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Token - Wyoming Valley Coin Club Gravity Railroad

Location United States
Year 1982
Type Token
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Obverse description Central device depicts a Pennsylvania Coal Company gravity railroad passenger car in high relief, with two figures standing alongside the tracks. The legend 'Pennsylvania Coal Co.' curves along the upper rim in Gothic lettering, with 'Gravity Railroad' along the lower rim. The inscription 'THE PIONEER 1850' appears in the upper field above the car, with the date '1982' in the exergue.
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Reverse description Central device features an industrial colliery building with smokestacks in high relief, set within a raised inner circle, with an inclined rail plane and mining infrastructure flanking the structure. Three coin portraits in relief — appearing to depict a Liberty Head and two Native American Head cent or quarter eagle types — are displayed in the lower foreground. The legend 'Wyoming Valley' curves along the upper rim and 'Coin Club' along the lower rim, both in Gothic lettering, framed by a decorative serrated border.
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