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| James Y. Tsugita
Toppenish Token
#Tgrlm_tk1) Early holed token found on the Columbia River in the 1950's and is from the Lloyd McLeod Collection in Vancouver, Washington Sold! |
Northwest Company
Token
Rarely does an artifact come to symbolize
a great historical change. When 5,000 North West Tokens were
minted in 1820 the Columbia River fur trade was controlled by the
North West Company. In the Midwest competition with the Hudson
Bay Company was so keen that employees of the two companies actually
fought each other. To end the violence, parliament forced the
merger of the two companies in 1821. By the time the North West
Tokens arrived at Fort George in Astoria, the North West Company
employees were now Hudson Bay employees.
Only a small percentage of the
tokens have survived the last 180 years. Nearly all have been in
the ground, and the vast majority of the 200 or so that
survive are heavily pitted and corroded. Unburied tokens and
those that are lightly corroded are rare even among North West tokens.
In terms of condition, details, and appearance, this is one of the
nicer tokens that have survived. It has been certified by the
Professional Coin Grading Service as Fine 12. Tokens like this
are seldom available. Sold!
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