I bought this 1700 crown at a Stacks sale nearly thirty years ago.

This aluminum token came to me in a collection I recently purchased. There were a number of good Arizona tokens, but I like this one because of the rebus reverse. I can’t recall seeing another token with a coffin on it. According to Peter Spooner’s catalog of Arizona tokens, Sam Abraham operated a saloon circa 1894-1914. This token would have been good for a drink.

To go with the night's theme of Alternate Currencies, I brought some examples of Baltimore's BNotes - a local/community currency in circulation at the present. I got them along with a brochure that described their use and where to get them. They are really quite well made and very attractive - it's not apparent in the scans but the serial numbers and the large denomination numeral are in gold. I am still looking for some of the other Mid-Atlantic community currencies (Floyd Hours, Anacostia Hours, and Potomacs) and hope to have some of those to show at a future dinner.

I also brought an earlier example of a community currency: this time from the Panic of 1907. This note is a $1 note from the Associated Banks of Lynchburg, VA. There are not a lot of examples of Panic scrip from Virginia and, while this is quite low grade, I am pleased to have an example. I also hope to source some Panic of 1893 scrip someday.