I was walking past Mr Stegman's house on my way to the Folly. I saw a coin on the top of the bank behind the fence. I was very excited when I picked it up, I saw the date 1939.
Shell had a promotional campaign in 1969. Every time you filled your tank, they would give you a token. You could collect the whole set, Shell would give you a mounting board to mount them on.
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This particular token was #11 in the series "Man in Flight". It featured a helicopter the Sikorsky VS-300 to honour Igor Sikorsky aviation pioneer and developer of helicopters 1889-1972. This token was also minted by the Franklin Mint as a bronze and solid sterling silver coin.
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Couldn't I have found the silver one?
Maybe this token is from the Shell on the corner on Queen and Robert's Avenue .........
It doesn't seem to be that old, but it has been on the bank for 52 year's ..... It's older than I am, it's very old!!
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