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1800's Rare Alaska Token (Odiak)

CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
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Can someone please lookup a catalog value for me on this?

Last one I know of sold on eBay for $1500.

Thanks.

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    GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    you have a pic of the reverse?
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    Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image


    Hoard the keys.
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    AkbeezAkbeez Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks to me like the "K" has been removed -- there were many tokens originating in Kodiak.
    Refs: MCM,Fivecents,Julio,Robman,Endzone,Coiny,Agentjim007,Musky1011,holeinone1972,Tdec1000,Type2,bumanchu, Metalsman,Wondercoin,Pitboss,Tomohawk,carew4me,segoja,thebigeng,jlc_coin,mbogoman,sportsmod,dragon,tychojoe,Schmitz7,claychaser, Bullsitter, robeck, Nickpatton, jwitten, and many OTHERS
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,875 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks to me like the "K" has been removed -- there were many tokens originating in Kodiak. >>



    That was my first thought, but look how the word "ODIAK" is centered between the two ornaments. If it had been "KODIAK," the word would have been off-center quite a bit.

    TD
    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    i agree with the posters above that something may be going on
    with the token.
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    Nope! It was meant to read "ODIAK" here's some history: ODIAK History
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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    my trouble is i cannot find another picture of an example anywhere on the internet.
    nor can i find any easy research material in quantity for alaska kodiak or odiak tokens.
    if i do, it is all about the gold.
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    What about a catalog? I know there's one out there that specializes in Alaska Tokens - but it's difficult to come by. Anyone have a catalog that lists Odiak tokens? Thanks!!
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    AkbeezAkbeez Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nope! It was meant to read "ODIAK" here's some history: ODIAK History >>





    I'll be darned -- never heard of it, and I'm an Alaskan... image

    Bob, I have an Alaskan Tokens book somewhere, I'll try to find it and get back to you.
    Refs: MCM,Fivecents,Julio,Robman,Endzone,Coiny,Agentjim007,Musky1011,holeinone1972,Tdec1000,Type2,bumanchu, Metalsman,Wondercoin,Pitboss,Tomohawk,carew4me,segoja,thebigeng,jlc_coin,mbogoman,sportsmod,dragon,tychojoe,Schmitz7,claychaser, Bullsitter, robeck, Nickpatton, jwitten, and many OTHERS
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    AkbeezAkbeez Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not listed in "Alaska's Coinage Through the Years", sorry. Very interesting...

    Refs: MCM,Fivecents,Julio,Robman,Endzone,Coiny,Agentjim007,Musky1011,holeinone1972,Tdec1000,Type2,bumanchu, Metalsman,Wondercoin,Pitboss,Tomohawk,carew4me,segoja,thebigeng,jlc_coin,mbogoman,sportsmod,dragon,tychojoe,Schmitz7,claychaser, Bullsitter, robeck, Nickpatton, jwitten, and many OTHERS
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    Yes, please! That will really be a great help. I don't want to pull the trigger on $2K without knowing for sure. Thanks a ton.
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    Oops! Our messages must have crossed in cyberspace. I just replied.

    Which book do you have? Is it Alaska Tokens by Ron Benice?
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    AkbeezAkbeez Posts: 2,698 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AK's Coinage through the Years: Gould, Bressett, and Dethridge.

    I don't have the other...
    Refs: MCM,Fivecents,Julio,Robman,Endzone,Coiny,Agentjim007,Musky1011,holeinone1972,Tdec1000,Type2,bumanchu, Metalsman,Wondercoin,Pitboss,Tomohawk,carew4me,segoja,thebigeng,jlc_coin,mbogoman,sportsmod,dragon,tychojoe,Schmitz7,claychaser, Bullsitter, robeck, Nickpatton, jwitten, and many OTHERS
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    eurekaeureka Posts: 250
    You might try contacting Dick Hanscom of Alaska Rare Coins in Fairbanks. He puts out a newsletter on Alaskan tokens and tracks prices for notable tokens.
    Collector of Fractional Gold; gold tokens from Canada, California, Alaska & other states; gold so-called dollars, and other oddball stuff.
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    Thanks a lot Eureka. I just emailed Richard. Will post what I learn from him here. Regards!
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    CollectorBobCollectorBob Posts: 420 ✭✭
    Got a quick, educated response:

    "Ron Benice, in his book "Alaska Tokens" shows this token as dating from 1902-1906. Odiak was near Cordova, possibly the same place as Eyak. One sold on ebay for $308.33 about August 2006."
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    eurekaeureka Posts: 250
    No problem. That's quite a difference in price.
    Collector of Fractional Gold; gold tokens from Canada, California, Alaska & other states; gold so-called dollars, and other oddball stuff.
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    marmacmarmac Posts: 1,534 ✭✭✭✭
    Interesting token from an interesting place. Probably still remains of old Odiak visible today in Cordova. Metal detector paradise I bet if you could find the location of the bunkhouses and cannery. Had the biggest Salmon run on record there this year.

    Interesting token thanks for sharing..

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