5 Cents - Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co. (Glen Rogers, West Virginia)
Obverse
"D8" cutout in the lower half of the coin The "N" in "GLEN" is backwards.
Lettering: RALEIGH-WYOMING MINING CO. 5 GLEN ROGERS, W VA
Reverse
Lettering: PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY 5 Orco REG U.S. PAT. OFF THE CO. OSBORNE REGISTER CIN O. U.S.A. NOT TRANSFERABLE
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
RALEIGH-WYOMING MINING CO. 5 GLEN ROGERS, W VA
Reverse Lettering
PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY 5 Orco REG U.S. PAT. OFF THE CO. OSBORNE REGISTER CIN O. U.S.A. NOT TRANSFERABLE
Comments
Although on this token the "N" in "GLEN" is backwards, varieties exist in which it is positioned correctly.
See TC#282186
The Raleigh-Wyoming Mine in Glen Rogers W.V. was in operation from 1922-1960.
Many coal and lumber tokens were minted by Osborne Coinage, a private minting firm, and they marked their coal pieces with the Orco stamp.
