Coal Mine Company Obsolete Notes and Scrip

The 160-page, large format hardbound book catalogs more than 600 notes, nearly 250 of which are illustrated in color. Each listing is assigned a rarity rating, and historical notes concerning the note-issuing companies are included.

Coal Mine Company Obsolete Notes and Scrip was published by The National Scrip Collectors' Association.   

About the Author:

Schenkman began collecting coins in 1949, and began his interest in tokens and medals in 1960. From 1975 to 1980 he was editor of the Copperhead Courier, and he edited "A Survey of American Trade Tokens" in 1975.  He authored “World of Exonumia” in Coin World between 1985 and 1988 and “Token Topics” in Numismatic News.  He currently writes the "Tokens and Medals" column for The Numismatist. Schenkman has received more than seventy awards, including seven Heath Literary Awards. Over his career he has written ten books.  In 2013, he received the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award from the American Numismatic Association, and he was inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame in 2015.  Schenkman served as President of both the Token and Medal Society and the Civil War Token Society, and spent over 18 years as an instructor at the American Numismatic Association's Summer Seminar.   Other books available by David E. Shenkman.