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Just won these in auction with the intent to do a quick turnaround sale. The values I've found are confusing to say the least. Any help would be appreciated. .   https://coinappraiser.com/coins/dak...-war-tokens/https://coinappraiser.com/coins/f-j...-war-tokens/https://www.icollector.com/item.aspx?i=10212983From Western and Eastern Treasures website(1996): FORT-UNATE FIND Q. A friend suggested that I write to you about this token: "PAYABLE IN GOODS 25 F.J.D. & CO. FORT THOMPSON, D.T." (Dakota Territory). The other side shows an eagle surrounded by stars. I have no information about it, except that there was once an old cavalry fort, Ft. Thompson, about 20 miles from where I found the token. The metal is brass, and actual size is about 20mm. Any details concerning its age, rarity, value, etc. would be appreciated. A. According to Military Tokens of the United States, Volume I (Domestic Issues) by Paul Cunningham, "Fort Thompson was placed at the Crow Creek Agency, on the Missouri River in 1864. After service here for three years, it was unoccupied until being regarrisoned again from 1870 to 1871." F.J.D. & Co. issued at least three denominations of tokens for use there: 25 (yours), now valued at $500; and 50 and 100, each listing for $750. (W&ET gratefully acknowledges Mr. Cunningham#28467; permission to excerpt the preceding information from his book, which is available from our BookMart department.) |
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We drove through Fort Thompson, SD, many years ago. As I recall, it was originally a military fort, but seemed to be an Indian Reservation when we visited.
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@jerry, tokencatalog.com is my go-to website for these things. However, I'm not sure that it will necessarily help with pricing. In any case, to help you with your research, here is a link to a similar 25 cent piece along with their description: http://tokencatalog.com/token_recor...ord_offset=4Quote:
TC-111037; Foss; Kent; NDMT F1-1-25
Feisel auction 05/20. Listed in Military Tokens of U.S. by Curto, F195. Curto lists as "rare". This token is listed in Foss and the North Dakota Merchant Tokens Book (NDMT) but actually is a South Dakota token. Corrected in listing. Token from F. J. Dewitt & Co. Maybe the Curto reference has pricing? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Thank you Spence. I had checked that website and came up blank. What did you search for to find it? There was a copy of Curto on ebay so I just bought it for 10 bucks.  Edited by Jerry Picker
12/16/2021 06:51 am
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@jerry, I am very glad for you and hope that the Curto reference has pricing. Please keep us informed on this thread when it comes in. My KEYWORDS for tokencatalog.com were FORT THOMPSON.
"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
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No pricing in the book that I received. I won't buy the bigger reference book unless I come across anymore frontier tokens. I threw them on ebay for $300 and $500 to see if there's any interest. I paid a mere $65 for both. |
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SOLD!!!! $676.66 for the 50 and $476.00 for the 25.
Happy New Year!!!!!
Edited by Jerry Picker
12/31/2021 1:06 pm
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@jerry, wow that is pretty great. Thx for following up with the prices realized on these tokens.
"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."
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