Featured Wooden Nickels

Got a couple of these some years ago at a shop in Chama, NM. Cashed in one for free chips & salsa at the High Country Saloon after a good day of fly fishing, and kept this one.

 

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That sounds nice, a good day fishing and chips and salsa to boot.

 

Nice work and specimens! I see the rectangular dimensions, how thick are they? Seems like they would be very weak and could break easily depending on the type of wood used, grain orientation, etc.

 

Definetly going to try and get some of these and put in my collection. I have 2 right now that are from my local coin club that I have gotten by going to the local show twice.

 

@Circus That's a nice older Mardi Gras Wooden Nickel.

 

Here is something to go with the Chips & Salsa:

 

I really like the wood Nickels.

 

Does anyone know any reference type books for wooden nickels? I know that its is almost impossible to catalog all of them just because of the different types made on an almost daily basis but for just general tips and tricks of collecting and getting into collecting wooden nickels is there a book or site or anything? I want to collect and don't think they would be very hard to get and just want a general overview of them.

 

Do not know about U.S. issues; but many years ago Mr. Norman Wells published his
huge volume of Canadian issues ( I do not have the book ); One may be available from Canadian Numismatic Association library.
A few places to maybe look:
1. https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n03a17.html
2. http://www.thewoodenmoneyexchange.com/page1

 

Here's a favorite pair. The wood was initially issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary in 1983 (1883 - 1983 ). Well, "something" happened to some of them and the name came out as ANGELICAN instead of ANGLICAN. Number of each variety is "unknown".

 

Nice and you've got both! Way to go.

 

Well, had to dig around but here are a few more examples:

 

You've sure got some nice ones. I really like the SANTA ON THE BAYOU FROM 1979.

 

I'm still looking for the LARGE ones like it; used to have a lot of them.

 

Here are some recent ones.

 

A couple more hiding in my boxes of stuff:

 

You can try to find a copy of the WOODEN MONEY CATALOG BY DARRELL LUEDTKE in the aftermarket because it is out of print and no longer available new OR if you wait the next edition will be available online only. To learn about the release date you could join the wooden money club. Anything else would need to be via private message as I don't want to abuse this list with advertising for other groups.

 

I don't have any nickels but do have a number of LARGE Canadian spruce dollars. This one was commissioned by Prince George chamber of commerce, British Columbia and is 8CM in diameter