Whitman Expo
1820 Northwest Company Token MS BN Copper, Holed Values
Details
These tokens were probably valued at one beaver skin and struck in Birmingham in 1820 by John Walker & Co. All but two known specimens are holed, and most have been found in the region of the Columbia and Umpqua river valleys.
Basic Information
GSID:
318
Coin Date:
1820
Denomination:
Token / Token
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Birmingham
Coinage Type:
Northwest Company Token
Coinage Years:
1820
Composition:
Copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Northwest Company
Variety 2:
Copper, Holed
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
