Pageton, WV Page Coal & Coke Co. 1 Exploder Coal "Scrip" - Very Fine or Better KM.132 have a diameter slightly larger

have a diameter slightly larger than a silver dollar and a thickness slightly thinner than a dime

Withrow/Summers signatures

This set had the lowest production of this issue at 6

These bright red notes are dominated by a cotton boll at center

7234 oz ASW Description Obverse Laureate head right Description Reverse Denomination within wreath Legend Reverse EMPIRE FRANCAIS

Pageton, WV Page Coal & Coke Co. 1 Exploder Coal "Scrip" - Very Fine or Better KM.132 have a diameter slightly largerObverse: PAGE COAL & COKE CO. 1 EXPLODER PAGETON, WV (Cutout E) Reverse: Blank Explosive control tokens have long been collected along with coal mine company store scrip. However, they are not actually scrip. They were issued for a specific purpose and could not be used to purchase general merchandise at coal mine company stores. Rather, they played an important and practical role in the issuance of explosives. The system was very simple. When a miner