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Token, Store

Object number2009.30.3

Retailer Consolidation Coal Company

Retailer Monongah Store

Datec. 1900

OriginCincinnati, OH

Mediummetal

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionMetal circular currency.Dimensions0.875 x 0.875 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm)
InscriptionsEmbossed on obverse: "CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY / 10 / NOT TRANSFERABLE / MONONGAH / STORE".

Embossed on reverse: "PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY / NOT TRANSFERABLE"; in center, "10 / [illegible cursive or line design?] / REG. US. PAT. OFF / THE CO. / OSBORNE REGISTER / CIN,O. U.S.A.".
Historical NotesA company currency piece from Consolidation Coal Company in Monongah, West Virginia. Monongah attracted large numbers of European immigrants and was the scene of the worst mining disaster in U.S. history. (Monongah was featured in the History Center's exhibit, "The Darkest Month".)

Previous owner Carmela Graziania Contatti

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