1890 TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA AL JR JAMES ROBERT MAXWELL PLANTATION CO STORE 25 TOKEN
Item History & Price
For sale, a SCARCE TO FIND HISTORIC "PLANTATION COMPANY STORE" CIRCA 1880-1890's old uni-facial incuse stamped "good for" style trade token which actually says " 25 J. R. MAXWELL (JAMES ROBERT MAXWELL, PLANTATION)" , which was located in historic town of TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMATHE ORIGINAL OWNER SAID THIS TOKEN ABSOLUTELY USED AT THE "MAXWLL PLANTATION STORE" IN HISTORIC TOWN OF TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA. JAMES ROBERT MAXWELL STARTED THIS PLANTATIO...N AROUND 1852...FAMOUS HISTORIC SITE....TOKEN IS EARLY STYLE The historic town of Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County, west of Birmingham and Montgomery AlabamaThis came out of a small collection of Alabama tokens...I do not own a Alabama token catalog, so have no data on this token, but was told this was absolutely from Maxwell Plantation in Alabama.Trade token is brass metal, octagonal shape, about 26mm in diameter early uni-facial incuse style, and it displays very nicely. Natural patina, has not been cleaned. Gallery pictures should give you all the information you need. FIRST TIME AS "BUY IT NOW" LOT, CAME OUT OF ALABAMA TOKEN COLLECTIONA SCARCE TO FIND, FAMED PLANTATION COMPANY STORE to find early "good for" token, once used at the at "J. R. MAXWELL (JAMES ROBERT MAXWELL PLANTATION" business in located near the town of TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMAThanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.
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