Pageton, WV Page Coal & Coke Co. 1 Exploder Coal "Scrip" - Very Fine or Better KM.132 7234 oz ASW Description Obverse

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

This set had the lowest production of this issue at 6

Suacers x 6

Withrow/Summers signatures

1 mm Composition Silver Fineness 0

Pageton, WV Page Coal & Coke Co. 1 Exploder Coal "Scrip" - Very Fine or Better KM.132 7234 oz ASW Description ObverseObverse: 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