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Hflirn Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 03:22 am I live in Missouri and there doesn't seem to be an abundance of store cards and trade tokens from this region, like some other states, so hopefully people will enjoy. Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 03:32 am I have split this out from the other thread that is for Civil War Tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 07:36 am Hflirn, Nice collection of trade tokens. I especially like the HE Shaw CWT. It's listed as a Cincinnati Ohio token as Fuld # OH-165-FO w/ reverse die 1176. It is a rarity 3. And you are correct about there not being many CWTs from Missouri. There were only 4 issuers of CWTs, and all Mo tokens are rarity 4 or higher. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 09:20 am Cool tokens, Hflirn! You might try researching the Waverly and Sedalia pieces, since these are in your home state. The Waverly piece may have been issued by a John S. Calloway who served in the Civil War. This one is obviously not a CWT, but it would be interesting to learn something about the issuer and his business. You might also consider posting your pieces on Richard's Token Database. Good luck ... Report this Post to the Staff
Hflirn Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 10:15 am Hey thank you so much everyone! Richard's Token Database is truly impressive and I will be posting pictures of my tokens on his website to help others out. Interestingly enough I found only 3 Trade Tokens on record for Waverly, Mo. The token I have shown is not in Richard's database so I will be excited if it is truly a new listing. It is light in weight so I assume it is aluminum. I will let you know what I find out as far as the the kind of business the issuer ran. The Sedalia piece was issued in 1911 from what I read. W.M O'Leary (from what I have found so far) I believe was the Editor for the Kansas City paper. His wife passed away in 1890 and I am still trying to find out about him. There was not a date listed for this token so I'll dig in. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 11:01 am That's Wm. (William) A. O'Leary. Believe it or not, Richard's huge database presently displays a relatively small percentage of known tokens. I have at least a few thousand "unlisted" pieces as such. If I had but a few, I'd spend the time listing them! In another fifty years or so, Richard may pass the halfway mark. I certainly do applaud his effort !! Hflirn ... a word of caution in researching the tokens. Oftentimes, mistakes crop up in the early records. One can easily mistake a father for a son or vice-versa. Middle initials are important, and oftentimes I've found two or more men in the same town, sharing the same name. Best of luck ... Report this Post to the Staff
Hflirn Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 08/29/2014 11:26 am Wow you do have a daunting task ahead of you Exo haha! I have the Red Book on Civil War Tokens, however, when it comes to store cards and trade tokens how do you go about determining value and rarity if there are hundreds of thousands and you see something you like and want to buy? It seems impossible to have a book that can cover all the bases. If Red Book is remotely close on value of it's Civil War Tokens some are worth 10-25k. Which I don't have to throw around LOL! Thankfully, the tokens I've come across and like have been within reach of my budget. I'm going to post another thread on 2 tokens I can't identify. I do enjoy researching coins and tokens but there doesn't seem to be much I can come up with on these two. One may be a gaming token possibly. Thanks again for all the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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