Santa Clarita Valley History In Pictures

S.P. Moore Pool Hall 5¢ Token
Newhall, California


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S.P. Moore Pool Hall token, Good For 5¢ In Trade, Newhall Cal., circa 1890s, presumed unique (meaning it is believed that this example is the only one in existence today). Brass, 21mm.

Borrowed from the owner in June 2006 for the purpose of photographing it. This is the only known type of token for S.P. Moore's Pool Hall.

Listed in Kappen ("California Tokens" by Charles V. Kappen, 1976) as S.P. MOORE / POOL / HALL / NEWHALL, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE.

We must admit we're at a loss on this one. We don't know who S.P. Moore was, and we don't know where his pool hall was located. There were Moores in the area at the time; Moores ran the stagecoach station in San Francisquito Canyon in the 1850s (which is too early for this), and J.R. Moore was a merchant in Newhall in the 1930s. But the name S.P. Moore is unfamiliar.


LW2348: 9600 dpi jpeg from digital image of token borrowed in June 2006 from an agent of Fred Holabird (pre-Kagin).
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Introduction


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Fremont for President 1856 "Jessie's Choice"

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Oil Exchange Saloon Tokens 1890s (x2)

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Nick Rivera Saloon Token 1890s

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S.P. Moore Pool Hall Token 1890s

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Staudy's/Stauty's 1890s (x2)

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(James) Jeffries & Kipper 1907-1910

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John C. Fremont 1913

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Thornton Edwards / St. Francis Dam 1928

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Placerita Gold Discovery 1842/1948

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Placeritos Ranch 1949-51 (x4+3)

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1968 Anillo Restrikes of Newhall Old West 1952-53

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Ace Cain's 1950s/60s

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Cliffie Stone 1960s

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Callahan's 1960s (x2)

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Joe Kapp CFL 1963

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Scott Newhall's Anguilla Dollar 1967

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Whittaker-Bermite Service Award 1967-1987

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Magic Mountain 1971

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Signal Ingot ~1973

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Elks Lodge 2379

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Margo $25, 1980s

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Lechler's Piru Museum

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Top Of The Vine Casino Chips 1995-99

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