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The listing, 3 COAL MINER'S SCRIPT 1951 has ended.

1951 coal miner's script 3 pieces . From Boone County 2283-G Prenter West Virginia .
Information on Miners Script can be found here
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyperry3/Scripts_by_Freddie.html

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Cool thank you! These are great! I collect a lot of different coins tokens Ect. Theses are a piece of our history! But a little bitter sweet the miners would bring there family's to the camps to live well the miners were paid with these tokens and they were only redeemable at the general store that the company owned! So in fact they were in a way held hostage without chains! Sad but still a part of our history! A great auction you have here! Hope to own these!

Mar 2nd, 2014 at 8:26:25 PM PST by

Yes I know. My hubby's father was a miner as was his father . He was also and so are his brothers. I know all the stories, not to may of them pretty. It was how the Companies kept from paying actual wages to the miners. Thank you and good luck :)

Mar 2nd, 2014 at 9:34:40 PM PST by

Seeing my fiancé lived in WV for several years and we both just moved away from there, these would be a great gift for him!!! F&W! Pls fan me back.

Feb 18th, 2014 at 2:03:43 PM PST by

Good to know , I have quite a few more of these . Just listed a few to see how they might go. Thank you , Good luck :)

Feb 18th, 2014 at 2:45:49 PM PST by

Looking boy! That gets my eyes glowing and steam rising from my skull cap. So it was just another way if keeping a slave pretty much. No wonder they are so valuable. Any family that owns these from there ancestors should get the current inflated value of the coin x100 to cover health and........ I gotta keep it together. I am so glad it's no longer used in the U.S.

Mar 8th, 2014 at 6:09:05 PM PST by

just keeping from paying a real wage or any wage for that matter.

Mar 8th, 2014 at 6:24:22 PM PST by

fanned watching and bidding please fan back

Feb 17th, 2014 at 5:04:06 PM PST by

Thank you :)

Feb 17th, 2014 at 5:05:49 PM PST by

Are these like tax tokens?

Mar 8th, 2014 at 3:39:02 PM PST by

no.--Some companies paid their miners exclusively in scrip each payday, thereby eliminating the need to keep currency on hand. Others used scrip as a credit medium that miners could use between paydays for needed supplies from the company store. A miner could request credit by scrip against work performed or work that would be performed. This scrip amount would be charged against the miners payroll account and deducted from his next pay day. Some companies would allow miners to trade scrip for cash but usually not for the full face value of the scrip.
Being paid in scrip was like trying to work off a loan whose interest rate was so high that he was forever in debt. There was no competition in the coal fields and the company stores inflated their prices far above normal rates. By the time rent for the company house a miner lived in, any medical services he needed, utilities, and even a mandatory funeral fund were deducted along with what he had borrowed between pay days, there often was nothing left to collect on pay day.
In the 1950’s many states outlawed the use of scrip entirely and it soon disappeared from use altogether. Scrip is now remembered mostly by those who once were paid with it and by those who collect it as a hobby

Mar 8th, 2014 at 5:32:30 PM PST by

Cool can't wait! !!

Mar 8th, 2014 at 2:22:44 PM PST by

thank you

Mar 8th, 2014 at 3:29:58 PM PST by

My dad just passed and his family have been miners for generations in the hills of Kentucky and West Virginia. My brother and nephew mine now. I have been looking for script and vintage mining gear. Would be very interested in anything you may have to add to my collection. F&B.

Mar 8th, 2014 at 10:51:32 AM PST by

Got more I will be listing next week :)

Mar 8th, 2014 at 2:08:22 PM PST by

This is a fascinating bit of history. Had never seen any before. Good luck!

Mar 7th, 2014 at 11:18:52 AM PST by

Keep an eye out I have quite a bit more - not all are carded like these but I have a little pile of them :) Thank you :)

Mar 7th, 2014 at 12:13:34 PM PST by

Fanned and watching- these are really cool. if you have time would you mind fanning me back?

Mar 6th, 2014 at 10:15:04 AM PST by

Thank You:)

Mar 6th, 2014 at 10:51:07 AM PST by

My grandfather worked In a coal mine and that is the first I had heard the story about those

Mar 5th, 2014 at 1:48:40 PM PST by

The coal companies were greedy then . In the 1950’s many states outlawed the use of scrip entirely and it soon disappeared from use altogether. Scrip is now remembered mostly by those who once were paid with it and by those who collect it as a hobby and a fascinating reminder of years gone by.

Mar 5th, 2014 at 1:54:34 PM PST by

F&W

Mar 5th, 2014 at 1:32:51 PM PST by

Thank You :)

Mar 5th, 2014 at 1:46:56 PM PST by

You said you have more! Would you have some that have patina on them???

Mar 1st, 2014 at 10:25:19 PM PST by

most of them are in those little cards some are not . The ones not in the cards do have some patina -not all of them are the same as these though . Different coal companies and denominations

Mar 1st, 2014 at 10:38:22 PM PST by

F&W... may have to bid on this one myself!! very nice!!

Feb 26th, 2014 at 8:26:36 PM PST by

Great ! Good luck :)

Feb 26th, 2014 at 9:31:40 PM PST by

f and w

Feb 26th, 2014 at 4:59:59 AM PST by

Thank you :)

Feb 26th, 2014 at 10:01:59 AM PST by

So glad to see more of these so I have a chance to bid. My dad and his family are/were from WV for generations and my grandad was a miner also. Would love to win these, great auction!

Feb 25th, 2014 at 6:30:17 PM PST by

thank you :) and good luck

Feb 25th, 2014 at 10:42:09 PM PST by

Fw looking looking !

Feb 25th, 2014 at 12:23:37 AM PST by

Thank you :)

Feb 25th, 2014 at 4:12:20 AM PST by

you did not say what kind of metal is it gold or brass gold plated

Feb 21st, 2014 at 7:48:52 PM PST by

I do not know what these are made of. Miners scripts were minted in brass, copper, aluminum, zinc, nickle, and nickle plate, plus bi-metal pieces made of brass outer ring and lead or aluminum centers. My best guess would be copper or brass on these .

Feb 21st, 2014 at 8:45:43 PM PST by

watching & tweeted

Feb 18th, 2014 at 5:58:01 PM PST by

Thank you :)

Feb 18th, 2014 at 6:06:24 PM PST by

watching & tweeted

Feb 18th, 2014 at 5:55:54 PM PST by

Thank you :)

Feb 18th, 2014 at 6:06:20 PM PST by

Fanned and Watching...... I'm her fiancé lol

Feb 18th, 2014 at 2:19:29 PM PST by

:) Good luck to you both

Feb 18th, 2014 at 2:48:11 PM PST by

3 COAL MINER'S SCRIPT 1951 is in the Collectibles | Coins category