1 Dollar - Princess Dorothy Coal Co. Eunice, West Virginia

1 Dollar - Princess Dorothy Coal Co. (Eunice, West Virginia) - obverse1 Dollar - Princess Dorothy Coal Co. (Eunice, West Virginia) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Trade tokens › Wage token
Value 1 Dollar
Composition Fiber (Red)
Weight 1.6 g
Diameter 32.02 mm
Thickness 1.69 mm
Shape Round with cutouts
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
176231
References TC# 438413,
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)
Edkins# WV969B100
Donald O. Edkins, Garrett Salyers, Mike Williams; 2015. Edkins Catalogue of United States Coal Company Store Scrip / Volume 1. All States Exclusive of West Virginia (4th edition). National Scrip Collectors Association, Olive Hill, Kentucky, United States.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRINCESS DOROTHY COAL CO.
100
EUNICE, W.VA.

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY
100
ORCO
REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
THE OSBORNE REGISTER CO
CIN, O. U.S.A.
NOT TRANSFERABLE

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1835)

Comments

The C&O Railroad opened the mining town of Eunice, Raleigh County in 1919, where they mined a 5-foot section of the Dorothy seam. Princess Dorothy Coal Co. was the owner of Eunice from 1936 until the 1950's.

http://www.coalcampusa.com/sowv/kanawha/eunice-wv-coal-camp/eunice-wv-coal-camp.htm

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND  estimated years issued 1936-1950's

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