Old TRONA CALIFORNIA SEARLES, MOJAVE DESERT DEATH VALLEY APC 5c APC MINING TOKEN
Item History & Price
For sale, a SCARCE BRASS 5C VARIETY, (TOUGH MOJAVE DESERT TOWN) "good for" trade token once used at the old "mining company store" operated by the "A.P.C. CORP"(American Potash and Chemical Co) in the iconic and unusual desert town of TRONA, CALIFORNIAThe little mining company town of Trona, is oddly listed on internet as both INYO county and San Bernardino County California....located on old Searles Dry lake, south of Ridgecrest, east of Randsburg and not far from the entran...ce of Death Valley / Panamint valley. If you have ever been there...it always seems almost deserted....but was a company mining town for potash, etc. RECENTLY I SOLD THE FIBRE VARIETY ON EBAY AS "BUY IT NOW"...OFFERED HERE IS THE SCARCE 5C BRASS VARIETY….A TOUGH ONE TO FIND THIS NICE (UN-DUG, NEVER IN THE GROUNDThese old Trona tokens can be tough to find today…THIS IS A BEAUTY, BOOKS HIGHER IN OLD 1976 CATALOG....TOUGH VARIETY TO FINDTrade token is brass, round, about 21mm in diameter, and it displays nicely. (please see pictures in gallery) Token looks great.While some old California desert mining tokens are found in "dug" condition, this specimen does not have that option, and is very nice TOKEN BEING OFFERED ON EBAY "BUY IT NOW", LAST ONE I HAVE TO OFFER FROM SMALL MOJAVE DESERT TOKEN COLLECTIONNeat BRASS VARIETY token once used at a mining "company store" located in the little town of TRONA, CALIFORNIA...mojave desert region on old Searles dry lake.If you have ever walked the streets of trona california…….you WILL "get" this token and want to own a pc of this unusual california desert town :)Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones. Here are my policies:1) Per ebay policy.....Paypal is now the preferred method of payment. (U.S. dollars only) Paypal is welcomed, but email me with any questions you might have about this policy. 2) I will combine shipping for multiple purchases to save winning bidder some money.3) Payment is required within 7 days of the close of this auction.4) All International bidders must contact me prior to bidding. I will advise if I can ship to your country, and estimate the costs. (I do not ship to all countries)5) I diligently try to package items properly (redundant inner packaging, etc). I do not seek to profit from shipping, but only to "do things right".... so you are happy with your purchase when it arrives.6) Please email if you have questions!!!
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