Token - Cracker Jack Mystery Club 18th President Ulysses S. Grant

Token - Cracker Jack Mystery Club (18th President Ulysses S. Grant) - obverseToken - Cracker Jack Mystery Club (18th President Ulysses S. Grant) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Type Promotional items › Advertising token
Years 1933-1936
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.5 g
Diameter 25.5 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
59983
References TC# 557816
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)

Series: Cracker Jack Mystery Club

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
18TH PRESIDENT, U.S.A.
1869 1877
ULYSSES S. GRANT

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
"THE AMERICAN CAESAR"
JOIN
CRACKER JACK
MYSTERY CLUB
SAVE THIS MEDAL
THE CRACKER JACK CO.
U.S.A.
"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"

Edge

Plain

Mint

Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date)

Comments

Variety 1

On reverse “SAVE THIS COIN”

Variety 2

On reverse “SAVE THIS MEDAL” (Pictured at top)

Variety 3

On reverse “CANCELLED”  below “SAVE THIS COIN”

 

The Cracker Jack Mystery Club
was started in May of 1933, offering persons who joined first with ten President coins found in boxes of Cracker Jack or Checkers, dropping the number to join to three then increasing the number to five coins later.

There are 31 presidents in the set from the first president, George Washington to newly elected, at the time 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Grover Cleveland's coin has his two non-consecutive terms 22nd and 24th, hence 31 coins instead of 32 coins.

The Cracker Jack Mystery Club sent back to a member who joined a membership certificate and a little gift.
Also sent back to the new member was the number of coins or medals sent in with Canceled stamped on the back of the coin or medal.

Note: There are only TEN President coins that have the word CANCELED stamped on the back. These stamped CANCELED coins are harder to locate than the regular coins or medals.

The Cracker Jack presidential medals were issued toward the end of the production so they are harder to locate than their coin variety types.
http://www.crackerjackcollectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1933-1936)  Variety 1
ND (1933-1936)  Variety 2
ND (1933-1936)  Variety 3

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