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FRENCH -- MT138.000
0aa Magician Tokens
 (1863)
In Collection
#311
10*
Conjuring
Magic coin / token
Token / Coin 
FRENCH -- MT138.000

LOCATION: Clarksburg, Ohio
DATE: 1863
OBV: GROCERIES & NOTIONS/SOLD BY/ONE/FRENCH/CLARKSBURG,O.
REV: Indian head, 1873
COMPOSITION: C, R7, V8 19-S

Information From:
Magicians' Tokens And Related Items
An Illustrated check-list with estimates of values and rarities.
by F. William Kuethe, Jr.
TAMS Journal, Volume 18, Number 5, October 1978, (Part Two)
Product Details
Personal Details
Read It No
Location Magic Library (Home)
Condition Very Fine
Owner Bryan-Keith Taylor
Notes
(See also MT173) Civil War Token Ohio 170-A

French and (later) his partner, James, ran a grocery store in Clarksburg, Ohio, in the period 1863-65. They were both proficient magicians, and after they dissolved their partnership they performed their magic on showboats in the area.

Also listed as Civil War token Fuld #OH170A-1a. Magician Token