joeyuk Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thought I would share my bingle collection. They were made as part of Roosevelt's "new deal".to midwestern homesteaders who setteled in Palmer, Alaska . undated 1935 uniface tokens were issued . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thank you for sharing - these are very interesting pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Were the $5 and $10 made to appx. the same size as gold $5 and $10 pieces? Ditto for the white metal 10c-50c pieces and their corresponding regular silver coins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very interesting. That's a terrific collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyuk Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I found these interesting because they were issued by the U.S. Government and are hard to come by in uncirculated condition. The following is from " The Official Red Book". 1c....Aluminum....5,000 minted 5c....Aluminum....5,000 minted 10c..Aluminum....5,000 minted 25c..Aluminum....3,000 minted 50c..Aluminum....2,500 minted 1$....Aluminum....2,500 minted 5$....Brass..........1,000 minted 10$..Brass..........1,000 minted Were in circulation for about six months 1935-1936. After which all but 200 sets were redeemed and melted down. Each token is the size of the corresponding U.S. coin with the exception of the one cent which is octagonal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Great set, but your one cent appears to be round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyuk Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 The pcgs insert which holds it in place makes it look round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Should have figured something like that. Nice piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Wow! I had no idea about these tokens. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Art1.2 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Nice collection!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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