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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1817393, member: 57463&quot;]According to the Keweenaw Historical Society: &quot;One of the most noteworthy historical sites in Keweenaw County is Central, or Central Mine, a village that once was the home for over 1,200 people, and the site of one Keweenaw&#039;s most successful mines. The mine, opened in 1854, produced nearly 52 million pounds of copper by the time it closed in 1898..&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297855[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that the huge copper exports from Northern Michigan, purchased by the US Mint were the reason that the Indiandhead Cent wears a Chippewa (Ojibway) headdress.&nbsp; The standard story is that the visiting chief placed his warbonnet on little Sarah Longacre; but that legend has been found wanting evidence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Independent of that, these notes also show a circumvention of the federal law of 1863 placing a 10% tax on private banknotes.&nbsp; These are technically bank drafts, payable to the clerk of the Mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way it worked was these circulated in town while the Great Lakes were frozen over.&nbsp; When shipping resumed, they were redeemed for New York money. (The back with endorsements is attached.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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