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Whitewater, New Mexico Camp

This rare CCC token is from Whitewater, New Mexico, camp 2846. Whitewater is a small community in Grant County in southwest New Mexico. It features a cool, semi-arid climate. There were two camps in Whitewater, one in 1936 and then another in 1938. Both worked on soil conservation projects. The round token is small, only…

Jerome, Arizona, Paper Chit

I saw this paper chit on eBay. It looks to me like an original medium of exchange used during the CCC period from Arizona. I bid on it, but did not win. It sold on August 2, 2020, for $24 US. Jerome is a small town in central Arizona between Phoenix and Flagstaff. The CCC…

Club Presentation

I am a member of the Willamette Coin Club in Portland, Oregon and gave a presentation on CCC tokens this week. The club missed its March meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders in Oregon. In April, we held an online meeting, and it went pretty well. My presentation is linked below if…

Nature’s New Deal by Neil Maher

I just finished reading Nature's New Deal by Neil Maher. Maher examines the history of the New Deal and Civilian Conservation Corps. He shows how Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies promoted implemented through the CCC contributed to today's environmental movement and helped pull America out of the depression. It has clear writing and is well researched.…

CCC Camp Exchange Scrip

This paper booklet served as another form of currency for workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Scrip like this allowed workers to borrow money against their salary and then use the scrip tokens at the company store. The following photos show what the inside scrip tickets look like. There are 20 of the 5-cent pieces.…

2019 CCC Token Prices from eBay

I tracked the sale of every CCC token I could find on eBay in 2019. Most pieces are uncommon, especially compared to federal coins from the United States, and only a few are commonly found. Total Number Sold66Total Prices$5,087Average Price$77SaleEvery 5.5 days The least expensive example sold for $7, a corroded 10-cent token from company…

Conserving a Token

I recently acquired this 10 cent token from Company 3747 in Paris, Missouri. It has a few spots of environmental damage and some crud on it. I decided it needed conservation. The environmental damage could not be reversed, but the rest of the piece looks much nicer. This is what the piece originally looked like:…

Wisconsin 5 Cent Token

This token belonged to veterans CCC company 1680 of Wisconsin. The Manderscheid reference for CCC tokens says this piece was likely used by the camp near the town of Phelps. One side of the token reads, "V-1680TH CO. / C.C.C." with four stars. The other side of the token reads, "GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE."…

The Tree Side

The photo above shows the "other side" of my CCC tokens. If my small collection is indicative, many of the tokens in the series use the nicely designed tree motif with the following text: "Civilian Conservation Corps | CCC | US." There is one Veterans Conservation Corps token, with a "V" surrounding a tree. The…