No Date Token TC-210039 Al Home Dairy Marysville CA

Coin Details

Description

This undated aluminum trade token, cataloged as TC-210039, was issued by Home Dairy of Marysville, California. Home Dairy was a dairy products retailer or delivery service in Marysville, a Gold Rush-era city in the Sacramento Valley that served as a commercial hub for the surrounding agricultural region. Dairy tokens were commonly used by milk delivery services and dairy stores throughout the early to mid-twentieth century, often redeemable for specific quantities of milk, cream, or other dairy products. The aluminum composition was ideal for dairy tokens as it was lightweight, inexpensive, and did not corrode easily. Marysville, founded during the 1849 Gold Rush, transitioned from mining supply center to agricultural community, and tokens like this document its twentieth-century commercial life.

Rarity Notes

California dairy trade token, TC-210039. Aluminum. Home Dairy, Marysville, CA. Agricultural community issue.

Cross References

PCGS #931950; TC-210039; Home Dairy, Marysville, CA