boydle Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I managed to aquire 2 of the 3 coins in this set I have been after a coal coin for some time but they are rather hard to find. I Missed out on the 1000 mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I've seen the ceramic, but never coal. I wonder how prone to cracking they are. Do they have something to bind it like an epoxy or resin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Cool! But I presume flammable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 A new one for me. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 I managed to aquire 2 of the 3 coins in this set I have been after a coal coin for some time but they are rather hard to find. I Missed out on the 1000 mark I was unaware of any coal coins too - extraordinairy! Got me curious - all of these materials have been used in coins (well kinda - see the link) Carbon Clay Fibre Glass Leather Paper Plastic Porcelain Selenium Silicon Stone LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Very interesting coins. I'd never heard of them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Got me curious - all of these materials have been used in coins (well kinda - see the link) Carbon Clay Fibre Glass Leather Paper Plastic Porcelain Selenium Silicon Stone LINK I remember that! This was a theme of a thread back on this forum some years ago (In fact it may even have been in the days before it moved servers). It sure takes me back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydle Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 They are very different, as far as I know they are made from pressing polverised coal in to the coin shape, I certaintly think they are fragile. There was 10,000 of each coin made and they have a hand scribed Serial number on them I first thought it was graphiti. I will be keeping my eyes out for the 3rd coin so i can complete the set, I am not aware of any other coal coins if anyone has more information please post it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 As for the material, see here http://jim.insource.com/elements/C.html for example. No, I don't think either that these coins are very "stable" ... The Conradty company still exists in Röthenbach (near Nürnberg, Bavaria) but is now called Graphite Cova, after a takeover a few years ago. According to this text http://www.lau-net.de/gymroe/projekte/roet...p/inflation.htm (from a local school project website), the coal money was first issued in late November 1922. About one fourth of the wages was paid this way. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Coal!! Wow!... of course, graphite is more apt?? A carbon-coin, how amusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numismatic nut Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 a graphite coin? how handy if short of a pencil love some of the things used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I have read about these but never seen an example...very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Very very nice. Should start a thread on coins struck on odd metals / materials. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Maybe a way of reducing CO2 emissions and saving useful raw materials for India - develop Carbon-fixing money..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Very cool! I didn't know anything like this existed. I have to wonder... how many of these were burned as fuel as the Mark crashed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Pressed coal dust, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydle Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Pressed coal dust, right? as far as i know thats right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydle Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 As for the material, see here http://jim.insource.com/elements/C.html for example. No, I don't think either that these coins are very "stable" ... The Conradty company still exists in Röthenbach (near Nürnberg, Bavaria) but is now called Graphite Cova, after a takeover a few years ago. According to this text http://www.lau-net.de/gymroe/projekte/roet...p/inflation.htm (from a local school project website), the coal money was first issued in late November 1922. About one fourth of the wages was paid this way. Christian Thanks some handy info here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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