Maidsville W. VA Store Token(Coal Scrip)

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Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 08:14 am Here is a 10¢ good for Merchandise token, From the Robinson Run Store,Store of the coal mine company of the same name. The reverse has "The Osborn Register co, Cin O" and a script of "ORIC" Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 08:58 am Circus, thanks for showing another wonderful token. It's nice to see someone w/the passion & knowledge of these pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 09:21 am Amazing piece! Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 12:57 pm As the grandson of a coal miner from this period, I find this a particularly poignant memorial to another miner whose soul was owed to the Company Store. "Payable In Merchandise Only." One of the important things that defines true legal tender: if you're not paid with it, you're a serf, pure and simple. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 6:23 pm As Philly says also being a grandson of a working child in the mines. That got out after a short number of years yet to die from Black lung. You can understand the Molly Maguires and the other violence that came to the company towns. For better wages and to stopped being treated like property. A great book loaded with tons of photo's as she was a relative of people of the mines. It reads like a story and not a preachy textbook. Another one that will tell you of how it was till recently the government dragging they feet to help the people is Fire Underground; on the Centralia mine fire. http://daviddekok.com/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/..._600x450.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centra...Pennsylvania Report this Post to the Staff
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