I bought four of these in July, 1964, at Baumgartner’s Cheese Store in Monroe, WI. The nickel shortage in 1964 caused a problem for small businesses in Monroe so the local bank “minted “their own. Needless to say, the US Treasury Department entered the bank and confiscated all of their wooden nickels; no one can “mint “ coins accept the Feds.
I have quite a few wooden nickels and wooden flats too. Most all are coin related...clubs, dealers, shows, etc. Here's some from the Atlanta CC issued in 1954. Bruce
I've had three different types of my own wooden nickels (and wooden dollars) in the past. But no longer. Nowadays I have various elongated coins on obsolete host coin types.
I also had a personal wooden nickel printed for me in 2004 celebrating my 50 years as a collector. I can't seem to find a picture right now but will look around for it. Bruce
Not a bad idea. This year in November will mark my 50th anniversary as a collector. Hmm. Maybe I oughtta get something special made, eh?
This shape is unusual for a wooden nickel. These are very thin so I consider them flats, nevertheless, a bit unusual. San Bernadino CC from 1956. The issues from the 1950s and older are hard to find because it wasn't a big thing to issue woods until the late 1960s and 1970s. Sorry about the second pic Bruce
I have a fairly large collection of them but no photos. Some are shown here by other members. Wooden Nickels were used in trade as tokens were but our modern government frowns on this.
