1 Cent - Red Parrot Coal Company Prenter, West Virginia

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year
TypeTrade token
CompositionCopper
Weight2.4 g
Diameter17.45 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodFederal republic (1776-date)
Reference(s) TC#235912, Edkins#WV2283F1a
Obverse descriptionA Parrot and a large numeral `1` centered with words circled around. Has denticle edges.
Obverse letteringTHE RED PARROT COAL CO. 1 PRENTER, W. VA.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA large numeral `1` centered with words circled around. ORCO is in cursive writing also has denticle edges.
Reverse letteringPAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY 1 ORCO PATENTED THE CO. OSBORNE REGISTER CIN,O. U.S.A. NOT TRANSFERABLE
Reverse scriptLatin, Latin (cursive)
MintOsborne Coinage, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1835)
MintageND  - -
Catalog ID5114394580
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