Mining tokens from Durango

Santiago Papasquiero

Negociación Minera de San Andres de la Sierra

Grove 1738
Obverse: CIA MINERA SAN ANDRES DE LA SIERRA / 1
Reverse: VALE EN EFECTOS EN LA TIENDA DE RAYA / 1
18mm. white metal

Grove 1739
Obverse: CIA MINERA SAN ANDRES DE LA SIERRA / 2
Reverse: VALE EN EFECTOS EN LA TIENDA DE RAYA / 2
24 mm. white metal

 In 1890 the company employed 1,282 men with a weekly payroll of between $5,000 and $6,000^{Memoria de la Secretaría de Fomento, [   ]}. In October 1899 it was reported that people in San Andrés de la Sierra were complaining that this company made their payroll every six weeks with the object of forcing workers to take out credit with the tienda de raya. A Mexico City newspaper hoped that this terrible injustice would be remedied^{El Popular, Mexico, 13 October 1899}.

This company's tienda de raya also issued fractional paper currency, which can be dated between 1890 and 1896.

Avino

Minas San José de Avino

Grove 1740 San José de Avino ¼ 1864 (Briggs & Bustos auction, 11 April 2023, lot 208)

Grove 1740
Obverse: S. JOSE / DE / AVINO
Reverse: ADMINISTRACION / ¼ / DE MINAS 1864.
20 mm. bronze

The 'E' in José was first punched with an 'F' and then the lower serif was hand engraved.

Grove 1741
Obverse: S. JOSE / DE / AVINO. (S reversed)
Reverse: ADMINISTRACION / 2 R^S / DE MINAS 1864 (both S reversed)
28 mm. bronze

Grove 1742
Obverse: S. JOSE / DE / AVINO. (S reversed)
Reverse: ADMINISTRACION / 2 R^S / DE MINAS 1864 (both S reversed) counterstamped A^O
28 mm. bronze

Grove 1743
Obverse: S. JOSE / DE / AVINO.
Reverse: ADMINISTRACION / 1 PESO / DE MINAS 1864
38 mm. bronze

Mina La Trinidad

Grove 1750
Observe: MINA LA TRINIDAD / JUAN F. HERRERA / AVINO, DGO.
Reverse: ES BUENO POR / 50
27mm.

made by L. H. Moise, S. F.

Mina Quien Sabe

Observe: MINA QUIEN SABE / 6 / LA TRINIDAD DURANGO.
Reverse: pick and shovel

Observe: MINA QUIEN SABE / 25 / LA TRINIDAD DURANGO
Reverse: pick and shovel

Observe: MINA QUIEN SABE / 50 / LA TRINIDAD DURANGO.
Reverse: pick and shovel

These were made by L. H. Moise of San Francisco.

Duraznito

Minas de Santa Cruz

This was operated by the Santa Cruz Mining Company of San Antonio, Texas.

Grove 1744
Obverse: MINAS DE / SANTA CRUZ / DURAZNITO,
Reverse: VALE / 5 / EN LA TIENDA / DE RAYA
22 mm. bronze

Grove
Obverse: MINAS DE / SANTA CRUZ / DURAZNITO,
Reverse: VALE / 25 / EN LA TIENDA / DE RAYA

Grove 1745
Obverse: MINAS DE / SANTA CRUZ / DURAZNITO,
Reverse: VALE / 100 / EN LA TIENDA / DE RAYA
22mm. bronze

These were produced by L. H. Moise, S. F.

Mapimí

La Unión

Grove 1992
Obverse: FAVELA HERMANOS / LA UNION / MAPIMI DGO MEXICO
Reverse: 5
25mm. nickel

Velardeña

Compañía Minera de la Velardeña

 Velardeña is a mining centre situated in Cuencamé, Durango, established by a concession of the Porfirista government on 15 May 1893 to the Velardeña Mining and Smelting Company. In 1905 the company was acquired by a mining syndicate (later known as American Smelting and Refining Co. (ASARCO)) and this, represented by Rafael Prado, was granted a new concession on 17 October 1905. 

Grove 1997
Obverse: CA. M. DE LA / VELARDEÑA
Reverse: BUENO POR / 5¢ / EN MERCANCIAS
20mm. nickel

Grove 1998
Obverse: CA. M. DE LA / VELARDEÑA
Reverse: BUENO POR / 10¢ / EN MERCANCIAS
25mm. nickel

Grove 1999
Obverse: CA. M. DE LA / VELARDEÑA, counterstamped M
Reverse: BUENO POR / 10¢ / EN MERCANCIAS
25mm. nickel

Grove 2000
Obverse: CA. M. DE LA / VELARDEÑA
Reverse: BUENO POR / 25¢ / EN MERCANCIAS
25mm. nickel. octagonal

Obverse: CA. M. DE LA / VELARDEÑA
Reverse: BUENO POR / 25¢ / EN MERCANCIAS
round

These were maid by the Heidemann Manufacturing Company of San Antonio, Texas.