Description: For sale, a terrific OLD (BELIEVE AROUND 1910 ERA) VERY RARE R-9....BOOKS $50 IN LATEST ARIZONA TOKEN CATALOG AS BIS-675a "good for" style trade token / cardboard chit once used to get "VALUE 1 CENT IN TRADE" at the "PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE CO (mining employee company store)" that per original owner was located in downtown BISBEE, ARIZONA / ARIZONA TERRITORYTHESE OLD SCRIP TOKENS ARE JUST FLAT OUT TOUGH TO FIND.....AND THIS TOKEN IS LISTED AS BIS-675a IN LATEST CATALOG.....SEE GALLERY IMAGE #2 WHICH SHOWS THE TOKEN OVERLAID ON THE LISTING IN CATALOG WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY MINER / EMPLOYEE OF THE MINE, TO BUY GOODS AT THIS STORE IN DOWNTOWN BISBEE AZ...these just simply did not survive the years like the metal tokens The historic town of Bisbee is located in Cochise County, not far from Tombstone, and smelter town of Douglas....Phelps Dodge had a significant presence in the historic copper mining camp of Bisbee long ago. If you look at the latest Arizona token book (Spooner), these rare old paper scrip tokens are now included in the listings....again this is catalog BIS-675a, and RARE R-9 (BOOKS $50) Trade token / scrip is yellow cardboard with red lettering, rectangular, about 31mm x 63mm in size, and it displays nicely. (please see pictures in gallery) THIS IS A BEAUTY. Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know. (old cardboard token comes in "hard sleeve" to preserve during shipment) While many Arizona tokens are in "dug" condition...these old cardboard paper scrip tokens do not have that option. If tossed in the dump back in the day, they are gone. These are tough to find, because great great grandpa had to purpose to save this for some reason. BEING OFFERED ON EBAY AS "BUY IT NOW"Nice old cardboard scrip token PENNY 1C VARIETY, RARE R9 BOOKS $50, once used at the old "PHELPS DODGE MERCANTILE CO. (OLD MINING EMPLOYEE COMPANY STORE)"...listed in the Arizona token book....used by mining employee in historic mining town BISBEE, ARIZONA. Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.
Price: 47.95 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-27T20:53:47.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
COCHISE COUNTY ARIZONA: PHELPS DODGE MINING CO
MINING COMPANY STORE: MINER PAY SCRIP
ARIZONA MINING SCRIP: SOUTHWESTERN MINING
TOMBSTONE ARIZONA: DOUGLAS ARIZONA
LOWELL ARIZONA: NACO ARIZONA
ARIZONA TERRITORY: COMPANY STORE COPPER MINING
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
COMPANY STORE BISBEE MINES: BISBEE LISTED SCRIP TOKEN
