QUERY: GEORGE SHARPE GOOD-FOR TOKEN

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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 18, May 3, 2015, Article 23

QUERY: GEORGE SHARPE GOOD-FOR TOKEN

I came across an unusual good-for token offered by Steve Hayden on eBay. He gives a possible attribution to Cripple Creek, Colorado. What does this frog mean? I read it as “You’ll have to croak.” Is it an undertaker token? I also like the “Next Door to Jail” location. You don't see that every day. I didn't find any George Sharpe tokens in tokencatalog.com. -Editor

I asked Eric Schena for an opinion. He writes:

I actually read it as "You'll have to hop next door to jail" as one sentence with George Sharpe in the center. I would I believe it's a saloon token - 12 1/2¢ was a common denomination for saloon pieces.

To read the complete eBay lot description, see:
Cripple Creek Colorado ? Good For Token George Sharpe Frog Next To Jail (www.ebay.com/itm/Cripple-Creek-Colorado-Good-For-Token-George-Sharpe-Frog-Next-To-Jail-/221751296107)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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