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<p>[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8204030, member: 20201"]<font size="6"><b>1959 Oregon so-called Beaver dollar</b></font></p><p>HK-573</p><p>39mm Brass</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438035[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438036[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Issued by North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce to defray expenses of Centennial events in the county.</p><p>20,000 struck and originally sold for 50 cents. On both obv & rev in center circle, is the <b>replica</b> <b>design</b> of a</p><p><b>Beaver $10 gold piece of Oregon Exchange Co.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438042[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This appears to be large letters variety, where the first I in HISTORIC points to the right of the I in SOUVENIR, there is a small letters variety where the first I in HISTORIC points to the left of the R in SOUVENIR.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen the same struck for the bicentennial with the dates 1859-1976 instead of 1859-1959. At first glance they look exactly the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oregon Territory barter was used as the most common means of exchange. Beaver pelts and wheat were legal tender. Beaver Coins, or Beaver Money, were gold coins minted in Oregon in 1849. Their name comes from the prominent beaver depicted on the obverse of the coins. The currency contained 8% more gold than contemporary coins from the United States of America.</p><p>Today these coins are quite rare and valuable.</p><p>After the establishment of the Territory of Oregon, the mint producing the coins became an entirely private enterprise continuing its operations until Governor Joseph Lane ruled the operation unconstitutional in September 1849.</p><p>The opening of the United States Mint branch in San Francisco, California made a large supply of gold and silver U.S. currency available, playing a part in the demise of the "Beaver Coins".</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1438037[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8204030, member: 20201"][SIZE=6][B]1959 Oregon so-called Beaver dollar[/B][/SIZE] HK-573 39mm Brass [ATTACH=full]1438035[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1438036[/ATTACH] Issued by North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce to defray expenses of Centennial events in the county. 20,000 struck and originally sold for 50 cents. On both obv & rev in center circle, is the [B]replica[/B] [B]design[/B] of a [B]Beaver $10 gold piece of Oregon Exchange Co.[/B] [ATTACH=full]1438042[/ATTACH] This appears to be large letters variety, where the first I in HISTORIC points to the right of the I in SOUVENIR, there is a small letters variety where the first I in HISTORIC points to the left of the R in SOUVENIR. I have seen the same struck for the bicentennial with the dates 1859-1976 instead of 1859-1959. At first glance they look exactly the same. Oregon Territory barter was used as the most common means of exchange. Beaver pelts and wheat were legal tender. Beaver Coins, or Beaver Money, were gold coins minted in Oregon in 1849. Their name comes from the prominent beaver depicted on the obverse of the coins. The currency contained 8% more gold than contemporary coins from the United States of America. Today these coins are quite rare and valuable. After the establishment of the Territory of Oregon, the mint producing the coins became an entirely private enterprise continuing its operations until Governor Joseph Lane ruled the operation unconstitutional in September 1849. The opening of the United States Mint branch in San Francisco, California made a large supply of gold and silver U.S. currency available, playing a part in the demise of the "Beaver Coins". [ATTACH=full]1438037[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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