(c.1873-81) Token Curto-69 Brass Lee & Reynolds OK Trade

Coin Details

Description

This brass trade token, cataloged as Curto-69, was issued by Lee & Reynolds, a prominent trading firm operating in Oklahoma Territory during the 1870s and 1880s. Lee & Reynolds were licensed Indian traders who operated posts serving the Native American communities and military installations in the territory. The firm's trade tokens functioned as store credit or scrip, redeemable for goods at their trading posts. Licensed Indian traders held a unique and sometimes controversial position in frontier commerce, as they were authorized by the federal government to conduct trade within Indian Territory under regulated conditions. The Curto catalog reference places this within the standard reference for Oklahoma and Indian Territory trade tokens. These tokens document the commercial infrastructure that connected Native communities, military posts, and frontier merchants.

Rarity Notes

Brass trade token, Curto-69. Lee & Reynolds are among the most recognized Indian Territory traders. Scarce.

Cross References

PCGS #781097; Curto-69; Lee & Reynolds, Oklahoma Territory