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Collector Turns Wooden Nickels Into Cultural Keepsakes
Joy Parrish researches wooden nickels from the 1700s to 1990s used in tea houses and gambling in Greece Britain and Ort. She notes Tenina California produced the first pieces and describes how wooden coins evolved into modern official issues for festivals civic events and business wins. Parrish travels collecting pieces and notes auctions and trading at California Wooden Money Association meetings while earning a Numismatic Literary Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bistort
Tenina
Lawndale
Calif Ary
Joy Parrish
Abe
Pokerry Pohage Gans
Parrish
Sitka Spruce
Us Sambo's
Santa Barbara
Calif
Java
California Wooden Money Association