Blair 293 (Logan), 1914-1930
The Opperman Coal Company
A1, cut-out shape
Collection
Company Scrip + Tokens
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Kenny King
Mintage
Mint
Ingle Schierloh Company
Date made
1914 - 1930
Manufacture Method
Struck
Coin Details
Obverse
Transcription
THE OPPERMAN COAL CO. / 1
Reverse
Description
Ingle Schierloh logo, Pat. Pend./In Mdse. Only
Dimensions
Diameter
18 mm
Composition
Material
Brass
Location
Location
* Untyped Location
Exhibition, encased
Category
Exhibit
Valuations
Valuation Type
NSCA Scrip Rarity Scale
Formal Appraisal
R-8
Relationships
Related Places
Place
Location
Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch
Region
Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area
Continent
North America
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Archaeological Find
Notes
Found at either the lower house site at whites trace branch or 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
