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FEISEL DECEMBER 2020 EXONUMIA SALEDuane Feisel of Shingletown, CA will hold his next exonumia sale December 26-27, 2020. Here are some tokens that caught my eye. For a copy of the catalog, contact Duane at dhfeisel@frontier.com . -Editor
Lot 9: Valona Saloon Token 
P. GUERRIERI / VALONA / SALOON / CROCKETT, CAL. // Good For / 5¢ / Drink, br rd 21mm. Listed 2F-3 $125/250.
I like the fancy numeral "5". -Editor
Lot 40: Mascot Saloon Token 
MASCOT SALOON / C.M. DELGROVE / STENT / CAL // Good For / 1 / Drink, br rd 21mm. Listed 2F46 $125/250.
Another California token. The numeral "1" is unusual. -Editor
Lot 54: Montana Saloon Token 
ALL NATIONS / SALOON / 106 S. MAIN ST. / HELENA / GERMAIN & NEVEU // Good For / 5¢ / In Trade, al rd 25mm. Listed 2.
"All Nations" is a slogan on lot 77 as well. -Editor
Lot 67: Alamo Saloon Token 
ALBERT'S / SALOON // (deer-head mounted on star inscribed T E X A S on points) / 78 / POINTS // Cradle Of Texas Liberty / (building) / Alamo, (San Antonio), al rd 32mm. Listed 10.
Nice aluminum piece. -Editor
Lot 77: Emma Johnson Brothel Tokens 
GOOD / FOR 1 / MME. EMMA JOHNSON / HOUSE OF ALL NATIONS / 331-33 N. BASIN / TEL. 1793 // 20 / Pretty Women / Of All Nations Who / Are Clever / Entertainers / Everything Goes- / Pleasure Is The / Watchword, (New Orleans LA), bz rd 35mm. The fake and phony house of ill repute tokens are very plentiful, but this one appears to be a genuine vintage issue – see Crawford/Farber J/12 R9.
"Clever entertainers" - that's a euphemism I hadn't come across before. Very clever! -Editor
Lot 98: Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Store 
CAMP STORE / CO. 1501, C.C.C. // Good For / 5¢ / In Trade, (Birch Creek MT), br rd 19mm. Listed Rubick EV7. Also other MT locations as well as Descanso CA.
A nice depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps token. Fancy "5". too. -Editor
Lot 104: Arizona Territory Post Trader 
POST TRADER / FORT / BOWIE / A.T. // Good / For One / Drink, br rd 22mm. Listed AZ100a; Spooner FTB-680 R9 $3,000.
Rare Arizona Territory post trader token. Nice condition. -Editor
Lot 148: Lancaster Pike A.M.G. Token 
PIKE / 5 / LANCASTER. PA. / LANCASTER. PA. / LANCASTER. PA. / A.M.G. // Pike / 3 / A.M.G. (a/i O&R), wm rd 28mm. Unlisted! Very unusual inscription.
Definitely unusual. Who issued it? What is "A.M.G."? Why both a "5" and a "3". -Editor
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