© Ringgy (CC BY)
© Ringgy (CC BY)
Wooden Nickel - Arrowhead Coin Club - 8th Coin Show Spooner, Wisconsin
1971 year| Wood | 2.82 g | 38.5 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1971 |
| Value | 5 Cents 0.05 USD = EUR 0.047 |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Wood |
| Weight | 2.82 g |
| Diameter | 38.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#315680 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Lettering and a Bison (American Buffalo) facing left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WOODEN NICKEL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Comment
I speculate that one of the two 8th coin show nickels should have been the 9th in 1972In 2016, the Fishbowl Wooden Nickel Coin Club celebrates 50 years of existence. The club consists of enthusiastic coin collectors in northwestern Wisconsin and Minnesota and boasts quite a history. In 1966, a group from northwest WI formed the Arrowhead Coin Club and began having meetings in Spooner. At the same time, the Amery Coin Club was meeting in Amery, WI. The two clubs held joint coin shows in Spooner and Amery and issued commemorative wooden nickels over a six show period. After 1970, there is no record of the Amery CC but the Arrowhead Club continued to meet, conduct shows, and issue wooden nickels through 1973.
