Awesome Token... and I Nailed it With My Shovel. Dang. *UPDATED*

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Stiffwrists

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• Mar 19, 2018

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Really cool token. Clarke's Pure Rye. I was using my new Thunder coil and I haven't quite got the pinpointing down yet. Totally hit it with my shovel. Rookie mistake. Anyone have any info on this token? I googled Clarke's Pure Rye. It looks like this is pre-prohibition era. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks for looking!


UPDATE. My buddy straightened it out with some kind of automotive parts press. Turned out pretty nice. I added 3 more pictures of the token after the pressing.

 

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Tpmetal

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• Mar 19, 2018

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Sweet token, bummer about the shovel kiss, it happens though.

 

Bajanick

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• Mar 19, 2018

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Nice token, Rub some dirt into the ding. It will blend in. LOL

 

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Cool find!

 

AirmetTango

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Awesome token, SW! Too bad about the ding - maybe it’s just the way the pictures turned out, but I don’t think I would have noticed in the head-on shot. Only that side shot made the dent noticeable.

Here’s some good, reliable info on the token: https://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=42770&inventory_id=20853&attribution_id=73914

 

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That's a really cool token. Haven't seen one like it.

Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

 

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Nice old token .

 

chaiosComo

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That's cool!!

 

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That's a cool token. I love the history behind token and they are fun to research. Congrats!

 

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Very nice old token !!! Great Find ding or not.

 

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• Mar 20, 2018

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Stiffwrists said:

Really cool token. Clarke's Pure Rye. I was using my new Thunder coil and I haven't quite got the pinpointing down yet. Totally hit it with my shovel. Rookie mistake. Anyone have any info on this token? I googled Clarke's Pure Rye. It looks like this is pre-prohibition era. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Click to expand...

Hey go tell this guy NOT YOURS

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=258646

 

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• Mar 20, 2018

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Dang that’s awesome, maybe you can gently tap if back or press it flat.

Very cool find, congrats!

 

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Cool token.
'Bottled by the Government', now THAT'S funny
Congratulations.

 

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Coolio

 

matmit

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No big deal, that is an awesome find!

 

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• Mar 28, 2018

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Cool old token! I think you're being too hard on yourself, I don't think you hit it, otherwise there'd be some fresh metal showing where your digger hit it, and that doesn't appear to be the case.

 

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Updated post with some pictures after straightening it out.

 

GroundSweeper

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Nice work there, love that token!

 

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Well done using the automotive press to restore the token! Looks good! I've got a curved silver Rosie that must've lost a fight with a lawn mower - I wonder if the same idea could work to "straighten" it out, too...

 

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Maybe you can put it under a thick piece of cloth and hammer the bent section flat by taping ever so slightly with a hammer. This same thing happened to me on a token from my home town!!