post immediately outside the front entrance of Camp
Independence, thus was not officially a sutler, since he was not
inside the fort walls. Camp Independence was located in the center
part of the Owens Valley and specifically built to protect miners and
prospectors that worked the mines of Cerro Gordo in the adjacent
White Mountains, as well as mills along the Owens River that treated
ores from a number of small mines located up and down the valley.
There were several Indian wars there, primarily from 1863-5, which
drove out the whites. The Beaudry tokens are very rare. They exist
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Lot#: 287 CA, Mare Island- Post Traders St. Germain Token c1890
Obverse: Good For One / Game / Of Billiards / At / Post Traders /
Mare Island, Cal.; reverse: St. Germain Billiard Co. / 55 & 57 First St. /
San Francisco, Cal. Est. $2,000-3,000 HKA#28769
Lot#: 288 CO, CO- Weidemeyer & Co. Token Obverse: Weidemeyer
& Co. / Colorado / Commissary; Reverse: Good For / 100 / In
Merchandise. Fair condition. Est. $200-600 HKA#49532
Lot#: 289 CO, Denver-Denver County Lowry Air Force Base Token Obverse: Lowry Air Force Base/ NCO / Open / Mess; Reverse: Good
For / 5c / In Trade. Fine condition, with some corrosion on obverse.
Est. $25-100 HKA#49521
Lot#: 290 Dakota, Fort Laramie-Goshen County J. S. McCormick
Token *Territorial* Obverse: J.S. McCormick / Post Trader / Good
For 25 cts / In Goods / Fort Laramie, D.T.; reverse: Spread eagle, stars.
Curto #F86, Br, 25mm, extremely fine condition, holed. Est. $5001,000 HKA#50525
Lot#: 291 Dakota, Fort Laramie-Goshen County J.S. McCormick Post
Trader Token *Territorial* Obverse: J.S. McMormick / Post / Trader
/ Ft. Laramie / D.T. Reverse: Good / For 10 cts. / In goods. Brass,
20mm. DT40;F85. Fine condition with some porosity. Est. $750-1,500
HKA#49773
Lot#: 292 Dakota, Fort Laramie-Goshen County J.S. McCormick
Token *Territorial* Obverse: J.S. McCormick / Post Trader / Good
/ For 25 Cents / In Goods / Ft. Laramie D.T.; Reverse: spread eagle,
shield on breast, arrows & olive branch in talons. Curto F86. Brass,
25mm. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#49704
Lot#: 293 Dakota, Fort Laramie-Goshen County S.E. Ward Sutler
Token *Territorial* Obverse: S.E. Ward Sutler U.S.A. / Good For /
50c / In Suttlers / Goods / Fort Laramie D.T. Reverse: blank. Curto
DT70. 33mm, copper, well struck, EF condition, mahogany toned, a
small amount of verdigris center left edge. “Seth E. Ward was the fort’s
sutler from 1857 to 1863 and then from 1865 to 1867 when he was
retitled post trader; he retired in 1871; a substantial hoard of the S.E.
Ward tokens surfaced in 1994, and consequently, values are to be
considered speculative.” (Cunningham) DT80b. At the age of twentyfour, Seth Ward, was already a veteran fur trapper on the plains.
After the rendevous of fur traders in St. Louis, Ward went to work for
Robert Campell and his partner, William Sublette. Ward worked for
Campbell for ten years. At that time he “gained a lucrative contract as
‘post sutler’ - the merchant given the . . . Exclusive trading privileges
- at Fort Laramie. Appointed in 1857 by Secreatry of War Jefferson
Davis (later president of the Confederacy during the Civil War), Ward
stayed on in that post until 1871” [Roberts, “Trader Seth Ward’s
Blizzard of a Lifetime,” no page]. Ward retired to Missouri with his
wife and ran a farm that was close to Kansas City. He was a prominent
citizen there who held positions on the boards of corporations and
banks as well as being active in volunteerism. Roberts’ records, “Ward
died in 1903” [Roberts, “Trader Seth Ward’s Blizzard of a Lifetime,” no
page]. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#49771
Lot#: 294 Dakota, Fort Laramie-Goshen County S.E. Ward Sutler
Token *Territorial* Obverse: S.E. Ward Sutler U.S.A. / Good for
/ 25c / In Sutler / Goods Fort Laramie D.T. Reverse: blank. Copper,
28mm. Almost uncirculated, an excellent specimen. DT80a. Est. $7501,500 HKA#49772
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Lot#: 295 Dakota, Fort Sanders-Albany County J. Wanless & Co.
Token *Territorial* 1868 Obverse: $20 Liberty face with 1868;
reverse: J. Wanless & Co. / General / Wholesale / & Retail / Dealers /
Fort Sanders D. T. Curto F169, Extremely fine condition. Ex-Admiral
O.H. Dodson and Dr. Richard L. Collier Collections by Bowers and
Merena, June, 1984.
“I have the honor to introduce to your favorable consideration Col.
John Wanless, late Lieut. Col. 5th U.S. Vols, Sutler at this Post since 15th
January 1867. During the year 1866 Geo Wilson Jr. Was Sutler here,
but having rendered himself so obnoxious to the entire Command
(by extortionate charges, disregard of orders and selling Three cent
postage stamps for Five cents each) as to drive his trade from him, Col.
Wanless purchased his entire stock and building and has since given
general satisfaction to officers and men.” telegram to U.S. Grant July
11, 1867 (from “The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant.”) Est. $750-1,500
Lot#: 298 Dakota, Fort Sanders-Albany County Lowry, Beall & Co.
Traders Token *Territorial* Obverse: Lowry, Beall & Co. Traders
U.S.A. / (ornament) / Good / for 50 cts / in (ornament) / Traders /
Goods. Reverse: (liberty head facing left) 1866. 25mm, brass. Fine
condition, stained in field left of Liberty. DT120. Est. $750-1,500
HKA#49782
HKA#50475
Lot#: 299 Dakota South, Chamberlain-Brule County Atwater &
Barcesser Token Obverse: Atwater & Barcesser / 10c / Chamberlain
/ Dakota. Reverse: Good for / 10 / cents / In Trade. Brass, 24mm.
Extra fine condition. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#49784
Lot#: 296 Dakota, Fort Sanders-Albany County Lowry, Beall &
Co. Token *Territorial* Obverse: Lowry, Beall & Co. / traders /
U.S.A.; Reverse: Good / for 5 cts / in goods. 16mm, brass. Extremely
fine condition. R7. DT100.(Cunningham) “Beall advertised in a Fort
Sanders newspaper in 1868, drawing the reader’s attention to the fact
that they were ‘authorized traders U.S.A.’” Est. $750-1,500 HKA#49933
Lot#: 297 Dakota, Fort Sanders-Albany County Lowry, Beall & Co.
Traders Token *Territorial* Obverse: Lowry, Beall & Co. Traders
U.S.A. / (ornament) / Good / For 25 cts / in / Traders / Goods.
Reverse: (spread eagle) 1866. Brass, 21mm. DT110. Eagle worn to fair
condition, date clearly visible. Obverse fine condition. Est. $750-1,500
HKA#49783
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Lot#: 300 Dakota South, Deadwood-Lawrence County Black Hills
TinToken *Territorial* Obverse: Dakota Commandery No.1 / Vincit
Omnia Veritas (truth conquers all) / Constituted / Aug. 19,1880 /
Deadwood. Dak.; reverse: Made of Black Hills Tin / Homestake /
Wm. McMakin & Co. Terravilles S.D. Rulau SD-Dd 3, tin, 33mm, about
uncirculated condition. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50529
Lot#: 301 Dakota South, Fort Mead- W.S. Fanshaw & Co. Token
*Territorial* Obverse: W.S. Fanshaw & Co. / Good For / 100 / In /
Merchandise / Post Traders Fort Mead, D.T.; reverse: Same. Br, 30mm,
extremely fine condition, bent, small circle stamped on reverse. Est.
$750-1,500 HKA#50526
Lot#: 302 Dakota South, Fort Sully- N.H. Young Post Trader Token
*Territorial* Obverse: N.H. Young / Post trader / Ft. Sully, D.T. (all
incused). Reverse: 15 (incused). 24mm, white metal. DT150a. Dirt on
both sides, possibly a candidate for conservation. Overall, extra fine
condition.Fort Sully was established by General Alfred Sully in the
fall of 1863 at a site six miles below Fort Pierre in Dakota Territory to
police Native American lands. In 1866 the War Department moved the
post to a new site on the east bank of the Missouri, some thirty miles
north, where it remained in existence for thirty-one years Est. $7501,500 HKA#49777
spent a few years working at various occupations before settling to
the Commercial Hotel business. Historian Dana R. Bailey explained
Bridge became the Hotel’s proprietor in 1896. Bailey records before
Bridge was proprietor of the hotel he “was elected alderman from the
First ward [in 1885], and re-elected in 1889, holding this office for
nine years” [Bailey, no year, 467]. Bailey intimates there were better
men in the county who were more qualified than Bridge to hold office,
but it seems because he was so popular with the townspeople, he
won the elections despite his lack of intelligence. Bailey used words
such as strong and sagacity to describe Bridge. Nevertheless, whether
meritorius of public office or not, Bridge was a factor in local politics
who could not be ignored. He left his mark on Sioux Falls. Est. $5001,000 HKA#49776
Lot#: 306 IN, Indianapolis-Marion County Parry Mfg. Co. Token Obverse: Parry Mfg. Co. Indianapolis / high grade / buggies; Reverse:
Buggies / High Grade / Surries / Indianapolis. Copper, 28mm.
Lot#: 303 Dakota South, Fort Sully- N.H. Young Token *Territorial* Obverse: N.H. Young/ Post Trader / Ft. Sully D.T.; reverse: 25. WM,
24mm, very good condition. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#50481
Lot#: 304 Dakota South, Fort Thompson-Buffalo County F.J.D & Co.
Token *Territorial* Obverse: Payable / In Goods / 100 /F.J.D. & Co.
/ Fort Thompson D.T.; reverse: Liberty head. Br, 26mm, fine condition.
Est. $750-1,500 HKA#50527
Lot#: 305 Dakota South, Sioux Falls-Minnehaha/Lincoln County
Mark Bridge Token Obverse: Mark / Bridge / Sioux Falls / S. Dak.
Reverse: 2 1/2. White metal, 25mm, extra fine condition.Mark Bridge
came to Sioux Falls when he was twenty years old in April of 1878.
He had immigrated from as small town in Lancashire, England. He
Lot#: 307 IN, Indianapolis-Marion County Stegemeier Bros. Token Obverse: Stegemeier Bros. / 17 & 19 / N. Illinois / Street; Reverse:
Good For / 2 1/2c / In Trade. Fine condition, a couple of flecks of
corrosion on obverse. Est. $100-200 HKA#49516
Fort Mead Dakota Territory
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Lee & Reynolds
The following tokens have often been associated with, and should
be, Cheyenne. However, Chris Harkey, during her lifetime association
with New Mexico history, found definitive records of Lee & Reynolds
operating at Fort Craig, where they may have also used these tokens.
In Federal Records of the Dept. of the Missouri at Fort Craig, Harkey
found records, copied and supplied with this item, of Lee & Reynolds
store at Ft. Craig in April, 1870, and again in 1876-1877 for the
“Cheyenne Agency” at the post. This is an important note, as this
agency may have served several remote western posts.
Lot#: 308 Indian Terr, - Lee & Reynolds Token Obverse: Lee &
Reynolds / camp / supply / Ind. Terr.; reserve: good for / one dollar /
in merchandise / in our Indian / trade. Brass, 25mm. Extremely fine
Lot#: 309 Indian Terr, - Lee & Reynolds Token Obverse: left facing
buffalo; Reverse: Lee & Reynolds / trade check / Cheyenne Agency.
30mm, fine condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#49922
30mm, very good condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#49921
Reynolds / Camp / Supply / Ind. Ter. Reverse: Good for / one dollar /
in / merchandise / in our indian / trade. Brass, 26mm. Extremely fine
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Reynolds / camp / supply / Ind. Terr.; reserve: good for / one dollar
/ in merchandise / in our indian / trade. Brass, 25mm. Very good
Reynolds / camp / supply / Ind. Terr.; reserve: good for / one dollar /
in merchandise / in our Indian / trade. Brass, 25mm. Fine condition.
Est. $500-700 HKA#49887
30mm, very good condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#49924
Lot#: 317 Indian Territory, Fac & Fox Agency- Lewis & Pickett
Token Obverse: liberty head / 1876; reverse: Good in trade with
/ Lewis & Pickett / for / 50 / sac and fox agency / indian territory.
Copper, 24mm. Good condition Est. $300-700 HKA#49938
Lot#: 321 KS, Leavenworth- Durfee & Peck Token Obverse:
(pictorial steamship); reverse: Good For / 50 cents / In Merchandise /
Durfee & Peck. Br, 23mm. Very fine condition, indented at top of each
side. Est. $300-700 HKA#51012
Lot#: 318 Indian Territory, Fac & Fox Agency- Lewis & Pickett
Token Obverse: liberty facing left / 1875; Reverse: Good in trade
with / Lewis & Pickett / for / 25 / sac & fox agency / indian territory.
20mm, brass. Good condition. 2x2 notes “from Hal Dunn’s collection.
First one I ever saw.” Est. $300-700 HKA#49949
Lot#: 322 KS, Leavenworth- Durfee & Peck Token Obverse: Buffalo
charging to left. Reverse: Good for / 25 cents / in / Merchandise
Durffee & Peck. Brass, 20mm. EF condition. Est. $300-700 HKA#49879
Lot#: 319 KS, Leavenworth- Durfee & Peck Token Obverse: Indian,
with spear, on pony running to right; Reverse: Good for / one dollar
/ in merchandise / Durfee & Peck. Brass, 28mm. Extremely fine
condition, two carbon spots on reverse. Curto 47 1/2. Est. $300-700
Lot#: 323 KS, Leavenworth- Durfee & Peck Token Obverse: Side
wheel ferry boat; Reverse: Good for / 50 cents / in merchandise /
Durfee & Peck. Copper, 24mm. Curto 49. Extremely fine condition with
some toning. Est. $300-700 HKA#49881
HKA#49882
Lot#: 324 MN, Central Area- Mille Lacs Token Obverse: Mille Lacs/
Indian / Trading Post; Reverse: Good For / 25c / in / Merchandise.
Very fine condition. Est. $400-600 HKA#49535
Pawnee Indian
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Lot#: 325 MO, Weston- M.A. Abrahams Token Obverse: M.A.
Abrahams / 10; Reverse: the peoples outfitting store/ Weston / Mo.
Brass, 28mm. Fine condition. Est. $200-400 HKA#49941
Lot#: 326 MT, Butte- Vieanna Brewery Token *Territorial* Obverse: John V. Petritz / Butte/ & / Walkerville /M.T. Reverse: Good
for / 12 1/2c /Vieanna / Brewery / in / Trade. Fine condition, Est.
$1,000-3,000 HKA#49796
Lot#: 329 MT, Wolf Point-Roosevelt County P.W. Lewis Token Obverse: P.W. Lewis / Trader / Wolf Point / Store. Reverse: Good For /
50c / In Merchandise. 28mm, brass. Fine condition, some staining on
obverse. Est. $750-1,000 HKA#49798
Lot#: 330 MT, Wolf Point-Roosevelt County S.T. Cogswell Token Obverse: S.T. Cogswell / Indian / Trader / Wolf Point, Mont. Reverse:
Good for /25c / in / Merchandise. 30mm, white metal, extra fine
condition. Roy D Rubick reports 5 known. Est. $750-1,000 HKA#49797
Lot#: 327 MT, Fort Benton- Fort Benton Token Obverse: Fort
Benton/1860; Reverse: Baker Street / Ferry / 25 / M. L. Lynch. Brass,
24mm. Purchased from Hal Dunn in 1974. Rare Est. $750-2,000
HKA#49942
Lot#: 328 MT, Fort Benton-Chouteau County Grand Union Hotel
Token *Territorial* Obverse: Grand Union / Hotel / Spitzley & /
Travers / Props / Fort Benton, M.T.; reverse: Good For / 1 / Drink. Br,
30mm, very fine condition. Est. $1,000-3,000 HKA#50478
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Lot#: 331 NE, Fort Kearney- S.W. Beall Tokens Two tokens: 1)
Obverse: Good For / 50 / cents in / Suttlers / Goods /S.W. Beall Sutler;
reverse: (liberty coronet head) / 1866. Br, 26mm. Extremely fine
condition. 2) As above, except 25 cents, about uncirculated condition,
among the finest known. R7. Est. $400-800 HKA#51013
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Lot#: 332 NE, Fort Niobrara-Cherry County J.M. Thacher Token Obverse: J.M. Thacher / Post trader / Fort / Niobrara. Reverse:
Redeemable value / 10c / In Merchandise. 28mm, brass. Almost
uncirculated. J. M. Thacher was the post trader at Fort Niobrara. The
fort was built in 1880 near Valentine. The purpose of having the
troops located there was for the protection of white settlers. While
the Natives in the area were almost all on reservations and supposedly
“tamed,” white settlers always felt uneasy in Indian country. Est.
$400-800 HKA#49794
Addressed to Morris Bock & Co in New Mexico. Two postage stamps,
one green 1c, and one red 2c stamp, cancelled Aug 14, 1918 Lucero
N.M. Slight yellowing. 4) Tan cover with no contents. Addressed to
Hall Tractor & Machinery Co from the same company as well. Two
green 1c postage stamps, cancelled Sep 16 1943, Ojo Del Padre, N.M.
5) A postcard of decorative fruits. From Anna to Nellie Ferguson in
Oklahoma. Postcard briefly reads that both Nellie and Anna’s mothers
are ill. 1c green postage stamp, cancelled Apr 27, 1911 Estancia, N.M.
Yellowing and slight fading. Overall condition is good. Est. $150-250
Lot#: 333 NE, Fort Niobrara-Cherry County J.M. Thatcher Token Obverse: J.M. Thacher / Post trader / Fort / Niobrara. Reverse:
Redeemable value / 10c / In Merchandise. 28mm, brass. Almost
uncirculated. The holder for this token was typewritten: “Curto F14410V This example is the finest so far found.” One carbon spot on the
reverse keeps it from being gem. Est. $-HKA#49795
Lot#: 336 NM, - G.W. Sampson Token Obverse:G.W. Sampson /
Indian / Traders / New Mexico; Reverse: Good For / 5 / In Trade.
Unlisted. Sampson had stores in Rock Springs, New Mexico and St.
Michaels, Arizona. Good condition, but with punch marks. Located
two miles South of New Mexico 68 amd 7 miles North West of of
Gallup. Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49703
HKA#51572
Lot#: 337 NM, - Tertio Mellenial
Token 1883 Obverse: Tertio /
Mellenial / 1883 / Sante Fe / NM.
Silver 15mm/ Commemorative
Medalet. Very good condition. Est.
$200-1,400 HKA#49517
Lot#: 334 NE, Omaha Barracks- J.L. Jewett Token Obverse:
liberty head facing left / 1868; Reverse: Good / for 50 cts / at the
/ post traders / J.L. Jewett. Brass, 26mm. Fine condition. NE330
(Cunningham). Est. $500-1,000 HKA#49934
Lot#: 335 NM, - Covers from New Mexico & Postcard c1925 Lot of
5. 1) Tan colored envelope with contents, UNOPENED, contents may
be of a postcard. 3c purple hawaii postage stamp, cancelled Feb 28,
1938, Adobe, N.M. Addressed to Albuquerque (but name is illegible),
also cancelled on the reverse. 2) Tan colored cover with no contents.
Addressed to Cecil H. Kuhl. Two 1 1/2 brown postage stamps,
cancelled Apr 20, 1948 in Pine, N.M. 3) Tan cover with no contents.
Lot#: 338 NM, Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Maisel’s Indian
Trading Post Token Obverse: Maisel’s / Indian Trading / Post /
Albuquerque / New Mexico / sterling; reverse: blank. 17x33mm, 2.4
grams. Fine condition. Unlisted. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50091
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Lot#: 342 NM, Cabezon- R.F. Heller Token Obverse: R.F. Heller /
Cabezon / N.M.; reverse: Good for / 5c/ In Trade. AL, 21mm. Extremely
fine condition. Former ranch town near Cabezon peak established on
the Ojo Del Espirito Santo Land Grant. Est. $200-300 HKA#50043
Lot#: 339 NM, Antelope Trails- J.H. McAdams Tokens Three tokens:
Obverse: J.H. McAdams / Antelope / Trails, / N. Mex.; reverse: Good for
/ 10, 25, 50 / In Merchandise. Al, 24,28,31mm. Good condition overall,
but denominations are extremely worn. Est. $600-1,500 HKA#50114
Lot#: 340 NM, Bernalillo-Sandoval County San Diego Merc. Co.
Token Obverse: San Diego / Merc. / Co.; reverse: Good for / 10c / In
/ Merchandise. AL, 23mm. Very fine condition, some dirt in lettering.
Purchased from Birt 1972. Located 17 miles North of Albuquerque,
Bernalillo was a trading center and county seat. Est. $100-150
HKA#50061
Lot#: 341 NM, Cabezon- R.F. Heller Token Obverse: R.F. Heller /
Cabezon / N.M.; reverse: Good for / 5c / In Trade. Br, 21mm. Extremely
fine condition, but Kiser reports brass tokens are fake. Former ranch
town near Cabezon peak established on the Ojo Del Espirito Santo
Land Grant. Est. $200-300 HKA#50113
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Lot#: 343 NM, Cabezon- R.F. Heller Token Obverse: R.F. Heller
/ Cabezon / N.M.; reverse: Good for / 10c / In Trade. AL, 25mm.
Extremely fine condition, environmental damage lower right obverse.
Former ranch town near Cabezon peak established on the Ojo Del
Espirito Santo Land Grant. Est. $200-300 HKA#50044
Lot#: 344 NM, Cabezon- R.F. Heller Token Obverse: R.F. Heller
/ Cabezon / N. M. ; reverse: Good for / 50c /In Trade. AL, 30mm.
Extremely fine condition. Purchased from Hal Birt in 1980. Former
ranch town near Cabezon peak established on the Ojo Del Espirito
Santo Land Grant. Est. $200-300 HKA#50045
Lot#: 345 NM, China Springs-McKinley County China Springs Token Obverse: China Springs / Trading / Post; reverse: $1.00. Triangle. Fine
condition, holed at top. Purchased from Birt in 1984. Unlisted. Near
U.S. 666, just North of Gamer, Co., and eight miles North of Gallup. Est.
$600-1,000 HKA#49982
Lot#: 346 NM, China Springs-McKinley County China Springs Token Obverse: China Springs / Trading / Post; reverse: 25. Triangle, 29mm,
R10. Fine condition, occasional dark toning. Near U.S. 666, just North
of Gamer, Co., and eight miles North of Gallup. Est. $600-1,000
Lot#: 350 NM, Clarkville- Ortega Gomez Token Obverse: Ortega
Gomez / Indian / Trading / Clarkville, N.M.; reverse: Good for / 50
/ In / Merchandise. Al, 30mm, R10. Fine condition. Post office was
established in 1898. Loacted five miles North West Gallup. Est. $7001,500 HKA#49980
Lot#: 347 NM, China Springs-McKinley County Mary Louis Token Obverse: Mary Louis / Indian /Trader/ China Springs; reverse: Good
for / 25c / in / Merchandise. AL, 28mm. About uncirculated, some
small environmental damage on reverse. Near U.S. 666, just North
of Gamer, Co., and eight miles North of Gallup. Est. $600-1,000
Lot#: 351 NM, Coolidge-McKinley County Chas. Paxton Token Obverse: Chas. Paxton/ Coolidge / New Mexico; Reverse: Good For /
One / Drink. R10. General Store & Saloon: 1886-1893 per Kiser. Poor
condition, corroded. Located 20 miles south east of Gallup on U.S. 66.
Est. $500-1,000 HKA#49486
HKA#49981
HKA#50047
Lot#: 348 NM, China Springs-McKinley County Mary Louis Token Obverse: Mary Louis / Indian / Trader / China Springs; reverse:
Good for / 50c / in / Merchandise. AL, 30mm. Very good condition,
purchased from Birt 1973. Near U.S. 666, just North of Gamer, Co., and
eight miles North of Gallup. Est. $600-1,000 HKA#50046
Lot#: 352 NM, Crownpoint-McKinley County Starlake Store Token Obverse: Starlake Store / Crownpoint / N. Mex.; reverse: Good for / 5c
/ In Trade. Al, 21mm, R10. Found by Louis Wisar (sp?) at old Setzer
post in 1974. Fair condition, environmental damage on obverse.
Located 20 miles north of Thoreau on New Mexico 56. Est. $400-800
HKA#50108
Lot#: 353 NM, Crownpoint-McKinley County White Horse Store
Tokens Lot of three tokens. 5c, 1.00
and $5.00 value. Two brass and one
aluminum. Very fine condition. Located
20 miles north of
Thoreau on New
Mexico 56. Est. $75150 HKA#50107
Lot#: 349 NM, Clarkville- Ortega Gomez Token Obverse: Ortega
Gomez / Indian / Trading / Clarkville, N.M.; reverse: Good for / 1.00 /
In / Merchandise. AL, 33mm. Extremely fine condition. Post office was
established in 1898. Loacted five miles North West Gallup. Unlisted
piece. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#49990
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Lot#: 357 NM, Defiance-McKinley County Gallegos & Peralta Token Obverse: Gallegos & Peralta / Defiance / N.M.; reverse: Good for /
10c / in / Merchandise. Al, 25mm, R10. Fine condition. It was a small
trading post located on U.S. 66, 12 miles southwest of Gallup. Est.
$600-1,000 HKA#49979
Lot#: 354 NM, Crystal-San Juan/McKinley County J.B. Moore Token Obverse: J.B. Moore / 25,50 / Trade Check; reverse: same. Al, 28mm,
30mm. Two holes in center of 25 token. 50 token is an R-10.Located
16 miles southwest of of Sheep Springs. It was a trading post and
settlement on a Navajo reservation. 25 Token unlisted in Kiser. Est.
$600-1,200 HKA#50096
Lot#: 358 NM, Defiance-McKinley County Gallegos & Peralta
Token Obverse: Gallegos & Peralta / Defiance / N.M.; reverse: Good
for / $1.00 / in / Merchandise. Al, 23mm, round. Very fine condition.
Unlisted. It was a small trading post located on U.S. 66, 12 miles
southwest of Gallup. Est. $700-1,200 HKA#49978
Lot#: 355 NM, Cubero- Wm. Vohs & Co. Token Obverse: Wm Vohs
& Co. / General / Merchandise / Cubero, N. Mex.; reverse: Good for /
cts 25cts / In Trade. Al, 26mm. Good condition, purchased from Alan
Weinburg 1985. Cubero is just off U.S. 66, and 8 miles northwest of
Laguna. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50094
Lot#: 359 NM, Defiance-McKinley County J.A.S. Golino Co. Token Obverse: J.A.S. Golino Co. / Indian / Traders/ Defiance / N.M.; reverse:
Good for / 50 / in / Merchandise. Square, brass, R10. Very good
condition, upper right corner clipped. It was a small trading post
located on U.S. 66, 12 miles southwest of Gallup. Est. $600-1,000
HKA#49977
Lot#: 356 NM, Danoffville- S.J. Danoff Token Obverse: S.J. Danoff/
Danoffville / New Mex.; reverse: Good for / 50 / in / Merchandise. Al,
29mm. Fine condition, purchased from Birt 1972. Est. $1,000-2,000
Lot#: 360 NM, Defiance-McKinley County R. Mirabel Tokens Lot of
four tokens: obverse: R. Mirabel / Defiance / N. Mex.; reverse: Good
for / 5, 10, 25, 50 c / in / Merchandise. AL, octagonal, 20, 24,28,30mm.
Mostly fine condition, all have some environmental damage. It
was a small trading post
located on U.S. 66, 12
miles southwest of Gallup.
Est. $200-600
HKA#50049
HKA#50093
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Lot#: 361 NM, El Huerfano- San Juan Trading Co. Token Obverse:
San Juan Trading Co. / Traders / El Huerfano; reverse: Good for /
5c / In Trade. Br, 21mm, R10. Very good condition, deep toning. El
Huerfano is Spanish for “orphan.” It is 10 miles east of Simpsoo. Est.
$500-1,000 HKA#50116
Lot#: 365 NM, Farmington-San Juan County Navajo Trading
Co. Token Unlisted piece. Obverse: Navajo Trading Co. / L.W. /
Farmington, N.M.; reverse: Good For / 25c / In Trade. Al, 25mm.
Lot#: 362 NM, Farmington-San Juan County Bisti Trading Co. Token Obverse: Bisti / Trading / Co. / Farmington, N. Mex; reverse: 10 / In
Trade (framed across). Br, 26mm, R9. Fine condition, pvc residue.
Located in the north just 23 miles from the Colorado line. Est. $150300 HKA#50124
Farmington, N.M.; reverse: Good For / 1.00 / In Trade. Al, 38 mm. Very
fine condition. Located in the north just 23 miles from the Colorado
line. Est. $300-900 HKA#50128
Farmington, N.M.; reverse: Good For / 25c / In Trade. Al, 25mm. Very
fine condition, reverse punched with crescent shape. Located in the
north just 23 miles from the Colorado line. Est. $300-900 HKA#50127
Lot#: 366 NM, Farmington-San Juan County Pueblo Alto Tokens Four tokens: Obverse: Pueblo Alto / Trading / Post / Farmington /
New Mexico; reverse: good for / 10c,25c,50c,$1.00 / In Trade. Al,
34mm R8. About Uncirculated condition. Located in the north just 23
miles from the Colorado line. Est. $600-1,000 HKA#50125
Lot#: 367 NM, Fort Wingate- Commmissary Token Obverse: Good
For / Commissary / Fort Wingate / N.M. / Five Pounds Beef; reverse:
5 /Hindquarter /Check / 5. Al, 24mm, R10. Good condition, holed. A
mining and ranching community and also the site of the fort. South of
U.S. 66, 12 miles southeast of Gallup. Est. $600-1,000 HKA#50258
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Lot#: 368 NM, Fort Wingate- Fort Wingate Token Obverse: W.F.M.
/ 12c; reverse: The Brunswick Balke / Collender / Compy. / (pictorial
pool table) / Check. Br, 24mm. A mining and ranching community and
also the site of the fort. South of U.S. 66, 12 miles southeast of Gallup.
Est. $200-400 HKA#51010
Lot#: 372 NM, Fruitland- Fruitland Trading Co. Token Obverse:
Fruitland Trading Company / Fruitland / N. Mex.; Reverse: Good For
/ 50c / In Merchandise. Br, 28mm, R8. Once called Olio, it’s located on
U.S. 550. 10 miles west of Farmington. Est. $75-150 HKA#50119
Lot#: 369 NM, Fort Wingate- Geo. L. Cook Token Obverse: Geo. L.
Cook / Post / Trader / Ft. Wingate N.M.; reverse: Good / for 10 cts / In
Trade. Br, 21mm, R10. Good condition, dirty. A mining and ranching
community and also the site of the fort. South of U.S. 66, 12 miles
southeast of Gallup. Est. $1,000-3,000 HKA#50250
Lot#: 370 NM, Fort Wingate- Post Exchange
Token Obverse: Post Exchange / 10c / Ft.
Wingate; reverse: blank. Br, 25mm, R5. Good
condition. A mining and ranching community
and also the site of the fort. South of U.S. 66,
12 miles southeast of Gallup. Est. $400-800
HKA#50257
Lot#: 371 NM, Fruitland- C. H. Algert Co. Tokens Three tokens:
Obverse: The C.H. Algert / Co. / Fruitland / New / Mexico; reverse:
Good For / 25c, 50c,$1.00 / in / Merchandise / At Retail.Br, 25mm,
R7.Very fine condition. Once called Olio, it’s located on U.S. 550. 10
miles west of Farmington. Est. $50-150 HKA#50117
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Lot#: 373 NM, Fruitland- Fruitland
Trading Co. Tokens Five tokens:
Obverse: Fruitland Trading Company
/ Fruitland / N. Mex.; reverse: Good
For / 5c,10c,25c,50c,$1.00 / In
Merchandise. Br, 21-33mm,R8. Fine
through extremely fine condition.
Once called Olio, it’s located on U.S. 550. 10 miles west of Farmington.
Est. $250-500 HKA#50118
Lot #: 374 NM, Gallegos - Gallegos Sheep & Merc. Co., Gallegos,
N.M.//GF 10c IM. Rnd, Al, 23mm. R-10. Est. $400-600 HKA#51658
Lot#: 377 NM, Gallup-McKinley
County C.F. Weidemeyer
Tokens Lot of three tokens:
obverse: C.F. Weidemeyer
/ Gen’l / Mdse. / Gallup,
N.M.; reverse: Good
For/ 25,50,$1.00
/ In Mdse. Only.
Br($1 white metal),
27,29,33mm, R6-9.
Very fine through
about uncirculated.
Very good through
fine condition. A
railroad, commerical and
mining center on U.S. 66. Est.
$-HKA#50355
Lot#: 375 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Asa Glascock Tokens Four
tokens: obverse: Asa Glascock / A.G. / Gallup, N. Mex; reverse: Good
For / 5,25,50,$1.00 / In Trade. Al, 21,26,28,31mm, R10. Very fine to
extremely fine condition. A railroad, commerical and mining center
on U.S. 66. The 5c variety is unlisted. Est. $600-1,500 HKA#50336
Lot#: 376 NM, Gallup-McKinley County L.A. Myers Token L.A.
Myers/Indian Traders/Gallup, N.M.//GF 10c IM. 25mm, Al, Oct. R-10.
Est. $300-600 HKA#50337
Lot#: 378 NM, Gallup-McKinley County C.N. Cotton Tokens Five
tokens: Obverse: C.N. Cotton / incused number / Gallup, New Mexico;
reverse: Good For / 5,10,25,50,$1.00 / In / Merchandise at Retail. Al,
21-39mm. Very fine condition. A railroad, commerical and mining
center on U.S. 66. Est. $100-250 HKA#50129
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Lot#: 379 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Chas. McKittrick Tokens Two tokens: obverse: Chas. McKittrick / Indian / Trader / Gallup,
/ New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 25,50c / In / Merchandise.
Al28,30mm, R10. About uncirculated condition. A railroad, commerical
and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $600-1,200 HKA#50351
Lot#: 380 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Chiaramonte Trading
Tokens Set of six tokens: obverse: Chiaramonte / Trading / Store /
Gallup, / N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 1,5,10,25,50,$1.00 / In Trade. Al,
18,24,26,28,31,34mm,R6-8. Extremely fine through about uncirculated
condition. A railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est.
$150-450 HKA#50334
Lot#: 381 NM, Gallup-McKinley County F.C. Swartz Tokens Two
tokens, including one unlisted Bimetallic piece. Obverse: F.C. Swartz
/ dealer In / Indian / Supplies ; reverse: Good For / 10c / In
Merchandise. Bi, 25,33mm, unlisted. This piece would probably grade
fine. The, $1 piece is missing the aluminum center, and is extremely
fine. This piece is listed at R10. A railroad, commercial and mining
center on U.S. 66. This is one of the very few bi-metallic pieces from
New Mexico. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50360
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Lot#: 382 NM, Gallup-McKinley County F.S. Lawrence Token R10.
Obverse: F.S. Lawrence / Aservo /System /General / Merchandise /
Gallup, N.M.; reverse: Aservo Interchangable Merchandise Check /
Good For / 50c / In Trade / At any Aservo / Store. Br, 28mm, very good
condition, holed twice. A railroad, commerical and mining center on
U.S. 66. Est. $250-500 HKA#50342
Lot#: 383 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Fred L. Moss Tokens Two
tokens: obverse: Fred L. Moss / Trader / In / Indian Mdse. / Gallup, /
N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 5,10c / In Trade. Br, 21,24mm, R8,10. Very
good condition. A railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66.
Est. $-HKA#50350
Lot#: 384 NM, Gallup-McKinley County G. W. McAdams Tokens Two tokens: obverse: G.W. McAdams / Indian / Trader / Gallup, N.M.;
reverse: Good For / 25,50c / In / Merchandise. Br, 28,30mm, R9.
Very good condition, 25c piece has corrosion on reverse. A railroad,
commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. R10. Est. $400-800
HKA#50343
Lot#: 385 NM, Gallup-McKinley County G.W. Sampson Token Obverse: G.W. Sampson / Gallup / N.M. ; reverse: Good For / 5c / In
Merchandise. Wm, 19mm, R10. Extremely fine condition. A railroad,
commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $-HKA#50362
Lot#: 389 NM, Gallup-McKinely County Hart HardwareToken Obverse: Hart Hardware / (heart cutout) / Gallup, N.M.; reverse: Check
For A / Short Beer. Br, 26mm, R5. Extremely fine condition. A railroad,
commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $50-100 HKA#50356
Lot#: 386 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Gaddick, Price & Turner
Token Obverse: Gaddick, Price & Turner / Gallup / N.M.; reverse:
Good For / 50c / In / Merchandise. Al, 32mm. Very fine condition. A
railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. R10. Est. $250500 HKA#50335
Lot#: 387 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Gallup Mercantile Tokens Four tokens: obverse: Gallup / Mercantile/ Company / Gallup, New
Mexico; reverse: Good For / 5,10,50,$1.00 / At Retail In Merchandise.
Al, 21,24,28,31mm, R10. Fine to very fine condition. A railroad,
Lot#: 390 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Howard WilsonTokens Lot
of five tokens: obverse: Howard Wilson / Indian / Trader / Gallup,
N.M.; reverse: Good For/ 1,5,10,25,$1.00 / In / Merchandise. Br,
18,21,22,29,31mm,R9-10. Very fine through about uncirculated. A
railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $500-1,000
HKA#50354
Lot#: 388 NM, Gallup-McKinley County H.W. Potts Token Obverse:
H.W. Potts / Indian / Trader / Gallup, / New Mexico; reverse: Good
For / 5c / In Merchandise. Al, 20mm, R10. Fine condition. A railroad,
commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. R10. Est. $300-800
HKA#50348
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Lot#: 394 NM, Gallup-McKinley County John McDaniels Indian
Trader Token Four tokens: Obverse: John McDaniels / Indian /
Trader; Reverse: Good For / 10, 25, 50 and $1.00 / In Trade. 10-cent is
unlisted. Extremely fine condition. A railroad, commerical and mining
center on U.S. 66. Est. $600-1,500 HKA#49685
Lot#: 391 NM, Gallup-McKinley County J.H. McAdams Tokens Five tokens: obverse: J.H. McAdams / Indian / Trader / Gallup,
N.M.; reverse: Good For / 5,10,25,50,$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al,
21,25,25,28,31,35mm, R10. Very good to extremely fine condition. A
HKA#50344
Lot#: 395 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Kirk Brothers Tokens Set of four tokens: obverse: Kirk Brothers / KB (counterstamp) /
Gallup, / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 10,25,50,$1.00 / In Trade. Br,
21,26,28,31mm,R9. Fine to very fine condition. A railroad, commerical
and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $200-400 HKA#50338
Lot#: 392 NM, Gallup-McKinley County J.M. Lawrence Token Obverse: J.M. Lawrence / Trading / Post; Reverse: Good For / 25c / In
Trade. Poor condition, dug. A railroad, commerical and mining center
on U.S. 66. Est. $150-300 HKA#49526
Lot#: 396 NM, Gallup-McKinley County M.E. Kirk tokens Set of
four tokens: obverse: M.E. Kirk / Gallup, N.M.; reverse: Good For /
5,10,25,50 / In / Merchandise. Al, 20,23,26,30mm,R6. Very good to
very fine condition. Est. $150-300 HKA#50339
Lot#: 393 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Joe Bertinetti Token Obverse: Joe Bertinetti; reverse: Good for / 5c/ In trade Est. $50-100
HKA#49960
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Extremely fine condition. A railroad, commerical and mining center on
U.S. 66. Est. $150-300 HKA#49530
Lot#: 397 NM, Gallup-McKinley County McCoy Brothers Tokens Four tokens: obverse: McCoy Brothers / Gallup, New Mex.; reverse:
Good For /5,10,25,$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 21,25,28,$1.00, R9. Very
good to fine condition. A railroad, commerical and mining center on
U.S. 66. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50346
Lot#: 398 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Navajo Livestock & Trading
Tokens Lot of three tokens: obverse: The Navajo / Livestock/ &
/ Trading Co. / Gallup, N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 25,50,$1.00
/ In / Merchandise. Counterstamped “C M” ($1.00 stamped “M”).
Al,28,31,34mm, R8. About good to good condition. A railroad,
Lot#: 399 NM, Gallup-McKinley County P. Quinones Token Obverse:
P. Quinones / Indian / Trader; Reverse: Good For / 50 / In Trade.
Lot#: 400 NM, Gallup- Perea & Garcia Token Obverse: Perea
& Garcia / General / Merchandise; Reverse: Good For / 10c / In
Merchandise. Fine condition. Unlisted. Est. $200-400 HKA#49491
Lot#: 401 NM, GallupMcKinley County Pine
Haven Trading Post
Tokens Lot of three
tokens: 1) obverse: Pine
Haven Trading Post /
Gen. Del. / Gallup /N.M.;
reverse: Good For / 25c / In
/ Merchandise; Al,25mm,
fine condition with some
corrosion; 2) obverse:
Pine Haven Trading Post /
Box 1228 / Gallup / N.M.;
reverse: Good For / 50c
/ In / Merchandise; Al,
29mm, very fine condition;
3) obverse: same as (2);
reverse: Good For / $1.00 /
In Merchandise; Al, 32mm,
fine condition. Gallup is a
railroad, commerical and
mining center on U.S. 66.
Est. $150-300 HKA#50341
Lot#: 402 NM, GallupMcKinely County Rocky Piont
Merc. Tokens Three tokens:
obverse: Gallup / (2 eagles
pictorial) / New Mexico;
reverse: Rocky Piont Merc. Co.
/ 25,50,$1.00 Br, 25,32,38mm,
R1.Extremely fine to about
uncirculated condition. These
are very common. Gallup is
a railroad, commerical and
mining center on U.S. 66. Est.
$25-50 HKA#50347
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Lot#: 403 NM, Gallup-McKinley County M.N. Duran Token Obverse:
Gallup /New Mexico//GF 10c IM. Al. 21mm. Rd. R-10. Indian Trader
1930-41. Est. $200-500 HKA#51009
Lot#: 404 NM, Gallup-McKinley County S. Schwemberger Token Obverse: S. Schwemberger / Gallup, / N.M.; reverse: 5. Br, 20mm, R10.
Extremely fine condition. Gallup, a railroad, commerical and mining
center on U.S. 66. Est. $200-600 HKA#50353
Lot#: 406 NM, Gallup-McKinley County S.J. Danoff Tokens Three
tokens: 1) obverse: S.J. Danoff / City / Store / Gallup, N.M.; reverse:
Good For / 10c / In Trade. Br, 24mm; 2) obverse: S.J. Danoff / City /
Store /Gallup, N.M.; reverse: Good For / 25c / In Trade; fine condition;
3) S. J. Danoff / City / Store / Gallup, N.M.; reverse: Good For / $1.00
/ In Trade. The $1.00 is unlisted. Extremely fine condition. Gallup is
a railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $300-600
HKA#50358
Lot#: 407 NM, Gallup-McKinley County Senate Token Obverse:
Senate / Gallup, / N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 15c / In Trade. Br,
30mm, R10. Good condition. Gallup is a railroad, commerical and
mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $100-200 HKA#50359
Lot#: 405 NM, Gallup-McKinley County S. Schwemberger Tokens Three tokens: obverse: S. Schwemberger / Gallup, / N.M.; reverse:
5,25,$1.00. Br, 20,28,33mm, R10. Good to extremely fine condition.
Gallup is a railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est.
$500-1,000 HKA#50352
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Lot#: 411 NM, Gorman- Gorman’s Trading Post Token Obverse:
Gorman’s Trading Post / Gorman / N.M.; reverse: Good for / $1.00 / In
Trade. AL, 35mm, R9. Very fine condition, purchased from Birt 1978.
Est. $200-400 HKA#49986
Lot#: 408 NM, Gallup-McKinley County W.H. Hanns Token Two
tokens: obverse: W.H. /Hanns / Gallup / N.M. ; reverse: Good For /
5,25c / In Trade. Al, 23,25mm, R10. Very fine condition. Gallup is a
railroad, commerical and mining center on U.S. 66. Est. $250-500
HKA#50361
Lot#: 412 NM, Guam-McKinley County Guam Trading Co. Token Obverse: Guam Trading Co. / Guam / N.M.; Reverse: Good For / 5 / In
/Merchandise. Fair condition. R10. Guam is located U.S. 66, 20 miles
southeast of Gallup. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#49492
Lot#: 409 NM, Gallup-McKinley County W.M. Bickel Tokens Five
tokens: obverse: W.M. Bickel / Gallup / N.M.; reverse: Good For
/10,25,25,50,$1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 27,29,30,33mm, R9-10 and
unlisted. Very fine through About uncirculated condition. Gallup is a
HKA#50333
Lot#: 410 NM, Gorman- Gorman Trading Post Token Obverse:
Gorman Trading Post / Gorman / N.M.; reverse: Good for / 5 / cents
/ In Trade. Al, 19mm, R10. Very good condition. Est. $200-400
HKA#50111
Lot#: 413 NM, Hachita- White House Token R10. Obverse: White
House / Hachita / N.M.; reverse: 20. Br, 25mm, R10. Extremely fine
condition. Hachita is Spanish for “little hatchet.” A small community
on New Mexico 9, 81. 37 miles southeast of Londsburg. Est. $300-600
HKA#50136
Lot#: 414 NM, Haynes- C.C. Francis Token R10. Obverse: C.C.
Francis / Indian / Trader; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade. Al, 25mm,
R10. Obverse good condition, reverse about good with denomination
extremely worn. Loacted 50 miles southeast of Farmington. On New
Mexico 56. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50131
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& Co. / Indian / Trading Post / 10 Mi S / Manuelito, N.M.; reverse:
Bert D. Richards & Co. / $1.00 / In / Trade. Al, 33mm, R10. Very fine
condition. A settlement on U.S. 66, 16 miles southwest of Gallup on the
AT & SF Railroad. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50269
Lot#: 415 NM, Manuelito- Alt’s Trading Post Token Obverse: Alt’s
Trading / Post / Manuelito / New Mex.; reverse: Good For / 5c / In /
Merchandise. Al, 20mm. Very fine condition. A settlement on U.S. 66,
16 miles southwest of Gallup on the AT & SF Railroad. R10. Est. $5001,000 HKA#50265
Lot#: 419 NM, Mariano Lake- B.D. Westbrook Token Obverse: B.D.
Westbrook / Indian / Trader / Mariano Lake / New Mexico; reverse:
Good For / 50c / In Merchandise. Al, 27mm. Very good condition.
Mariano Lake had a trading post and Indian school, today it is
operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. R10. Est. $1,000-2,000
HKA#50270
Lot#: 416 NM, Manuelito- Mike Kirk Token Obverse: Mike Kirk /
Indian / Trader / Manuelito / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 5 / In Trade.
(framed across) Extremely fine condition. A settlement on U.S. 66,
16 miles southwest of Gallup on the AT & SF Railroad. Est. $50-100
HKA#50267
Lot#: 420 NM, Navajo Church- Navajo Church Store Tokens Lot of
four tokens: Obverse: Navajo Church / Store / C.L. Frederick; reverse:
Good For / 5,10,25,50 / In Merchandise. Br, 21,22,24,28mm, R10. Very
good to very fine condition. 5 cent token is unlisted. 25 cent and 50
cent are R10. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50274
Lot#: 417 NM, Manuelito- Mike Kirk Tokens Five tokens: obverse:
Mike Kirk / Indian / Trader / Manuelito / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 5,
10, 25, 50, $1.00 / In Trade.Good to very fine condition, $1.00 piece
holed. A settlement on U.S. 66, 16 miles southwest of Gallup on the AT
& SF Railroad. Est. $300-600 HKA#50268
Lot#: 421 NM, Prewitt-McKinley County Bloomfield’s Commissary
Token Obverse: Good For /1.00 / in trade /at / Bloomfield’s
Commissary; reverse: not good /at any / other place / and not/
exchangeable / for cash. Octagonal, 34mm. Very fine condition,
punch marks on reverse. A ranching community on U.S. 66, 15 miles
northwest of Grants. Est. $25-75 HKA#49994
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Lot#: 418 NM, Manuelito- Richards & Co. Token Obverse: Richards
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Lot#: 424 NM, Prewitt-McKinley County Prewitt Trading Co. Token Obverse: Prewitt Trading / Post / Prewitt, N.M.; reverse: Good For /
10 / In Merchandise. Oct, al, 24mm. Very good condition, corrosion on
obverse. Unlisted. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50281 ~ Pictured bottom left
Lot#: 425 NM, Pueblo Bonito-San Juan County A. P. Springstead
Token Lot of five tokens. Obverse: A.P. Springstead; Reverse: 5,
10, 25, 50, 100. The 25 token has the initials FA added. Fair to good
condition. Kiser attributes Springstead to Pueblo Bonito, San Juan
New Mexico from 1934-38. “A trading post at Pueblo Bonito was
operated by Richard Wetherill until he was shot dead by a Navajo June
22, 1910. In 1936, the traders were Colonel Springstead and his wife,
who was a member of the Kirk trading family.” (“Tony Hillerman’s
Navajoland,” by Laurance D. Linford, c2001 University of Utah Press,
page 46) R9. Est. $800-1,500 HKA#49682
Lot#: 422 NM, Prewitt-McKinley County Bloomfield’s Tokens Lot of
four tokens from Bloomfield’s Commissary. Obverse: Not good / at any
/ other place / and not / exchangeable / for cash; reverse: Good for /
5,10,25,50c / In trade / at / Bloomfield’s Commissary. Al, 21, 23,29 &
32mm. Fine to extremely fine condition. 10c token has punch marks.
Est. $150-300 HKA#50099
Lot#: 423 NM, Prewitt-McKinley County Prewitt Trading Co. Token Obverse: Prewitt Trading / Post / M / Prewitt, N.M.; reverse: Good For
/ 5c / In Merchandise. Al, 20mm, R10. About good to poor condition.
R10. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50280
Lot#: 426 NM, Putnam- F. E. Hyde Jr. Token Obverse: F.E. Hyde,
Jr./ Putnam / New Mexico; Reverse: Good For / 5c / In Merchandise.
R10. Good condition, with some pitting. Label reads “found 4/11/74
location Star Lake New Mexico. A trading post at Pueblo Bonito, 22
miles north of Bloomfield. R10. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#49487
Lot#: 427 NM, Putnam- F.E. Hyde, Jr. Token Obverse: F.E. Hyde, Jr.
/ Putnam / New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 50 / In Merchandise. Br,
32mm. Very fine condition. Unlisted. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50279
Lot#: 424
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Lot#: 428 NM, Ramah-McKinley County Master Bros. Token Obverse: Master Bros. / Ramah / New Mex.; reverse: Good For / 50 /
In Merchandise.Al, 30mm, R10. Est. $750-1,500 HKA#50298
Lot#: 432 NM, Raton-Colfax
County Covers from Raton
c1890 Lot of 2. 1) Yellow
envelope with illegible
contents. Dated Aug 29, 1883.
Brown 10c and one green 3c
postage stamp. Cropped on
the right where only 1/4 of
the green postage stamp is
left. Cancelled. On the cover
it is written to Strausse. Both
contents and envelope are in
great condition. 2) Tan cover
with no contents. Dated Sep 18
1933. 3c purple postage stamp,
cancelled. From Hotel Swastika
to Mr. M. N. Brownell. The
Swastika Hotel in New Mexico is now the International Bank; however
the swastika sign of course is no longer there. Spanish for “mouse.”
The town of Raton grew with the arrival of the AT & SF Railroad to
become the county seat and principle town in the northeast corner of
the county. Est. $100-150 HKA#51469
Lot#: 429 NM, Ramah-McKinley County White House Token Obverse: White House / Trading / Post / Ramah, N.M.; reverse: Good
For / 5c / In Merchandise. Al, 21mm. Very fine condition. A farming
a lumbering community located on the NM 53. 31 miles southeast of
Gallup. R10. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50299
Lot#: 433 NM, Sawyer-Cibola County McKinley Land & Lbr. Co.
Token Obverse: McKinley Land & Lbr. Co. / General / Merchandise
/ Sawyer; reverse: Good For / 5 / In / Merchandise. Al, 21mm, R8.
Extremely fine condition. Site of an abondoned sawmill owned by
the American Lumber Co., just north of Oso Ridge. Est. $75-150
HKA#50328
Lot#: 430 NM, Ramah-McKinley County White House Token Obverse: White House / Trading / Post / Ramah, N.M.; reverse: Good
For / $1.00 / In Merchandise. Al, 38mm. Good condition. A farming a
lumbering community located on the NM 53. 31 miles southeast of
Gallup. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50300
Lot#: 434 NM, Seven Lakes- Talle & Andrews Token Obverse:
Talle & Andrews / Seven Lakes, / N.M.; reverse: Good For / $1.00 /
In Merchandise. Br, 36mm, R9. Extremely fine condition, dark toning.
Located 43 miles northeast of Gallup. The area used to have a total of
seven lakes, today only one remains and it is usually dry thoughout
the year. Est. $400-800 HKA#50323
Lot#: 431 NM, Raton-Colfax County Covers and Receipt 1883/1933
Spanish for “mouse.” The town of Raton grew with the arrival of the
AT & SF Railroad to become the county seat and principle town in the
northeast corner of the county. Est. $100-150 HKA#51325
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Lot#: 435 NM, Seven Lakes- Talle & Andrews Token Obverse:
Talle & Andrews / Seven Lakes, / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 50c / In
Merchandise. Br, 36mm, R10. Extremely fine condition, dark toning.
Located 43 miles northeast of Gallup. The area used to have a total of
seven lakes, today only one remains and it is usually dry thoughout
the year. Est. $500-1,000 HKA#50324
Lot#: 436 NM, Shiprock-San Juan County
Bruce M. Barnard Co. Token Obverse:
Bruce M. Barnard Co. / (incuse number)
/ ; reverse: blank. Br, 34mm. Very fine
condition, holed. Established in in 1903
by the U.S. Government for the Navajo
Indain Agency. The Navajos gave the area
the name of tse bida’ hi meaning “rock
with wings.” Unlisted. Est. $500-1,000
HKA#50289
Lot#: 437 NM, Star
Lake-Taos County Star
Lake Store Tokens (3) Obverse: Star Lake Store;
reverse: Good for /25c,
50c, $1/ In Trade. Br,
28 mm, 30mm, R5. Very
fine condition, except
for staining on obverse.
At one point it was the
home of a small trading
post. Est. $250-500
Lot#: 439 NM, Taos-Taos County Alvin Burch Tokens Four tokens:
obverse: Alvin Burch / Taos, / N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 10, 25,50,
$1.00 / In Merchandise. Br,21,26,29,35mm, R10. Good to very fine
condition. The names comes from the Spanish approximation of a
Tewa Indian word tu-o-ta, meaning “red williow place.” The area was
settled in 1617 with the construction of a Spanish mission by Fray
Pedro de Miranda. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50205
HKA#50322
Lot#: 438 NM,Crown Point. Star Lake Store Token GF 25c I.T. Al, Rd,
25mm. R-9. Est. $400-800 HKA#50327
Lot#: 440 NM, Taos-Taos County Gerson Gusdorf Tokens Two
tokens: obverse: Gerson Gusdorf-Weil Co. / Taos, New Mexico;
reverse: Good For / 25, $1.00 / Patd. / July 1899 / In Merchandise.
Bi,28,35mm,R8. Extremely fine condition, some discoloration on $1.00
piece. The names comes from the Spanish approximation of a Tewa
Indian word tu-o-ta, meaning “red williow place.” The area was settled
in 1617 with the construction of a Spanish mission by Fray Pedro de
Miranda. Est. $300-600 HKA#50207
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Lot#: 441 NM, Thoreau-McKinley County Homer Jones Token Obverse: Homer Jones / Indian / Trader / Thoreau, N. Mex.; reverse:
Good For / $1.00 / In Trade. Al, 31mm, R8. Good condition. Est. $200400 HKA#50203
Lot#: 445 NM, Thoreau-McKinley County McGaffey Tokens Lot of
three: Obverse: The McGaffey Co. / 1912, 1914, 1918 / Thoreau / N.M.;
reverse: Good For / 5, 10, 25c / in / Merchandise / At / Retail. Oct, br,
20,23,27mm. Fine condition. The town was named after the author
Henery David Thoreau formely called Mitchell. Unlisted. Est. $1,0002,000 HKA#50236
Lot#: 442 NM, Thoreau-McKinley County McGaffey Token Obverse:
The McGaffey Co. / 1912/ Thoreau / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 50c /
in / Merchandise / At / Retail. Oct, br, 33mm. Very Good condition.
The town was named after the author Henery David Thoreau formely
called Mitchell. Unlisted. Est. $300-500 HKA#50235
The McGaffey Co. / 1911/ Thoreau / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 25c / in
/ Merchandise / At / Retail. Oct, br, 33mm. Good condition. The town
was named after the author Henery David Thoreau formely called
Mitchell. R10. Est. $200-400 HKA#50237
Lot#: 446 NM, Thoreau-McKinley County Thoreau Merc. Co. Tokens Lot of 9. Tokens from the Thoreau Merc. Co. One 10c, three 25c, one
50c, four $1.00 tokens. The town was named after the author Henery
David Thoreau formely called Mitchell. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50263
The McGaffey Co. / 1912 / Thoreau / N.M.; reverse: Good For / $1.00
/ in / Merchandise / At / Retail. Oct, br, 39mm. Very fine condition.
The town was named after the author Henery David Thoreau formely
called Mitchell. Unlisted. Est. $300-500 HKA#50233
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Blackfoot Indian
Lot#: 449 NM, Toh-Do-Conge- Toh-Do-Conge Token Obverse: C /
Toh-Do-Conge / N.M.; Reverse: Good For / $1.00 / In / Merchandise.
Al, 36mm, R10. Good condition, “L” & “T” carved into obverse. Est.
$700-1,500 HKA#50206
Lot#: 447 NM, Three Lakes- Tom Ortiz & Sons Token Lot of two
tokens: obverse: Tom Ortiz & Sons / Three Lakes / New Mexico;
reverse: Good For / 5,10c / in / Merchandise. Al, 23,25mm, R10. Fine
condition. R10. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50238
Lot#: 450 NM, Toh-La-Kai- C.W. Powell Trading Store Token Obverse: C.W. Powell’s/ Trading / Store; Reverse: Good For/ 5c / In
Trade. Fine condition. R10. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#49481
Lot#: 451 NM, Two Wells- S.G. Winston Token Obverse: S.G.
Winston / Two Wells / New Mexico; reverse: Good for / 5 / In trade.
Al, 25mm, R10. Very good condition. Near Zuni, the area was under
the U.S. Government purchase program in the 1930s. Today it is
admisnistered by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affiars. R10. Est. $7001,500 HKA#50230
Lot#: 448 NM, Tohatchi-McKinley County A. Arnold Tokens Lot of
four tokens. Obverse: A. Arnold / indian / trader; reverse: Good for /
10,25,50,1.00 / in / Merchandise. Scalloped, 28-38mm, R8. Extremely
fine through About Uncirculated condition. Loacted 25 miles north of
gallup. The settlement was built around an Indian School esablished
by the U.S. Government in 1895. Est. $600-1,200 HKA#50103
Lot#: 452 NM, Two Wells- Two Wells Token Obverse: Two Wells /
Trading / Post; reverse: Good for / 25 / In trade. Br, 25mm, R10. Very
good condition. Near Zuni, the area was under the U.S. Government
purchase program in the 1930s. Today it is admisnistered by the U.S.
Bureau of Indian Affiars. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50231
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Pasa Nat. Bank in El Pasa, TX. 2c green embossed oval shaped stamp
(possibly from a machine), cancelled May 6 1890, Eddy, N.M. Good
condition. 5) Tan cover with contents. Addressed to Strausse & Co in
Mora, N.M. 2c red postage stamp, cancelled Apr 14, 1891, Guadalupita,
N.M. Contents mostly illegible but signed at the bottom by Regensberg.
One cancellation stamp on the reverse. Both contents and cover in
good condition. This particular cover may be rare? Est. $200-400
HKA#51518
Lot#: 453 NM, Two Wells- Two Wells Token Obverse: Two Wells
/ Trading / Post; reverse: Good for / $1.00 / In trade. Zn, 31mm,
R10. Very good condition. Near Zuni, the area was under the U.S.
Government purchase program in the 1930s. Today it is admisnistered
by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affiars. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50232
Lot#: 456 NM, Wagon Mound-Mora County Schmidt & Reinken
Receipt and Cover Feb 2, 1884 Receipt and cover from the Schmidt &
Reinken dealers in General Merchandise, Cattle and Sheep. 2c orange
postage stamp, cancelled Feb 2 1884, Wagon Mound, N.M. Cropped at
the right. Also with cancellation stamp on the reverse. Est. $100-150
HKA#51322
Lot#: 454 NM, Various- Covers, New Mexico c1890 Lot of 2. 1) Tan
cover without contents addressed to Mr. Simon Vorenverg in Mora,
New Mexico. 2c red postage stamp, cancelled Sep. 17 1893, Lacueva,
New Mexico. Great condition, slight yellowing along the edges. 2) Light
blue colored cover with no contents. Addressed to Mrs. Gr F. Curum
(sp?). Burgandy 2c postage stamp, cancelled May 12 1884, Golden,
New Mexico. Good condition with creases throughout and yellowing
down the center of the cover. Est. $100-200 HKA#51517
Lot#: 455 NM, Various- Covers, New Mexico c1895 Lot of 5. 1)
Peach colored cover with no contents, addressed to Mr. M. G. Marrix in
Denver Co. 3c purple postage stamp, cancelled Feb 16, 1919, Valmora,
New Mexico. Good condition, with slight ink stains, and yellowing
along the bottom edge. 2) Tan cover with no contents, addressed to
Miss Pavoline Gareier (sp?) in Las Crucez, New Mexico. 2c red postage
stamp, cancelled Jan 18, 1907, Estancia, New Mexico. Cancellation
stamp also on reverse. Good condition with slight tear on the reverse
and dark yellowing along the top edge. 3) Tan cover with no contents,
addressed to 1st Nat. Bank in Santa Fe, N.M. 2c red postage stamp,
cancelled Nov in Parkview N.M. Cancellation stamps on the back of the
cover. Good condition. 4) Tan cover with no contents, addressed to El
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Lot#: 457 NM, Waterflow- Hogback Trading Company Tokens Three tokens: 5, 10, 1.00 denominations. Obverse: Hogback Trading
Company / Waterflow, / N. Mex.; reverse Good For / 5,10,1.00 /
In Merchandise. Al,20,24,35mm, R10. Very good, about good, fine
condition. A Farming and mining community on U.S. 550. 13 miles
west of Farmington through which the San Juan, Animals and La Plata
rivers flow. Est. $1,500-2,500 HKA#50169
Lot#: 460 NM, Wingate- Angora Stock Co. Token Obverse: Angora
Stock Co. / Wingate / New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 5c / In Trade.
Al, 25mm. Good condition, holed. Located on the AT & SF Railroad, 12
miles east of Gallup. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50254
Lot#: 458 NM, Waterflow- Hogback Trading Company Tokens Lot
of two tokens: obverse: Hogback Trading Company / Waterflow / N.
Mex.; reverse: Good For / 25,50c / In Merchandise. Al, 30,32mm, R10.
Very fine condition. A Farming and mining community on U.S. 550. 13
miles west of Farmington through which the San Juan, Animals and La
Plata rivers flow. Est. $1,000-2,000 HKA#50239
Lot#: 461 NM, Wingate- Angora Stock Co. Token Obverse: Angora
Stock Co. / Wingate / New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 10 / In Trade.
Al, 20mm. Very good condition. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50253
Lot#: 462 NM, Wingate- Hildebrand & Co. Token Obverse:
Hildebrand & Co. / Wingate / New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 25c
/ In Merchandise. Good For / 25c / In Merchandise. Br, 28mm, R10.
About uncirculated condition. Located on the AT & SF Railroad, 12
miles east of Gallup. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50252
Lot#: 459 NM, Whitewater- C.C. Cousins Tokens Lot of three: C.C.
Cousins / Whitewater / N. Mex.; reverse: Good For / 5, 25, $1.00 / In
Trade. Oct, 26mm, R8. Fine condition. Located on the AT & SF Railroad,
12 miles east of Gallup. Est. $600-1,500 HKA#50242
Lot#: 463 NM, Wingate- Hildebrand & Co. Token Unlisted.
Obverse: Hildebrand & Co. / Wingate / New Mexico; reverse: Good For
/ $1.00 / In / Merchandise. Al, 35mm. About uncirculated condition,
scratch on reverse. Located on the AT & SF Railroad, 12 miles east of
Gallup. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50255
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Lot#: 464 NM, Wingate- J.K. Andrich Token Obverse: J.K. Andrich /
General / Merchandise/ Wingate, New Mex. ; reverse: Good For / 10 /
In / Merchandise. Al, 23mm, R8. Very fine condition. Located on the AT
& SF Railroad, 12 miles east of Gallup. Est. $150-300 HKA#50256
Lot#: 465 NM, Wingate- Wingate Trading Co. Token Obverse:
Wingate Trading Co. / Wingate / N.M.; reverse: Good For / 5c / In /
Merchandise. Al, 20mm, R10. Good condition. Located on the AT & SF
Railroad, 12 miles east of Gallup. Est. $700-1,500 HKA#50251
Lot#: 466 OK, - Post Trader Token Obverse: I.N. Gulick / 5c / Post trader;
reverse: blank. 24mm, brass. Very good
condition. Est. $-HKA#49953
Lot#: 468 OK, - Wah Shah She Token Obverse: Wah-Shah-She /
Kah-He-Keh / Wah-She-Hah; Reverse: Me-Kah-Shin-Kah Wah-Shah She / E-Ko-Wah-E- Tah - Pe/ O’moie-kah-tha-1911 / E.K. Elder. White
metal, 38mm, holed at top, with loop. About uncirculated, toned
Lot#: 469 OK, - Wah Shah She Token Obverse: Wah-Shah-She /
Kah-He-Keh / Wah-She-Hah; Reverse: Me-Kah-Shin-Kah Wah-Shah She / E-Ko-Wah-E- Tah - Pe/ O’moie-kah-tha-1911 / E.K. Elder. White
metal, 38mm, holed at top. Extremely fine condition. Est. $50-150
HKA#49926
Lot#: 470 OK, Fort Reno- Evans Bros. Token Obverse: Evan Bros.
/ 25c / Rt. Reno, I.T.; reverse: Meyer & Illic / St. Louis. Fine condition.
Octagonal, 23mm, nickel. Est. $2,000-3,000 HKA#49956
Lot#: 467 OK, - Rankin & Gibbs Token Obverse: Rankin & Gibbs
Token / Good for / 50 cents / in goods / sac and fox traders; Reverse:
pictorial eagle on drum with banners. The Sac & Fox Agency was in
what is now Lincoln County Oklahoma. It was 4 miles South of Stroud
and was established in 1872 and discontinued in 1910. The token is
pre Oklahoma statehood..or 1870’s - 1880’s Est. $-HKA#49883
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Lot#: 471 OK, Fort Sill- Rice & Byers Sutler Check Token
*Territorial* Obverse: Sutler check / redeemed / in / goods to /
soldiers / only / by / Rice & Byers; Reverse: 10 / cents. OK530b.
(Cunningham) Very good condition. Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49935
Dunlap & Florer
There were many people who established trading posts along western routes. The first individually owned trading
post and fort that opened in the west along the old Santa Fe Trail was Bent’s Fort in the mid 1830s. It was owned by
the Bent Brothers and Ceran St. Vrain. Forts and trading posts allowed western travelers to get a good meal, stock up
on supplies, and hear the latest news of the area, such as which Indians were friendly or causing havoc at the moment.
Robert W. Dunlap opened the “Trader Ranche” near present day Wichita, Kansas. This post was open from 1859 to
1866. He later opened up another trading post in Montgomery County, Kansas. He partnered up with John N. Florer in
1878 to open a trading post at the Osage Indian Agency in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Jerry Adams in an article he wrote in
2007 on Osage Traders, said “Dunlap and Florer were licensed Indian traders from about 1872 to 1882” [Adams, “Dunlap & Florer Osage Traders,” 2007, 2]. Their trading post was colloquially called “the old red store” [Adams, 2007, 3].
Adams writes an anecdotal story about the Osage and tokens. He recounts an “incident [that] occurred about June 19,
1877. . . .” Twelve Osage “showed the three white men a trade dollar token from Dunlap & Florer and made it known
to them by sign and language that they wished to acquire hair from the white men. This must have sent shivers down
the back of the three whites. It was evidently agreed that they would trade this prized Dunlap & Florer token, for the
clipped hair of Harry Broome” (one of the three men the Osage encountered) because he had the only acceptable hair
type of the three [Adams, 2007, 3]. Apparently, the Osage were on a mourning party out to avenge the death of a chief
by getting a scalplock from the group who had caused the death of their chief. Instead, they paid for hair from a white
man with a Dunlap & Florer token, thus saving them energy, time, and not to mention bloodshed, of getting a scalplock
the old fashioned way.
Lot#: 472 OK, Lower Missouri River Area- Dunlap & Florer Osage
Trader Token Obverse: Dunlap & Florer Osage Traders / Good for /
One Dollar / In Goods. Reverse: (pictorial: eagle on drums with rays).
20mm, brass. Type one, extra fine condition. Jerry Adams wrote an
extensive article on these tokens in 2007 NTCA magazine. Est. $300500 HKA#49785
Lot#: 474 OK, Lower Missouri River Area- Dunlap & Florer Token Obverse: Dunlap & Florer Osage Traders / Good for / One Dollar / In
Goods. Reverse: (pictorial: eagle on drums with rays). 20mm, brass.
Type two, fine condition. Est. $300-500 HKA#49791
Type two, fine condition. Est. $300-500 HKA#49790
Type one, almost uncirculated condition, a rare gem. Est. $300-500
HKA#49792
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Lot#: 476 OK, Ponca Agency- J.H.S 5
Token Obverse: J H S 5; Reverse: blank.
Fair condition. Possibly J.H. Sherbourne,
Ponca Agency. Est. $50-100 HKA#49522
Lot#: 477 OK, Ponca Agency- J.H.S.
Token Obverse: J.H.S. / 5; reverse:
blank. Octagonal, 26mm, brass. Fine
condition. 2x2 notes: “Joseph H.
Sherburne, see ref: NSM March ‘70, p.
361 Est. $50-100 HKA#49955
Lot#: 481 UT, Four Corners- Bryce & Scott Indian Traders Token Obverse: Bryce & Scott/Indian Traders/Four Corners Utah. Reverse:
Goode for/50c/In Trade. 28 mm. Fine condition. Est. $100-200
HKA#49479
Lot#: 482 WY, Cheyenne- Pioneer Wagon Works of the West Token Obverse: The Pioneer Wagon Works / of the West / established / 1843
/Peter Schullet Chicago; Reverse: Herman Hass Cheyenne Wyo. Terr.
/ Dealer in /Agricultural / Implements / Act for the Schuttler wagon.
Extremely fine condition, provenance: “The Springfield Collection,
Part 2,” Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Dec. 15-18, 1981. Est. $300-900
HKA#49886
Lot#: 483 WY, Fort Laramie-Goshen
County John London Post Trader
Token *Territorial* Obverse: John
London / Post Trader / In Goods / 10 /
Cents; Reverse: blank. 35mm. Wyoming
territory. Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49706
Lot#: 478 OK, Sallisaw- C & S Token Obverse: C & S; Reverse: good
for / 5c / in trade. Extremely fine condition. Est. $50-100 HKA#49944
Lot#: 479 SC, - Fort Labour Token Obverse: U.S. Dept. Of Indian Affairs /
Fort Labour / Fort Sumter / Approved
worker; Reverse: blank. 31mm, copper.
Extremely fine condition. Est. $300500 HKA#49952
Lot#: 480 TX, Fort Quitman-Hudspeth County Moore and Sweet
Token Obverse: Fort Quitman / 25 / cents / in mdse.; Reverse: Moore
and Sweet / 1871 . Bronze, 26mm. TX2100c (Cunningham). Good
condition, extremely rare. Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49931
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Lot#: 484 WY, Fort Russell- Post Exchange Token Obverse: post
exchange / Fort / D.A. Russell / Wyo. Reverse: Good for / 10c / in /
merchandise. Brass 24mm. Good condition. WY220b (Cunningham)
“This post on Crow Creek was located at the intersection of the Union
Pacific Railroad and Crow Creek in 1867.” Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49945
Lot#: 485 WY, Rock Springs- Canteen
Token Obverse: Canteen / 6 1/4 /
c / C.P.B. (incused); Reverse: blank.
Brass, 28 mm. WY140 (Cunningham)
“A temporary post was established here
in 1885 to control anti-Chinese rioting.
It was named Camp Pilot Butte several
months later.” Extremely fine condition.
Est. $500-1,500 HKA#49950

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