Exposition souvenir token
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ToySoldier
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First target of the day at an old park. This place has been pounded so many times that I wasn't expecting anything nice to pop up. Some of the gilt is gone on the reverse but it's definitely a keeper.
Drool. The #2 item on my all-time bucket list (after a gold coin) is any of the known tokens from the exposition that ran in my city in the 1880's. Unfortunately, the site where the exposition took place now includes a park that is off limits to detecting and densely built turn of the century homes with very small yards. It's a lot of work and lucky timing to get permissions at those homes, all for about 30 minutes of detecting. Plus, the digging isn't easy due to the trees and roots taking up a lot of the limited green space.
Detector and VDI reading?
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cruiserkev
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Wish it was solid gold, just plated brass apparently. 25-26 on the Equinox at 6 inches depth. Was expecting a silver dime from the tones. 
Buellride
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Congrats Kevin!!! At this point.....Any early 1900s stuff from that park is AMAZING!!
Soil Surgeon
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Congrats on a rare find !
metaladdict
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Nice find
Pumptech
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Nice find! Gotta love them tokens!
cruiserkev
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markinswpa
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Very cool token and a fine save. Congrats. Mark
Jamflicker
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That's a cool piece of history.
Vermonster
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Cool token...…
diggin4clad
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Very nice old token.....
Washingtonian
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Very cool. I've only got one souvenir from the AYPE, a watch fob. Very neat local piece of history.
LovestheShiny!
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Very nice find Kev! I've found one AYP token here in Montana, they are really cool and glad you got a nice one!
GroundSweeper
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Dang that is one awesome medal or token! Beautiful find 
