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Wooden Nickel - The Wooden Nickel Port Orford, Oregon
| Location | United States |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Plain wood-grain field bearing the legend HAND CRAFTED arching across the top, with MYRTLEWOOD and the address 1205 OREGON ST. in the center, and PORT ORFORD, OR 97465 curving around the lower border. All lettering is burned into the wood surface in a bold sans-serif style. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a wide dark annular border carrying the legend THE WOODEN at the top and NICKEL at the bottom in bold relief lettering. The central field displays a large decorative 5¢ denomination device in an ornate script style, all burned into the wood surface. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE WOODEN 5¢ NICKEL |
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