1904-1914 BENSON, ARIZONA AZ (RR TOWN, COCHISE CO) "MANSION BAR" BRASS TOKEN

Description: For sale, AN EARLY...DOCUMENTED AS USED IN 1904-1914 ERA....AND TOUGHER TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION (MANY COCHISE CO TOKENS ARE DUG)....BRASS VARIETY "good for" style trade token once used as "GOOD FOR 5C IN TRADE " in trade at a business called "MANSION BAR (AFFILIATED WITH MANSION HOTEL)", which was located in old historic downtown BENSON, ARIZONA / A.T. IT IS TOUGH TODAY TO FIND ANTIQUE TRADE TOKENS FROM THE HISTORIC TOWN OF BENSON....THIS IS A HISTORIC 1880'S RAILROAD TOWN (SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD) WHICH SERVED TOWNS LIKE CONTENTION CITY, TOMBSTONE AND BISBEE......IN FACT, WHEN THE EARPS WENT AFTER SOME OF THE COWBOYS...THIS IS TOWN THEY BOARDED WHICH TOOK THEM TO TUCSON A.T....SO A HISTORIC TOWN IN ITS OWN RIGHTIT IS TOUGHER TO FIND THESE BENSON ARIZONA TOKENS.....THIS TOKEN WAS USED TO GET A DRINK OR CIGAR AT THIS BAR CONNECTED WITH THE MANSION HOTEL...CATALOG SHOWS THIS TOKEN GOES BACK TO 1904 TERRITORIAL ERAThe historic railroad of Benson is located in beautiful Cochise County, ...and not far from Tombstone, St. David, Dragoon and Mescal Arizona Trade token is brass, round, about 21mm in diameter, never in the ground, and displays well...has not been cleaned (please see pictures in gallery) This is a beautiful token Gallery pictures should give you all the information you need. Tougher to find "good for" GENUINE ANTIQUE BRASS VARIETY TOKEN...USED IN HISTORIC SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD TOWN...TOUGHER TO FIND UN-DUG token, once used at the at MANSION BAR (inside Mansion Hotel) in old historic town of BENSON, ARIZONA Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.

Price: 37.95 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

End Time: 2024-12-17T21:02:46.000Z

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