As a seeker of truth and the impartial curator of the Rosita Museum I ride the waves of history where they take me. I usually do not impose any expectations on my explorations, except to hope to better understand the history of the town, and maybe discover interesting specimens for exhibit. There is one specimen which eludes my pursuit. I know it exists, but I have never seen one in person…
Sometime around 1879 a token was used by the Rosita Brewery in at least two denominations, one token marked for 5 cents and one marked for 10 cents.The tokens were produced on the same planchet as a short lived and early token from nearby Silver Cliff, Colorado, from the Horn Silver saloon, and I suspect they were produced by a local or semi-local brass or novelty works. At least two have been discovered previously in Rosita, but I cannot find an example for the museum despite thousands of hours searching, and many excavations of various sizes.
Here is a picture of me after another long day of sailing the high seas of history in Rosita, screaming into the howling wind and sea spray, plunging with reckless abandon towards the horizon beyond which I might find that which has always eluded me; a specimen of the Rosita Brewery token. Where do you think it is? How many years more do you think it will take me to discover an example?
The Rosita Museum 