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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Clinchmore Coal Mining Company
Clinchmore Coal Mining Company
This scrip is from the Clinchmore Coal Mining Company mine with a value of $1.
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Clinchmore Coal Mining Company
Clinchmore Coal Mining Company
This scrip is from the Clinchmore Coal Mining Company mine with a value of $1.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of $1.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of 50¢.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company with a value of 25¢.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Coal Run Coal Company
Coal Run Coal Company
This scrip is from the Coal Run Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Columbus Darby Coal Company
Columbus Darby Coal Company
This scrip is from the Columbus Darby Coal Company mine with a value of 10¢.
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Columbus Darby Coal Company
Columbus Darby Coal Company
This scrip is from the Columbus Darby Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
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Columbus Darby Coal Company
Columbus Darby Coal Company
This scrip is from the Columbus Darby Coal Company mine with a value of 50¢.
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Columbus Darby Coal Company
Columbus Darby Coal Company
This scrip is from the Columbus Darby Coal Company mine with a value of 25¢.
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Consolidation Coal Company, Incorporated
Consolidation Coal Company, Incorporated
This scrip is from the Consolidation Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 1¢.
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Continental Coal Company
Continental Coal Company
This scrip is from the Continental Coal Company mine with a value of $1.
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Detroit Mining Company
Detroit Mining Company
This scrip is from the Detroit Mining Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Detroit Mining Company
Detroit Mining Company
This scrip is from the Detroit Mining Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Dixport Coal Company
Dixport Coal Company
This scrip is from the Dixport Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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Earlston Coal Company
Earlston Coal Company
This scrip is from the Earlston Coal Company mine with a value of $1.
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E. C. Minter Coal Company
E. C. Minter Coal Company
This scrip is from the E. C. Minter Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.
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E. C. Minter Coal Company
E. C. Minter Coal Company
This scrip is from the E. C. Minter Coal Company mine with a value 1¢.
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E. C. Minter Coal Corporation
E. C. Minter Coal Company
This scrip is from the E. C. Minter Coal Corporation mine with a value of 1¢.
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Ennis Coal Company
Ennis Coal Company
This scrip is from the Ennis Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.
