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Keams Canyon,AZ - Navajo County - A.E. Maupin Token :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Medals & Tokens Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Keams Canyon,AZ - Navajo County - A.E.  Maupin Token :
Obverse: A.E. Maupin, Indian Trader / L.H. Moise, S.F.; Reverse: Good For / $1.00 / In Trade. 38mm, aluminum. Extremely fine condition. Tom Keame was an interpreter at Fort Wingate in 1877, then chief packer at Ojo Caliente in New mexico unitl 1877. He then moved to the Hopi Reservation, then to the Navajo Reservation. In 1878 he started a trading post here. He was apparently one of the few traders who was also very active in mining. His name on this place is a tribute to his work with the Navajo.