Hi you all, I was hoping someone could help me with identifying two new pieces of scrip. I got a dollar and a 50C piece. They are brass and have a C...
Hi, From the Edkins Catalogue of United States Coal Company Scrip book volume II, 2002, they are from Widemouth, W VA; Mercer county; for the American Coal...
Thanks a lot Matthew, I really appreciate the help. I'm going to have to buy the Edkins Catalogues if I'm going to continue to do this ( and I am!!) Linda...
Linda, The Coal Scrip book will be a great help to you. There are two of them, one for just West Virginia and another for the rest of the States. I have both...
Hey Linda- You can get a copy of the Edkins catalog from the Little Brick house near Beckley WV. I know one of the owners and they are great folks. I have...
Hey there Linda- Here is the phone number for the store below. Little Brick House - This is also known as the Little Brick House near Beckley WV. Excellent...
Hey All- I know of a Cedar WV in Mingo county for scrip. Hwoever, has anyone here heard of a Cedar WV in Raleigh County WV? I recall that it may have been...
hi everbody i aint no collector but have some peaces wanting to sale got them in on a trade couple years ago in fairmont wv dont know what they are worth but...
All- I have met a person who wants a single piece of scrip from Devils Fork. YES, I know its all rated R-10, however, they had relatives there and they would...
All- I just got a set of Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Scrip. I know this is not in Edkins as it is not true scrip, but rather tokens from the Beckley...
Hi Mark, I also have a set and the highest demonination I have is a dollar also. I didnt know it wasnt made anymore however. I have pictures of my son and...
Hey bwcok1- If you ae using the Edkins rarity scale, you might be a bit careful as some of the r-8 through r-10 rarities are a bit over stated. There are also...
Hey all i have 1cent Milburn W.VA Wilburn by products 1cent Highcoal W.VA Anchor Coal Co. I don't know if this is coal scrip or what? Koppers? i have 1-- not...
I HAVE ALL THOSE. BILL ... From: Bill White To: wv_coal_scrip@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [wv_coal_scrip] wv coal scrip ...
Hi Billy, How do you value the scrip? The only books I have are the Edkins and while they are very interesting and Im glad to have them, they do seem...
Hi Billy, Where do you get the prices for the scrip? I have the Edkins books and they are very interesting and Im glad to have them however they seem...
Billy thanks so much so a r8 is more rare then an r1? just trying to get a little bearing- i knew nothing of coal scrip until just recently. I knew existed...
All- The Edkins catalog does provide a rarity scale of r1 through r10. R10 would be the most rare while an r1 is a very common piece. I would however urge...
Billy- If I understand you, you want to assemble the entire Edkins catalog for WV?? That would be a very impressive undertaking. I know of folks who have...
YOUR RIGHT ON ALL COUNTS. I ALSO HAVE ABOUT 300 UNLISTED WV PIECES. AM TRYING TO PROCESS THEM TO A DVD TO GIVE TO THE NEW FINDS GUY. I ALSO HAVE THE ISC...
Bill- I have a question that has been a real hard thing to find. There was a town named willibet just outside of Fireco. I know at one time there was an...
IF THE PRICE SEEMS REASONABLE I PAY IT SOMETIME YOU CAN BARGAIN A LITTLE. SOME OF THE R8-R9-R10 CAN GET A LITTLE HIGH FROM $40 TO $200 DEPENDS ON CONDITION AND...
Bill- Would you be able to post some pics here at the group? I would love to see some unique pieces and I think I am not alone here for saying that. Thanks ...
DOUG TOLLEY OR CORKY WILL KNOW LOTS MORE. THIS IS WHAT I CAN FIND FROM THE RECORDS AND BOOKS I HAVE. BOLEN COAL CO. HAD THERE OWN STORE AT FIRECO. GORDON...