The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 42, October 19, 2003, Article 14

OSBORNE MINT

  Your Editor came across a web page for The Osborne Mint.
  Can anyone point us to other sources of information on the
  firm?  Here's what the web site says:

  "The Osborne Mint has a rich history covering over 165 years
  of continuous coin, token and medallion manufacturing.
  Established in Cincinnati in 1835, the company that is now
  Osborne Mint produced coins during the California Gold Rush
  and struck campaign medallions for politically important
  presidential races, including Abraham Lincoln's successful
  1860 race against Steven Douglas.

  Later developments brought Osborne to its patented lines of
  tough-to-counterfeit ORCO scrip money, used extensively by
  the coalmines in West Virginia and Kentucky. During the Second
  World War, Osborne was called upon to support America's war
  effort by minting the famous Red and Blue ration tokens
  distributed by the U.S. Office of Price Administration."
  https://secure.dminsite.com/st/?sid=MINT

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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