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1 Cent - New River Company Cranberry, West Virginia
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central cutout punched through the field in the shape of the numeral 5, serving as the denomination device. The outer legend reads PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY at top and NOT TRANSFERABLE at bottom, with horizontal rule ornaments flanking the cutout on either side. The ORCO manufacturer's logo appears in relief in the lower field, identifying the Osborne Register Co. of Cincinnati. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAYABLE IN MERCHANDISE ONLY 1 THE OSBORNE REGISTER CO CINCINNATI THE OSBORNE REGISTER CO CINCINNATI ORCO PATENTED NOT TRANSFERABLE |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the issuer legend THE NEW RIVER COMPANY along the upper periphery and CRANBERRY, W. VA. along the lower periphery. A central cutout in the shape of the numeral 5 pierces the field, above which the numeral 1 appears in relief. The NR CO monogram enclosed in a rectangular cartouche is struck in the lower central field. |
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