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1931 International Harvester Token Centennial of the McCormick Reaper

PipestonePetePipestonePete Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Just dug this today. Will an olive oil soaking improve the surfaces of this brass token?
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,266 ✭✭✭
    Neat find.
    I don't think olive oil will hurt it.
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  • phutphut Posts: 1,087 ✭
    Oil may darken it up a little, and get a little more green off, but It looks like you cleaned it fairly well already.
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  • marymmarym Posts: 713 ✭
    Very cool token!
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  • SilverDreamsSilverDreams Posts: 427 ✭✭
    That is very cool. Nice job!
    I lust for silver.
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  • woodwalkerwoodwalker Posts: 297 ✭
    Nice find! That is a so called dollar, HK-460. There were 25,000 of these struck by the Medallic Art Co. They were given out as a souvenir.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool find indeed, and believe it or not, it isn't the first dug one I've seen. I seem to recall somebody submitted one to the "Ask Mark Parker" column of Western & Eastern Treasures magazine, some years ago. I don't remember what he said it was worth. You could try searching the W&ET site to see if it is archived somewhere, but I have my doubts.

    As I recall, it wasn't a high-dollar item, but it has a high coolness factor.

    PS- aha, thanks fer sharin' the info, woodwalker.

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  • PipestonePetePipestonePete Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks Woodwalker and everyone for the comments. I "googled" it and found several (in much better condition) listed for $30-$50. Like so many other detecting targets, the fun of finding these far exceeds their dollar value.
  • goldrush00013goldrush00013 Posts: 2,478 ✭
    Very nice!
    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • BentForkBentFork Posts: 829
    Cool token.

    G.
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