Interesting page on coin metals
Paul Ciszek
This page lists the various metals and alloys that have been used
for coinage, with examples. Also includes a few non-metals.
Can't vouch for the accuracy, but I found it a fun read.
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Jud
Paul Ciszek wrote:
> http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html
>
> This page lists the various metals and alloys that have been used
> for coinage, with examples. Also includes a few non-metals.
> Can't vouch for the accuracy, but I found it a fun read.
>
Without doing the research myself, I can't vouch for the accuracy
either. However, having been a frequent visitor to Tony Clayon's site,
I would have to vouch for Tony and his work. Tony is a frequent
contributor to RCC
Paul Ciszek
In article <a3254712-d2b9-4540...@r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
His mention of cardboard coins reminded me of something that used to
be in my family--I don't know where it is now: a bag of red cardboard
tokens that I was told as a kid dated from the depression, and were
some sort of desparate substitute for money. The markings were pressed
into the cardboard rather than printed, at least as I recall. Does
this ring a bell with anybody?
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> In article <a3254712-d2b9-4540-8137-33823f24a...@r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
These sound like OPA red points, issued during World War II, not the
Depression. They were used to make change for meat ration stamps.
Padraic Brown
wrote:
>On Nov 1, 2:32?pm, nos...@nospam.com (Paul Ciszek) wrote:
>> In article <a3254712-d2b9-4540-8137-33823f24a...@r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>>
>> Jud ?<numismat...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Paul Ciszek wrote:
>> >>http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html
>>
>> >> This page lists the various metals and alloys that have been used
>> >> for coinage, with examples. ?Also includes a few non-metals.
>> >> Can't vouch for the accuracy, but I found it a fun read.
>>
>> >Without doing the research myself, I can't vouch for the accuracy
>> >either. However, having been a frequent visitor to Tony Clayon's site,
>> >I would have to vouch for Tony and his work. Tony is a frequent
>> >contributor to RCC
>>
>> His mention of cardboard coins reminded me of something that used to
>> be in my family--I don't know where it is now: a bag of red cardboard
>> tokens that I was told as a kid dated from the depression, and were
>> some sort of desparate substitute for money. ?The markings were pressed
>> into the cardboard rather than printed, at least as I recall. ?Does
>> this ring a bell with anybody?
>>
>These sound like OPA red points, issued during World War II, not the
>Depression. They were used to make change for meat ration stamps.
There are also blue points and both went along with ration books. I've
seen 48 blue and 64 red points allotted per person per month.
As for Tony Clayton, if you see it on his site, you can pretty much
take it as gospel. He's one of our group's most knowledgeable. And if
he'd got something wrong, he'll correct.
Padraic
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1787
CW had a nice introductory article in an 8/2003 issue about these tokens.
http://www.coinworld.com/News/081803/BW_0818.asp
W.
sgt23
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I have a red 1 token from these pieces. I'm not sure if they are worth
anything or not.