The use of company scrip was common among companies across the United States, issued to workers as an advance against unearned wages and redeemable only at the company store. However, many of these workers were never able to retire due to debt with their employer. Scrip became the unofficial currency of local communities everywhere, but through changes in federal and state laws, along with changing economic realities, the use of company scrip was legally eradicated by the late 1950s. Reports of the illegal use of scrip - or credit vouchers - in place of federal currency are as recent as 2008.
The research and presentation for this collection was provided by Daniel Meritt.
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Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 25¢.
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Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Amherst Coal Company
Amherst Coal Company
This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Bardo Coal Mining Company, Blue Diamond Coal Company, Wallins Creek Coal Company
Bardo Coal Mining Company, Blue Diamond Coal Company, and Wallins Creek Coal Company
The scrips from the Bardo Coal Mining Company have values of 5¢, 10¢, and $1.
The scrips from the Blue Diamond Coal Company have values of 5¢ and $1.
The scrips from the Wallins Creek Coal Company have values of 1¢ and 25¢.
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Belle Meade Coal Company
Belle Meade Coal Company
This scrip is from the Belle Meade Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Berger Coal Mining Company, Incorporated
Berger Coal Mining Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Berger Coal Mining Company, Incorporated mine with a value of $1.
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Black Star Coal Company
Black Star Coal Company
This scrip is from the Black Star Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Boone County Coal Corporation
Boone County Coal Corporation
This scrip is from the Boone County Coal Corporation mine with a value of 1¢.
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Branch Coal & Coke Company
Branch Cole & Coke Company
This scrip is from the Branch Coal & Coke Company mine with a value of 25¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 10¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 10¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.
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Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Cameo Splint Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.
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C. E. Flanary Store
C. E. Flanary Store
This scrip is from the C. E. Flanary Store with a value of 25¢.
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C. E. Flanary Store
C. E. Flanary Store
This scrip is from the C. E. Flanary Store with a value of 10¢.
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C. H. Mead Coal Company Store
C. H. Mead Coal Company Store
This scrip is from the C. H. Mead Coal Company Store mine with a value of 1¢.
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Christian Colliery Company
Christian Colliery Company
This scrip is from the Christian Colliery Company mine with a value of $1.
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Christian Colliery Company
Christian Colliery Company
This scrip is from the Christian Colliery Company mine with a value of 25¢.