1 Cent - The New River Company Prudence, West Virginia

Features

Location	United States
Type	Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens
Value	1 Cent (0.01 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1 g
Diameter	22.58 mm
Thickness	1.08 mm
Shape	Round with cutouts ("11" cutout, "G" counterstamp)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 301471
References	TC# 513578 TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) , Edkins# WV1131I1 Donald O. Edkins, Garrett Salyers, Mike Williams. Edkins Catalogue of United States Coal Company Store Scrip. National Scrip Collectors Association, Olive Hill, Kentucky, United States (2 volumes).

Obverse

"11" cutout - "G" counterstamp on obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE NEW RIVER COMPANY
1
N R CO.
PRUDENCE, W. VA.

Reverse

"11" cutout

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY
1
THE THE
OSBORNE OSBORNE
REGISTER CO REGISTER CO
CINCINNATI CINCINNATI
ORCO
PATENTED
NOT TRANSFERABLE

Edge

Plain

Mint

Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1835-date)

Comments

This coal token is made for The New River Company in Prudence, West Virginia. It had been counterstamped with a "G" to be used in the Glen Jean, West Virginia Store.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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