The Lyburn Mines Inc. / 1.00 IN MDSE. ONLY / L M / (star)
Reverse
Description
Ingle-Schierloh logo
Transcription
DES.PAT. 75656
Issuing Authority
Ingle Schierloh Company
Currency
Coal Company Scrip
Denomination
1.00
Dimensions
Diameter
35 mm
Composition
Material
Nickel
Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Exhibition, encased
Category
Exhibit
Valuations
Valuation Type
NSCA Scrip Rarity Scale
Formal Appraisal
R-4
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
KK.0294 (in storage, same coins)
Provenance
Notes
Given to Kenny as part of a set of scrip by Mike Lawson of Rum Junction.
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
