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Baker Street Ferry Token (Territorial) (Ft. Benton, Montana)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Tokens Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Baker Street Ferry Token (Territorial) (Ft. Benton, Montana)
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900.00USD+ (180.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Apr 04 @ 08:51UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One of a few known. Obv.: Fort Benton / (two Indians in a canoe pictorial) / 1860; Rev.: Baker Street / Ferry / 50 / M. L. Lynch; Rd.,, 30mm. R-12. This is an important Montana transportation token. Lynch apparently ran the ferry from 1881-1887, according to our friends in Montana. The dies for this token were found in 1959 at the Montana Historical Society, and 1000 restrikes were made of the 50 cent token on 25mm planchets. According to the Atwood Transportation token catalog, 500 more were made a few years later. 1000 restrikes were made of the 25 cent token in aluminum. All of the restrikes were made on pitted surface dies, so all the restrikes look pitted. This specimen still has some of the mint luster. City: Fort Benton State: Montana Date: 1860 ID: 36403