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Taos,NM - Taos County - Gerson Gusdorf Tokens :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Medals & Tokens Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Taos,NM - Taos County - Gerson Gusdorf Tokens :
Two tokens: obverse: Gerson Gusdorf-Weil Co. / (signature in script) / Taos, New Mexico; reverse: Good For / 25, $1.00 / Patd. / July 1899 / In Merchandise. Bi,28,35mm,R8. Extremely fine condition, some discoloration on $1.00 piece. The name Taos comes from the Spanish approximation of a Tewa Indian word tu-o-ta, meaning "red williow place." The area was settled in 1617 with the construction of a Spanish mission by Fray Pedro de Miranda.