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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781183403321

Autore

Benice Ronald J

Titolo

Alaska and Yukon tokens : private coins of the territories / / Ronald J. Benice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, NC : , : McFarland & Co., , c2009

ISBN

1-282-54257-5

9786612542572

0-7864-5718-X

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (371 pages)

Disciplina

332.4/04309798

332.404309798

Soggetti

Tokens - Alaska

Money - Alaska

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Traditional Alaska Tokens; 2. Alaska Transportation Tokens; 3. Alaska Food Stamp Change Tokens; 4. Alaska Prison Tokens; 5. Alaska Metallic Identification Chits; 6. Yukon Territory Metallic Tokens, 1897-1945; 7. Yukon Territory Plastic Tokens, 1946-1989; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This reference work lists and describes all known tokens (privately issued substitutes for coins) used from the 1890s gold rush through 1959, when Alaska gained statehood. New to this edition are tokens from the Yukon Territory, with extensive coverage of Yukon tokens through 1989. Entries describe individual tokens, are arranged alphabetically, and are divided into seven sections: Traditional Alaska Tokens, Alaska Transportation Tokens, Alaska Food Stamp Change Tokens, Alaska Prison Tokens, Metallic Identification Chits, Yukon Territory Metallic Tokens 1897-1945, and Yukon Territory Plastic Tokens