A First-Class Mystery from Dave Bowers

Zoins

I just ran across this Silver Mine Token on CollectGram and then ran across the Silver Mine Token die again on E-Sylum where Dave Bowers asks for info on this die in the March 25, 2018 issue.

Has there been any info on these tokens?

• E-Sylum: https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n12a05.html

A first-class mystery surrounds the pieces lettered SILVER MINE TOKEN and COPPER MINE TOKEN combined with various other dies, included a Capped Bust portrait die of 1860. These dies were later in the hands of A.W. Escherich, by which time they had rim breaks. Does anyone know about the origin of either?

Here's the CollectGram photo which may have been made by A.W. Escherich given the die breaks.

Treashunt

Sent it to Dave for a follow up

CaptHenway

The last one is presumably a scale weight. The first two remind me of game counters, though I have never handled any of these.