Description: For sale, a beautiful VERY NICE SPECIMEN..TOLD USED OLD DOWNTOWN BAR AND PACKAGE LIQUOR WHOLESALE BUSINESS SCARCE R8, LISTED AS RB-55B VARIETY (AS DOCUMENTED IN ICONIC DUNN SCHILLING HOSKINS CATALOG)...AND A TOUGH TO FIND "BOTTLE GO WITH" of an old "good for" which says "(GOOD IN TRADE BLANK)" trade token used at "FRANK BROS CO (SALOON & PACKAGE WHOLESALE LIQUOR BUSINESS) " once located in old historic downtown RENO, NEVADAThis is one of those scarce token that is a "BOTTLE GO-WITH"...Frank Bros issued bottles as documented in Holabird catalog...and according to his catalog, these tokens book in the $25-75 range based on condition I would believe...and I have been told by bottle collectors, that this was a token and a "bottle insert" which went into a round depression in the glass of a whiskey flask.TOUGHER TO FIND TOKEN, AS DOCUMENTED IN ORIGINAL NEVADA CATALOG...THIS BUSINESS GOES BACK TO 1892 AS DATED IN HADDOCK CATALOG, AND DUNN SHOWS THAT SAN AND BEN FRANK OPERATED A WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR BAR BUSINESS AT 230 N VIRGINIA STREETTHIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TOKEN ONCE USED HISTORIC OLD DOWNTOWN RENO....IN GREAT SHAPE AND BUSINESS OPERATED IN 1892 AND ON IN DOWNTOWN RENO ...TOUGHER ONE TO FIND PER DUNN CATALOG about R8... The biggest little city of Reno is located on the Truckee River in Washoe County. Trade token is brass metal, round, about 21mm in size, and it has strong details, and displays nicely. (please see pictures in gallery) Token has never been in the ground. Reverse blank as made Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know. BEING OFFERED AS "BUY IT NOW" last one i have to offer While often old Nevada tokens found in "dug" condition, this is a great specimen. A tougher to find TOUGHER TO FIND MERCHANT VARIETY BECAUSE IT IS A "BOTTLE GO-WITH" TOKEN (SEE HOLABIRD CATALOG) old token once used at the old "FRANK BROS CO (bar & wholesale retail liquor business)" in historic old downtown RENO, NEVADA Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.
Price: 31.95 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-26T18:15:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.75 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Condition: VERY NICE
Shape: ROUND
CC MINT NEVADA: SPARKS NEVADA
WASHOE COUNTY: BAR SALOON EXONUMIA
Material: BRASS
VIRGINIA CITY NEVADA: CARSON CITY NEVADA
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
SILVER CITY NEVADA: GOLD HILL NEVADA
Type: GOOD FOR
SALOON DISTRICT: OVER COUNTER SALOON
ALEXANDER HAGUE SALOON: SALOON DISTRICT RENO
State: NEVADA
Country: USA
