wooden nickels

I bought four of these in July, 1964, at Baumgartner’s Cheese Store in Monroe, WI.
The nickel shortage in 1964 caused a problem for small businesses in Monroe so the local bank “minted “their own. Needless to say, the US Treasury Department entered the bank and confiscated all of their wooden nickels; no one can “mint “ coins accept the Feds.

 

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Neat. Thanks for sharing.

Here's one of several from my collection..

 

Here's one of mine.