Ethel 967 (Logan)
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
C1, cut-out chevron shape
Collection
Company Scrip + Tokens
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Kenny King
Mintage
Manufacture Method
Struck
Coin Details
Obverse
Transcription
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON CO. / CCC / 1
Reverse
Description
(photo of reverse needed)
Currency
Coal Company Scrip
Denomination
1 cent
Dimensions
Diameter
18 mm
Composition
Material
Nickel Plated
Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Exhibition, encased
Category
Exhibit
Valuations
Valuation Type
NSCA Scrip Rarity Scale
Formal Appraisal
R-9
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Location
Five Block
Region
Blair Area, Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast
Continent
North America
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Archaeological Find
Notes
Found at Five Block.
Exhibition
Life in the Coal Camps
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical Context
Label
Company Scrip
In most coal operations, miners were not paid in US dollars, but rather in
company money, called scrip. Usually scrip was only redeemable at the
company store, preventing miners from spending money outside the company
town. Although illegal in the state of West Virginia, most coal companies
continued to use scrip to pay their miners until the 1950s.
collection of Kenneth King
