USA NEBRASKA wooden token 1938

USA NEBRASKA wooden token 1938

$15.00

USA, NEBRASKA, token, 1938, Obverse: WOODEN NICKLE 5C HUMBOLDT, NEBR, “THE BRIGHT SPOT OF THE WHITE SPOT” VOID AFTER SEPT. 20, 1938., Reverse: RICHARDSON COUNTY FREE FAIR HUMBOLDT FALL FESTIVAL SEPT. 14-15-16, 1938., rectangular, black ink on plywood, 49x32mm, VF

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The token is made of thin plywood, a relatively uncommon product at the time.

A token is used like a coin but is not a coin. Rather, it stands for a coin without the value of the coin. Maybe its copper, but says its value is the same as a silver coin. Usually tokens were made privately, but sometimes governments got involved.

The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.

 

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