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Dawson "Yukon Territory" Token

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Dawson  Yukon Territory  Token
Obverse: Davies & Frey/ Cigars/ Dawson Y.T. Reverse: Good For/ 12 1/2c/ In Trade. Round, brass, 21mm, extra fine with some toning. Benjamin F. Davies and Charles Frey, wholesale and retail cigars and tobacco. (from Alaska and Yukon Tokens, R.J. Benice, 3rd ed.) The town of Dawson lies on the Yukon river, in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was the center of the Klondike gold rush in 1896. Jack London lived there for a short time from 1897 to 1898.City: DawsonCounty: YukonState: AKDate: c1901-1905