OUR OWN MONEY
To
celebrate our 25th
anniversary in the coin business, in 1995 we struck two
tokens, a brass "
Good
For
$2.50 in Trade" and a bronze-plated zinc "
Good for 50c in Trade".
Each had
a mintage of 3000 pieces. We used these as gift certificates,
for small refunds and in promotions for our mail catalogs.
Because these show our old Merced address we no longer issue
them, however you may still purchase or redeem them at face
value.
Item JA50 JOEL
ANDERSON
GOOD FOR 50c IN TRADE TOKEN $0.50
Item JA250 JOEL
ANDERSON
GOOD FOR $2.50 IN TRADE TOKEN $2.50
WE
CELEBRATE OUR 25th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
We issued commemorative medals to
celebrate our
25th Wedding anniversary in July. One side shows a pair of
wedding bells, while the other bears the legend "
JOEL
& LILA ANDERSON 25th ANNIVERSARY 2004 / THE BEARER OF
THIS TOKEN RECEIVES MUCH HAPPINESS". The 27mm tokens were
struck by
The
Patrick Mint in both silver plated zinc and
copper plated zinc. Only 500 of each were struck.
Item WED-AEWEDDING
ANNIVERSARY MEDAL, COPPER-PLATED, UNC $2.00
Item WED-ARWEDDING
ANNIVERSARY MEDAL, SILVER PLATED, UNC $3.00
Item WED-BOTH BOTH
OF THE
ABOVE MEDALS, UNC. $4.50
GOLD
DOUBLOON FROM OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA
One side of
this
brass-plated zinc token has the obverse of the famed 1787
Brasher gold Doubloon, the first gold coin struck in the
United States. The other side advertises the "
Birds of a Feather Vacation
Home, Just
32 Steps from the Beach in Oceano, CA". The token
pictures two birds and provides the web address for the
property:
www.OceanoVacationHome.com
and a phone number for booking information. The vacation home
is available by the night or by the week. Two Thousand of the
27mm tokens were struck by
The Patrick
Mint. The token is a lot cheaper than the
original
Brasher Doubloons, which go for well over $1 Million, and it
is one of the few tokens ever to come from the small beach
community of Oceano, California.
Item TKN-BIRD OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA VACATION RENTAL DOUBLOON, UNC.
$3.00
"PIECE-OF-EIGHT" FROM
PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA
One
side of the silver-plated store-card token features the design of a
1743 Pillars Piece-of-Eight. The 27mm token is
about the size of a 2 Reales rather than an 8
Reales.
The other advertises the "
SHELL-EBRATION
BEACH HOUSE, PISMO STATE BEACH", along with its
web address:
Shell-ebration.com, telephone
number and major features of the Beach House. The vacation
home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the tokens
were struck by
The Patrick
Mint. It is an interesting token from this popular
California beach community.
Item
TKN-SHELL PISMO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA VACATION RENTAL TOKEN, UNC.
$3.00
Also see:
PISMO CLAM MONEY
SAN
FRANCISCO MINT
SURVIVES THE EARTHQUAKE MEDAL
The old San Francisco Mint, standing in the
ruins of
the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, is featured on
these medals issued by the California State Numismatic
Association (CSNA) for their 118th convention in January
2006. The medal, designed by Joel Anderson and Michael S.
Turrini, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the San
Francisco Earthquake. Though all surrounding buildings were
destroyed, the mint survived the calamity and quickly
reopened to provide financial liquidity to rebuild the
city. The reverse features the CSNA logo that features a
California map, flag and a sailing ship. The mintage was
highly limited. Only 100 one ounce numbered silver Proof
medals, 156 golden bronze medals, and 175 Antiqued bronze
medals were struck.
Item CSNA-AR
SAN
FRANCISCO
EARTHQUAKE MEDAL, SILVER PROOF sold out
Item
CSNA-GB
SAN
FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE MEDAL GOLDEN BRONZE
$6.00
Item
CSNA-AB
SAN
FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE MEDAL ANTIQUED BRONZE
$7.00
WEST VIRGINIA COAL
MINING SCRIP
These tokens, also known as Scrip, Dingles,
Clackers and
many other names, were issued by coal companies as an advance
on wages when miners needed to buy mining supplies for their
work, food or necessities for their home, pay rent on the
company owned home, obtain medical care or almost any other
aspect of life in a company town. Of course, they could only be
used at company stores, where prices tended to be high. The
value of the scrip would then be deducted from a miners pay on
payday. Miners could easily “owe their soul to the company
store”. Metal tokens were widely used from the 1920’s to the
1950’s. During World War II fiber scrip was introduced in order
to save metal. Most tokens had the name of the mine or store on
it, and were often punched with the mine number or initials of
the town. We have a historic collection of 20 different West
Virginia coal scrip tokens, ranging in value from 1 cent to 1
Dollar. Included is one of the scarce wartime fiber tokens. The
tokens grade from Very Good to Uncirculated. It is an
interesting and historic set.
Item COALx11
WEST VIRGINIA
COAL SCRIP TOKEN, Joel’s choice $4.50
Item COALx20 SET
OF 20
DIFFERENT COAL SCRIP TOKENS $49.50
ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTERS
We
have two versions of the California State Quarters featuring the former
"Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger. Famed moved actor and body builder
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in an
unprecedented special recall election which saw Governor Grey Davis
removed. One coin features Arnold holding former Governor
Davis
by the neck. Davis was recalled in the election in which Arnold was
elected. The other California quarter is labeled Cruz
Control,
after Arnold Schwarzenegger's main Democratic opponent in the recall
election. It shows Arnold punching his opponent Cruz Bustamante. Both
coins are dated 2005, the year the actual California state quarter was
released. The coins were struck on actual United States quarters, to
avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. The obverse
features the
George Washington head found the regular state quarters.
Item
US-ARNOLDDAVIS ARNOLD
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTER - ARNOLD STRANGLING DAVIS
$2.50
Item US-ARNOLDQC ARNOLD
CALIFORNIA STATE QUARTER - CRUZ CONTROL $2.50
UNRELEASED
MEDAL FROM THAILAND 
This attractive high releaf medal was minted in the early 1960s to honor General Sarit
Thanarat, however he died in office and the medal was never officially
released. The General came to power in an October 1958 coup. He
promptly suspended the constitution and declared martial law. All
political parties were banned. During the 1960s, as war in neighboring
Vietnam escalated, fear of Communist guerilla activity increased in
Thailand. General Sarit died in December 1963 and his successor, began
to move the country towards democracy.
Item
TH-SARIT THAILAND GENERAL SARIT MEDAL, UNC.
$3.00
CANADIAN
MUNICIPAL TRADE
TOKENS
Canadian
municipal trade
tokens or trade dollars are issued by local non-profit
organizations. They can be used as money in a specific area,
for a limited time. They are usually denominated either as 1
Dollar or 2 Dollars. They come in a variety of sizes and metals
and commemorate wide range of subjects, including local
anniversaries, events ranging from bath-tub races to bingo, or
local personalities. Some even commemorate coin collecting! We
offer a selection of Canadian Municipal Trade Tokens that date
from the 1970’s to the 1990’s in Uncirculated condition.
Item CAN-MUNx1 1
CANADIAN
MUNICIPAL TRADE TOKEN, UNC. $2.50
Item CAN-MUNx10 10
DIFFERENT
CANADIAN MUNICIPAL TRADE TOKENS, UNC. $24.50
LATVIAN
LOTTERY TICKETS
When we buy collections and dealers stock, we
sometimes end up with some strange material. Somehow we ended
up with hundreds of used (and I assume losing) lottery tickets
from Latvia, dating from the late 1950's and early 1990's. At
this time Latvia was under control of the USSR. What I cannot
understand is why a communist country in which everyone is
supposed to be equal would have a lottery, which promotes
inequality by producing a few rich winners at the expense of
many losers. Anyway, the tickets are fun, colorful, and make
both an interesting and inexpensive collection and an unusual
gift for any avid lottery player.
Item PM-LOTTOLAT8 8
DIFFERENT
LATVIAN LOTTERY TICKETS $3.50
Item PM-LOTTOLAT100 100
MIXED
LATVIAN LOTTERY TICKETS $19.95
OZARK
STRAWBERRY PICKERS
CHITS
These cardboard tokens were used to pay strawberry
pickers in the Missouri Ozarks from the early 1900’s until
about 1940. The chits are usually denominated in quantities of
berries and show the issuing company. Workers received the
chits as the berries were picked, and could redeem them later
for pay. Because cardboard does not last long, few of these
chits survived. Recently we purchased part of a hoard of these
scarce and interesting pieces of history.
Item OZARK1
MISSOURI OZARK
STAWBERRY PICKER CHIT
$1.00
Item OZARK10 10
DIFFERENT
OZARK STRAWBERRY PICKER CHITS FROM 10
GROWERS $9.00
Item OZARK2525
DIFFERENT
OZARK STRAWBERRY PICKER CHITS $19.95
Item BK-OZARK ALLTHE
GRAND
COLLECTION: 165+ DIFFERENT STRAWBERRY PICKER
CHITS $199.95
Also See:
MAUI
TRADE DOLLARS
SILVER STRIKE
BROTHEL TOKENS FROM NEVADA
LEPER COLONY COINS FROM
COLOMBIA
THE PARAGUAYAN COIN THAT
WAS NOT TO BE
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NORTH CAROLINA 1 CENT
PRISON TOKEN
In
order to allow Prisoners to operate in a monetary economy and earn
money in prison jobs, yet minimize the dangers of bribes to prison
employees or use the money after an escape, many prisons issued special
"Prison Money" for their inmates. The distinctive tokens could only be
used within the confines of the Prison. Anyone possessing the
tokens on the outside would be greeted with suspicion. This red plastic
1 Cent token was used in state prisons in North Carolina in the 1950's
and 1960's. The 16.5mm token has the legend "NORTH CAROLINA
PRISON DEPT" on one side and the denomination on both sides.
It is an interesting and rarely seen item.
The
Holly Trolley was a bus line that operated only from 8PM to 4AM in
the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. It carried bar
hoppers, partiers, movie stars and tourists on a fixed route through
Hollywood. Stops were conveniently located near popular bars
and restaurants. The fare was $1, however many bars would
give these ride tokens to patrons. The service started in January 2006
and was operated by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. It
was designed to keep drunks off the road and help avoid parking
congestion. The bus was discontinued after only 18
months. The obverse 34mm aluminum tokens pictures
the Holly Trolley bus with the legend " HOLLY TROLLEY
HOLLYWOOD
CALIFORNIA". The reverse features the logo of the Nederlander
Organization, which operates live theatres throughout the United
States, including Los Angeles and on Broadway. I expect this
to be a popular token as Hollywood and transportation tokens are both
popular with collectors.
This
23mm aluminum
“Good for 10 Cents in Trade” token was issued by Frazer’s
Tavern, 201 West Illinois St. in Evansville, Indiana. The business
operated from 1939 to 1977. Though
Frazier’s Tavern is long gone, a bar still occupies the same,
old, brick building. The token was probably issued between the
1940’s and the early 1960’s, when a drink could be purchased for 10
cents.
We recently
released our
own bi-metallic token that is Good For $3.00 in
Trade.The
28mm token has a nickel-plated outer ring with a 18mm brass
center plug. It has a partially reeded edge. The obverse
features a frosted facsimile of a Chinese K’ai Yuan cash coin on the plug.
The Kai Yuan
coin was issued by the Tang Dynasty in China from 618 to 907AD
and serves as our logo. Around the ring is our name, web
address and postal address. The reverse has the legend
“GOOD FOR THREE DOLLARS
IN
TRADE” on the ring and the denomination on the plug. The
tokens were struck by Moffatt & Co. Inc. of Eureka Springs,
Arkansas. The mintage is 1000 pieces. The tokens may be
purchased at face value for use as gift certificates, requested
in place of a refund or added to your collection. We also
expect to use them in some promotions. They may be redeemed at
any time for merchandise from our website, catalogs or at our
table at coin shows that we attend.
We issued commemorative medals to
celebrate our
25th Wedding anniversary in July. One side shows a pair of
wedding bells, while the other bears the legend "JOEL
& LILA ANDERSON 25th ANNIVERSARY 2004 / THE BEARER OF
THIS TOKEN RECEIVES MUCH HAPPINESS". The 27mm tokens were
struck by The
Patrick Mint in both silver plated zinc and
copper plated zinc. Only 500 of each were struck.
One
side of the silver-plated store-card token features the design of a
1743 Pillars Piece-of-Eight. The 27mm token is
about the size of a 2 Reales rather than an 8
Reales.
The other advertises the "SHELL-EBRATION
BEACH HOUSE, PISMO STATE BEACH", along with its
web address: Shell-ebration.com, telephone
number and major features of the Beach House. The vacation
home
is available by the night or by the week. One Thousand of the tokens
were struck by The Patrick
Mint. It is an interesting token from this popular
California beach community.
We
have two versions of the California State Quarters featuring the former
"Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger. Famed moved actor and body builder
Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California in an
unprecedented special recall election which saw Governor Grey Davis
removed. One coin features Arnold holding former Governor
Davis
by the neck. Davis was recalled in the election in which Arnold was
elected. The other California quarter is labeled Cruz
Control,
after Arnold Schwarzenegger's main Democratic opponent in the recall
election. It shows Arnold punching his opponent Cruz Bustamante. Both
coins are dated 2005, the year the actual California state quarter was
released. The coins were struck on actual United States quarters, to
avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. The obverse
features the
George Washington head found the regular state quarters.