Earlston Coal Company scrip, 5 cents

Coin

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

Earlston Coal Company scrip, 5 cents

Entry/Object ID

MW.0300

Description

Kermit 1501 (Mingo) Earlston Coal Company B5b

Collection

Elmer Garten Dickinson Scrip Collection, Company Scrip + Tokens

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Jack Dickinson

Mintage

Mint

Osborne Register Company

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1938

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Transcription

EARLSTON COAL CO. 5 KERMIT, W. VA.

Reverse

Description

ORCO Reg. US. Pat.

Edge

Edge Type

Plain/Smooth

Issuing Authority

Osborne Register Company

Currency

Coal Company Scrip

Denomination

5¢

Dimensions

Diameter

20 mm

Composition

Material

Nickel

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-5

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Family Heirloom