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California/Montana Scrip Collection [156264]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
California/Montana Scrip Collection [156264]
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Lot of six pieces of historic scrip: 1) two examples of the SincLAIR Dollar, The Red Currency, good only in California and Russia. Although he had run for office several times on the Socialist Party ticket, this currency is from is run for governor of California in 1934 as a Democrat. Sinclair's platform, was known as the End Poverty in California movement (EPIC),
Gaining 879,000 votes made this his most successful run for office, but incumbent Governor Frank Merriam defeated him by a sizable margin. Hollywood studio bosses unanimously opposed Sinclair. They pressured their employees to assist and vote for Merriam's campaign, and made false propaganda films attacking Sinclair, giving him no opportunity to respond. 2) Wing Lee Consolidated 1941 one dollar ticket toward a drawing with a grand prize of $50,000. 3) two 1960s certificates from Durkee Famous Foods of Berkeley: a Baker Premium Certificate. 4) 1919 note from the Montana State Fair in Helena good for 100 scoops of pay dirt in Last Chance Gulch. And the rallying cry was, "Let 'er Sluice."

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