Token With Beaver / Intials C N And 13 Stars With #73

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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 12:57 am and the letter W with crossed swords underneath. What is throwing me off and considering this a suspect token is the color of the beaver, stars, #73 etc as they look a bit out of place as they lighter & brighter.I am not sure if this is a copy (reproduction) or the real thing. It is out of round and approx. 1 1/2 inch in size. Thoughts always appreciated. Thank you all in advance... Edited by D 10/05/2010 01:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 12:49 pm As usual, looking for something entirely different on ebay and found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Beaver-73-1...em2c57b6ba55 Report this Post to the Staff
stelios Valued Member Canada 56 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 1:41 pm Good price for just a tag Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 9:00 pm I was thinking the CN could stand for Canadian Northern Railroad and the 73 for engine #73. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 10/06/2010 12:33 pm I wonder if this is the Buyer or the seller wanting to know what it is? Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 10:34 pm Bryan1315....No Buyer or Seller involved here. Never seen a token like this before..If you can tell me what it is that would be great... Edited by D 10/07/2010 10:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
odentheviking Valued Member United States 425 Posts	Posted 11/07/2010 11:55 am You may already know this..............but tags like this were used to trade beaver pelts for items at a trade post. There are many odd things on this tag. #1 "CN", what does it stand for? Not "HB" Hudson Bay. Not "NW" North West. Not "AFC" American Fur Co.? #2, Most tags are made on a common number, ex: 5, 10 20, 50, 100..........Not "73", unless this is a date or a traders tag number. #3, 13 stars? #4, "W" w/crossed swords. Most traders took "happy" symbles as their mark,(beaver, butterfly,flower, etc...), not War symbles. My best guess is a modern copy/fake used by someone in furtrade re-enacting/ living history. Kind of a reproduction business card! Report this Post to the Staff
stelios Valued Member Canada 56 Posts	Posted 11/09/2010 4:18 pm the swords and the W remind me of Wilkinson razors logo Report this Post to the Staff
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