On Nov 1, 2:32�pm, (Paul Ciszek) wrote:
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Jud wrote:

Paul Ciszek wrote:
http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/metal.html

This page lists the various metals and alloys that have been used
for coinage, with examples. �Also includes a few non-metals.
Can't vouch for the accuracy, but I found it a fun read.

Without doing the research myself, I can't vouch for the accuracy
either. However, having been a frequent visitor to Tony Clayon's site,
I would have to vouch for Tony and his work. Tony is a frequent
contributor to RCC

His mention of cardboard coins reminded me of something that used to
be in my family--I don't know where it is now: a bag of red cardboard
tokens that I was told as a kid dated from the depression, and were
some sort of desparate substitute for money. �The markings were pressed
into the cardboard rather than printed, at least as I recall. �Does
this ring a bell with anybody?

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These sound like OPA red points, issued during World War II, not the
Depression. They were used to make change for meat ration stamps.