Kaye Dethridge would be the person I would recommend getting in contact with. I will PM you her email address.
I just received a small box of books this week: Edkins Catalogue of United States Coal Company Store Scrip, 3rd edition, volume II West...
I think if more members of the hobby were more aware of some of the things that the "big" tpgs do, they would not be so in love with them. I...
There are lots of tokens with children, or virtually any other topic one can think of.
That token is not particularly valuable nor scarce either. It lists for $50 in Unc. in Rulau's catalog (2004).
Not even a mention of the hole on the label as they did in the example in GDJMSP's link. Maybe they didn't notice. (Oops, was that out loud?)
Not always, no. Attached are pics of a slabbed token that I believe was holed after manufacture. The hole is too sloppy looking for an "as made"...
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