No Date TC-173749 Brass Grayson Co-Operative Co. UT Nickel

Coin Details

Description

This undated brass token cataloged as TC-173749, denominated as a nickel, was issued by the Grayson Co-Operative Company in Utah. Grayson was the original name for the town of Blanding, Utah, changed in 1915 when a wealthy easterner offered to donate a library if the town renamed itself after his family. The Grayson Co-Operative Company was a cooperative store typical of Utah's LDS communities, where cooperative economic enterprises provided goods and services to members at cost. Co-operative store tokens circulated within these community economic systems as internal currency, facilitating purchases at the co-op store. The nickel denomination served for small transactions. Utah cooperative tokens document a distinctive economic tradition rooted in the LDS Church's emphasis on community self-sufficiency and mutual aid.

Rarity Notes

Brass co-operative store token, nickel denomination. TC-173749. Grayson (Blanding) UT co-op tokens are scarce.

Cross References

PCGS #881948; TC-173749; Grayson Co-Operative Co., UT, Nickel