Wooden Nickel Token - Cass Scenic Railroad Cass, West Virginia
© Kevin Withrow
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Tokens |
| Composition | Wood |
| Weight | 2.9 g |
| Diameter | 38.08 mm |
| Thickness | 3.46 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 159181 |
Obverse
Natural wood with black print and images. "CASS SCENIC RAILROAD" along upper edge with the image of a steam locomotive in the center and "CASS WEST VIRGINIA" along bottom edge.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CASS SCENIC RAILROAD
CASS WEST VIRGINIA
Reverse
Natural wood token with black print and image. "WOODEN NICKEL" centered along top edge, a rendition of James Earle Fraser's Native American artwork as seen on the United States of America Nickel (five cents) coin (1913-1937) center and "BEWARE OF IMITATIONS" centered along the bottom edge.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WOODEN NICKEL
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS
Designer: James Earle Fraser
Edge
Plain
Comments
This token is an advertising souvenir from a West Virginia State Park, Cass Scenic Railroad located in Cass, WV 24927. A destination where visitors can ride in train cars pulled by 100 year old Shay steam locomotives in scenic mountainous terrain.
See also
Manage my collection
Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.
| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND | |||||||||||||||
Get this item
No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.
Numista Rarity index: 97
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Contribute to the catalogue
Modify or add data on this pageRegister a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
