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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 150400, member: 669&quot;]<a href="http://www.moormans.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moormans.com/" rel="nofollow">Moorman Manufacturing Co.</a> was a Quincy, Illinois, company engaged in the production of animal feed.&nbsp; It&#039;s now part of agricultural industry giant Archer Daniel Midlands.</p><p><br /></p><p>The interesting thing about the token is that it is dated&nbsp; 68 years <a href="http://www.anbhf.org/laureates/R.Hulsen-Moorman.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anbhf.org/laureates/R.Hulsen-Moorman.htm" rel="nofollow">before the company was founded</a> (scroll down the page a short way). </p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;North American Token&quot; legend on the obverse leads me to believe that it is part of a series produced by a private mint, perhaps to honor American businesses.&nbsp; The use of Moorman&#039;s name and location&nbsp; is absolute proof that the date is <i>not</i> the date of production.&nbsp; So, what does it mean? <img src="http://boards.collectors-society.com/images//graemlins/confused-smiley-013.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Perhaps it&#039;s related to the fact that Illinois became a state on December 13, 1818, at which time it was <i>exactly</i> the same size it is today.</p><p><br /></p><p>The value is definitely in the eye of the beholder, but if there was in fact a &quot;North American Token&quot; series, there could be some folks out there needing it toward completion of a set, which might increase its value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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