Indian Creek TN Tennessee Zinc Square Penny Coal Mining Scrip Script Token

Description: Indian Creek, TN Anderson Co. Unusual Zinc Square Penny Token - Size 19mm - Nice Zinc patina! Coal Miners were paid with tokens - known as Scrip in lieu of wages. These were then spent at the Company store. The thing to keep in mind is that most coal mines were often in very rural areas. Sometimes United States money was not always available. The company could advance money to miners using Scrip. In a basic sense it was a form of Credit. The majority of Scrip was paper, however many companies chose metal tokens. The system of paying workers in Scrip is long gone but the tokens remain behind. It has become a fascinating collector's hobby. Donald Edkins spent his lifetime cataloging coal scrip. He created a road map for the collection of Coal Scrip. It is known as the EDKINS CATALOUGE OF U.S. COAL COMPANY SCRIP consisting of two volumes and now in its Fourth edition. I have been a token collector for a while now and stuff is starting to pile up around here.... I am just getting started selling many extra tokens I've collected. It is like the old Christmas Classic " Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" with his island of misfit toys. Perhaps you've seen it. These are tokens looking for a new home! Help me out and give them a new home!! You will receive a token similar to the token listed. Feel free to ask me any questions. Once a bid has been made it is hard to reverse. THE DETAILS - I Will Combine shipping on all items shipped by Standard Shipping. Right now, I'm using eBays envelope system for single tokens. This allows me to ship much cheaper items valued up to $20. This doesn't leave much room for extras. Should these options and rules get confusing. I know all about it! Feel free to contact me. TO COMBINE SHIPPING FOR Additional ITEMS... Go to the cart and request an updated invoice from me before paying! eBay considers each purchase as a separate transaction. Items cannot be added after payment has been made. Payment completes the transaction. Thank You for looking!

Price: 4.99 USD

Location: Nolensville, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-11-22T02:07:22.000Z

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