Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty


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Set Details
Coin Description: 12.5C (C1899-1914) TOMBSTONE, AZ.
Grade: NGC TOKEN MS 63
Owner: Spencer Collection
 
Set Category: Token & Medals
Set Name: Spencer Collection of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
Slot Name: MI-251/44 AR, Queene Anne's Bounty
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Owner's Description

Medal (Token), 1899-1914, BR, PONY SALOON, J.H. MARRS 12.5C TOKEN, TOMBSTONE, AZ. The Pony Saloon was located in the legendary western town of Tombstone, Arizona. James Marrs founded the saloon in 1897, and operated it until Prohibition shut down all bars in Arizona Territory in late 1914. This brass token, Good For 12 1/2 cents in trade, has a serrated edge. Rare in true mint state, attractive specimen, and highly sought after. Peter Spooner lists this issue as Rarity-8, and this example is most likely the finest known. Historical References list J.H. Marrs as starting the Pony Saloon in 1897, and being forced to shut it down when prohibition hit in 1914. Tombstone is known as the town that was too tough to die, the scene of the famous Gunfight at O.K. Corral, between the Clantons (cowboys) and law men, including Wyatt Earp.

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