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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1180335, member: 22729&quot;][ATTACH]123381.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]123380.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I went to the Garden State Numismatic Association coin show yesterday with merlin1066 and picked up these two new notes. The S.W.&amp; W.A. Torrey note is a piece of NJ obsolete scrip from Manchester Twp. (renamed Lakehurst in 1921) Ocean Co., NJ. Samuel W. and William A. Torrey were brothers who conducted their business in Manchester c 1860&#039;s. It&#039;s not clear exactly what their business was, but apparently they operated a furnace that manufactured charcoal, one that their father William had started years earlier. They were also involved in the railroad business and built and operated a section of the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and later the New Jersey Central. Since the company issued 5, 10, 25, and 50 cent notes as well as $1, $2, $3 and $5 scrip, I&#039;m not sure if this is a 5 cent or $5 note (it&#039;s probably 5 cents). The hand stamp that they applied to change the date seems to be common for their issues, as all others I&#039;ve examined have the same feature, though different dates.</p><p>The sutler scrip is the second that I&#039;ve acquired for this series. I posted a 5 cent piece awhile ago, and this 10 cent note is my second. I still need to find the 25 and 50 cent examples. They seem to be a lot scarcer, so it may take some to time to find those two.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought these were nice examples that fit into my obsolete and Civil War collections nicely. I hope you enjoy them, and thanks for looking.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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