Need help identifying John Adams bronze token
anthonypacy
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anthonypacy
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anthonypacy
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Probably part of one of those commercial presidential series of tokens. It looks circa 1950's to 60's, 70's at the very latest when these sets were popular.
Could that be a metal detector find?
@Smudge yup
I remember a series like this that the gas stations distributed in the 1970s, probably during the Bicentennial period. I had a few of thoset sets at the time, but I can't remember of John Adams was part of it.
It has a Franklin Mint mintmark on the obverse so it probably dates from the late 1960's or 1970's. It may have been part of a Shell Oil Company promotion.
If it was, toss it back.....please.
I don't recall Adams having "condemnor" authority at any time. Also, he signed the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 -- not a good thing in a free society.
Yes, that was his biggest political and presidential blunder.
He also walked around with sword strapped around his hips for a while. I'm sure the French were quacking in their boots at the sight of a short pudgy guy walking around with a sword dragging on the floor.
In terms of style, this reminds me of a "Shell Oil Token", from around 1970. The Thirteen Original States by Shell are much more common than anything with Presidents. I am NOT suggesting that this is rare or valuable.
This does look like one of the promotional sets that were popular back then... and definitely could be a metal detector find... Cheers, RickO
For a gasoline purchase, Shell Oil gave away aluminum tokens that were sealed in some kind of wrap. Late '60s, early '70s. If you got lucky and accumulated the "right" tokens, you could trade them in for a bronze set. At that time, my Aunt got me a bronze set of the Thirteen Original States.
If you look at eBay, you can find some of the various Shell Oil series. Some examples are properly priced and some are absolutely ridiculously priced.