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1c scrip from Amherst Coal Company Grades AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:25.00 - 100.00 USD
1c scrip from Amherst Coal Company Grades AU
1c scrip from Amherst Coal Company Grades AU. Amherst Coal Company was founded in Amherstdale, West Virginia in 1912 and operated until 1951. A scrip is a substitute for government-issued legal tender or currency, issued to workers as an advance on wages by the coal company or its designated representative. As such, coal scrip could only be used at the specific locality or coal town beloing to Amherst Coal Company.