Anyone hear of a merchant named J.E. Keyes from 1859?

Realone

Just doing a little digging, as usual, thanks.

coinsarefun

Was that the auction this weekend?

coinsarefun

This one

WinPitcher

Yeah, he sold stuff...

3keepSECRETif2rDEAD

We're you the winner in that auction?

Erik

JohnHarper

It is listed in the Rulau token book. That is where the Z53P catalog number comes from. It was reported in Coin Collectors Journal for December 1939. It is listed under mavericks which means that the city and stat are unknown.

Zoins

Nope, but I have heard of a J.E. Keyes that opened a chicken pharmacy in the 1920s as well as a J.E. Keyes pharmacist from the 1890s in Butte, MT and a Rev J.E. Keyes from Iowa, also in the 1890s.

Every interesting piece!

Broadstruck

<< <i>I have heard of a J.E. Keyes that opened a chicken pharmacy in the 1920s >>



Well at least this thread finally answered the ole question as to why did the chicken cross the road... To pick up a prescription

Zoins

There is a J.E. Keyes in the Ohio Journal of Education - 1854.

Zoins

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<< <i>I have heard of a J.E. Keyes that opened a chicken pharmacy in the 1920s >>



Well at least this thread finally answered the ole question as to why did the chicken cross the road... To pick up a prescription >>



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Zoins

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<< <i>There is a J.E. Keyes in the Ohio Journal of Education - 1854. >>



Yup found that too, but still isn't our man or woman? But thanks. There has to be some sort of merchant unless I am barking up the wrong tree with this one here. >>



Nothing on that really says merchant to me. Could be a numismatist token

Broadstruck

That's the bad part about Mavericks as there's no way to know if the 1859 date is actually significant to J.E. Keyes or if it was just the date on the SLQ the die sinker copied?

However being white metal places it before 1900, but it could still have been issued within the Gay 90's era?

Shamika

Here is a J. E. Keyes listed as a seller of tobacco out of Tampa on page 18. I know it's a few years later, but 1859 may have been his birthday or some year of significance to him as opposed to the date of issue.

shorecoll

I would email QDB. At one time he had one of the largest collections of merchant directories, I'm thinking he compiled what he had in a master file before he sold the directories. If he can't help, maybe David Schenkman, or JKA.

Broadstruck

<< <i>It was reported in Coin Collectors Journal for December 1939. >>



This is the first place I venture for information.

leothelyon

Ok, did some searching. There were two merchants, one had a restaurant by the name James E Keyes and son and the other a wood and coal business that went by J Edmund Keyes and son. Both in the Boston area around the 1860's.
On another note, same page, did the blacksmiths at that time make tokens for the merchants. It just makes sense to me that someone who specialized in such work would have been contracted by a number of merchants and should be easier to narrow down than figuring out who was a merchant.


Leo

edit to add; Try doing a genealogy search and track down the relatives. They might have the answers.