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Sacaton,AZ - Pinal County - E. Bichard Token :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Medals & Tokens Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Sacaton,AZ - Pinal County - E. Bichard Token :
Obverse: E. Bichard / Indian / Trader / Sacaton, Arizona; Good For / 6 1/4c / In Trade. Al, 21mm, R10. Good condition. Originally an old Indian settlement on the Gila River Indian Reservation. That reservation was the seat of the Pima and Maricopa Indian Agency. Sacaton is a Nahuatl word meaning small grass. Apparently, the grass grows along the Gila and impressed early Spanish explorers. Sacaton also was the Military District of Arizona headquarters in 1867. It's post office was established in 1876. There is another Sacaton in the state that had a railroad station and store located along the San Pedro River. It's post office was established in 1895 [Barnes, 1988, 372].