Lancaster Coal Company miners tokens
Miners' tokens
| Description: |
Five brass miners tokens from the Lancaster Coal Companys Andrews Mine that operated from 1898 to 1899 and employed 25 men. The tokens in denominations of 5-10-25-50 cents and 1 dollar were used by miners to purchase goods at the company store. The LBC on the tokens stands for Lancaster Block Coal and the AM designates the Andrews Mine. |
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| Origin: | 2006-09 |
| Created By: |
Campbell, Tony |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vchs/id/2016 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Historical Society |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Coal mines and mining -- Indiana -- Vigo County Tokens Lancaster Coal Company (Terre Haute, Ind.) Andrews Mine (Vigo County, Ind.) Coal -- Artifact Business & Industry |
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