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Charge Coin Collection [132181]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Medals Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Charge Coin Collection  [132181]
SOLD
170.00USD+ (42.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 May 15 @ 15:05UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of twelve examples of "charge coins" Charge (or credit) coins were first issued just after the Civil War, growing increasingly popular in the years leading up to the Great Depression. The basic concept was simple: metallic tokens, given out by merchants—taxi companies and department stores were especially active—embossed with an advertising message, sometimes a unique image, and an account number. A customer wanting to charge a purchase to their account would present the coin to the merchant. Kaufmann's "The Big Store", R. H. S., Blauner's, "M", J.M. Co., R. A. McWhirr, S. N. Co.

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