bill Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 An early Alaskan token dating to ca. 1910. The Copper Block hotel and saloon was open between 1907 and 1917. I was taken with the bird's-eye view of the harbor at Valdez and the reference to native copper. A relatively scarce early Alska token. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Lovely looking token Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 That's a great token. This is the first time I've seen one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Love it, Bill! How much did you pay for that beauty? I ask because I think it's fascinating and if I see a similar one next weekend, I might be tempted if the price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 An early Alaskan token dating to ca. 1910. The Copper Block hotel and saloon was open between 1907 and 1917. I was taken with the bird's-eye view of the harbor at Valdez and the reference to native copper. A relatively scarce early Alska token. Valdez(1899) was founded in 1898 as Copper City, the Copper Block Buffet was opened by H. F. Suessdorf in 1907 and was "for men only" had electric lights, steam heat and hot baths. An interesting token with a very nice vista Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Love it, Bill! How much did you pay for that beauty? I ask because I think it's fascinating and if I see a similar one next weekend, I might be tempted if the price is right. $85, the asking price was $125. Benice's 1979 catalog of Alaska tokens ists $35. Rulau's 2004 catalog lists $75 in VF and $125 in Unc. A somewhat similar token was issued in Seward and it runs about the same value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 $85, the asking price was $125. Benice's 1979 catalog of Alaska tokens ists $35. Rulau's 2004 catalog lists $75 in VF and $125 in Unc. A somewhat similar token was issued in Seward and it runs about the same value. Thanks, Bill. I always hate asking that question but, I have to to expand my collecting horizons. Sounds like it falls in a good price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Now THAT is a nice token. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 The related token from Seward, also featuring an aerial view of the Seward area. Rulau suspects the two tokens are related. That seems obvious to me as well. Also from Native Copper, but this piece has unfortunately been polished at some point in the past. Still, the pictorial image is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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