Looking For An ID On A US Store Card (?) Token

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ChiefLittleFish New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 01/17/2026 11:11 pm Final token for quite some time for me. Not completely sure if this is a US token, but I think I can make out "186_" at the top of the obverse, which is the right time period for US Store Card or Civil War tokens. I'm also pretty sure I've seen a nicer example before, but I can no longer find any images to match my piece. Obv. has a Roman-type figure holding a shield and spear, probably an eagle on the head (helmet?). Surrounded by a wreath. Rev shows a large fancy-text word in the center that I can't make out. More text around the rim, with what appears to be "MOS" at about the 4o'clock position I definitely appreciate any help with identifying this token, as well as approximate rarity. I doubt it is of any particularly rare variety, but I'd like to make sure. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 07:15 am @clf, I agree that this is a late 19th century token. The design element of the bare-breasted amazon, with American flag and eagle perched atop her head is used in several different tokens in Wisconsin. Here is a link to one example: https://tokencatalog.com/token_reco...rd_offset=36 I found these with the keywords 186 and WREATH. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187671 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 2:26 pm Interesting example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94765 Posts	Posted 01/18/2026 9:52 pm very nice piece!! Thanks Spence for the id on it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ChiefLittleFish New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 01/19/2026 10:18 pm Thanks Spence for that idea! I really need to dig a bit deeper into that site at some point but for now I think I found the answer to this question. Before, I didn't want to assume the worn text was anything specific so as not to be "looking for" something else, but this issue seems to match up very well with what I can now begin to make out via comparison! (It also appears my rev image is actually the obverse inverted) https://tokencatalog.com/token_reco...rd_offset=29 Report this Post to the Staff
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