Alaska Numismatics Public Deposited
Alaska has a rich and interesting numismatic history, unlike any other part of the United States. From becoming a Czarist Russian territory in 1867, to the gold rush era, and finally statehood in 1959, Alaska's numismatic history is a combination of many different peoples and events over the past 220 years. This presentation talks about and shows the five periods of Alaska and an overview of the state including: * #1 Russian-American: 1784 - 1867, examples of medium of trade like seal skin notes and Brick Tea money * #2 Unorganized US Territory: 1867 - 1912, purchased from Russia in 1867and how Indian tribes would procure copper for exchange * #3 Gold Rush period: 1895 - 1912, when no coins or bars were made so nuggets circulated and the three banks that issued national bank notes. * #4 Organized US Territory: 1912 - 1959, the issue of native tokens, "good for's", Bingles, and information sources to be used * #5 Statehood: 1959 - modern, era use of private mint creations and other numismatic activities Speaker(s): Richard C. Jozefiak.
- 2004-08-15
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