Amherst Coal Company scrip, 1 cent

Coin

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Amherst Coal Company scrip, 1 cent

Entry/Object ID

MW.0321

Description

Lundale 1697 (Logan) Amherst Coal Company R1b, cut-out "A"

Collection

Company Scrip + Tokens, Elmer Garten Dickinson Scrip Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Jack Dickinson

Mintage

Mint

Osborne Register Company

Date made

circa 1951

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Transcription

AMHERST COAL COMPANY / PAYABLE IN CASH ON PAY-DAYS / 1 / WHEN DUE / TO / EMPLOYEE / TO WHOM ISSUED / LUNDALE, W. VA

Reverse

Description

ORCO type 4 logo

Edge

Edge Type

Plain/Smooth

Issuing Authority

Osborne Register Company

Currency

Coal Company Scrip

Denomination

1 cent

Dimensions

Diameter

17 mm

Composition

Material

Brass

Location

Location

Box

MW.A

Shelf

Unit E: Shelf 2

Room

Artifact Storage Room

Category

Storage

Date

May 27, 2026

Valuations

Valuation Type

NSCA Scrip Rarity Scale

Formal Appraisal

R-2

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

(on exhibit)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Family Heirloom