WOODEN NICKELS - Revision history

Randylyon at 19:45, 5 June 2026

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	In May, 2026 Dubuque [[FARMERS' MARKET]] organizers asked customers to exchange wooden tokens after discovering counterfeit tokens were used at previous markets. Small wooden tokens were used at the market as currency with all vendors to reduce any discrepancy in cash and card use. However, the token system is being suspended after $55 in counterfeit tokens were discovered.		In May, 2026 Dubuque [[FARMERS' MARKET]] organizers asked customers to exchange wooden tokens after discovering counterfeit tokens were used at previous markets. Small wooden tokens were used at the market as currency with all vendors to reduce any discrepancy in cash and card use. However, the token system is being suspended after $55 in counterfeit tokens were discovered.

	The market is halting all sales of the tokens immediately, offering to replace any previously purchased tokens at its May 23 market. All customers were asked exchange their wooden tokens for temporary plastic yellow tokens as organizers worked with sponsors to provide a more permanent alternative. The market is working with [[DUTRAC COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION]] to offer a mobile ATM at the May 23 market while ~~[[FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES]]~~ helped develop a more permanent solution.		The market is halting all sales of the tokens immediately, offering to replace any previously purchased tokens at its May 23 market. All customers were asked exchange their wooden tokens for temporary plastic yellow tokens as organizers worked with sponsors to provide a more permanent alternative. The market is working with [[DUTRAC COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION]] to offer a mobile ATM at the May 23 market while Farm Bureau Insurance services helped develop a more permanent solution.

	Iowa’s oldest farmers’ market operated every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to noon May through September and from 8 a.m. to noon in October.		Iowa’s oldest farmers’ market operated every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to noon May through September and from 8 a.m. to noon in October.

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	In more recent times, wooden nickel trading has become more popular. Individuals can have their own personalized token made and then trade with others who also have had their own made. This is especially popular in geocaching.		In more recent times, wooden nickel trading has become more popular. Individuals can have their own personalized token made and then trade with others who also have had their own made. This is especially popular in geocaching.

	[[Image:don't.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]An American adage, "Don't take any wooden nickels" is considered a lighthearted reminder to be cautious in one's dealings. This adage, too, precedes the use of wooden nickels as a replacement currency, suggesting that its origins lie not in the genuine monetary value of nickels but rather in their purely commemorative nature.		[[Image:don't.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]An American adage, "Don't take any wooden nickels" is considered a lighthearted reminder to be cautious in one's dealings. This adage, too, precedes the use of wooden nickels as a replacement currency, suggesting that its origins lie not in the genuine monetary value of nickels but rather in their purely commemorative nature. (1)

			In May, 2026 Dubuque [[FARMERS' MARKET]] organizers asked customers to exchange wooden tokens after discovering counterfeit tokens were used at previous markets. Small wooden tokens were used at the market as currency with all vendors to reduce any discrepancy in cash and card use. However, the token system is being suspended after $55 in counterfeit tokens were discovered.

			The market is halting all sales of the tokens immediately, offering to replace any previously purchased tokens at its May 23 market. All customers were asked exchange their wooden tokens for temporary plastic yellow tokens as organizers worked with sponsors to provide a more permanent alternative. The market is working with [[DUTRAC COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION]] to offer a mobile ATM at the May 23 market while [[FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES]] helped develop a more permanent solution.

			Iowa’s oldest farmers’ market operated every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to noon May through September and from 8 a.m. to noon in October.

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	Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_nickel		1. Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_nickel

			2. Turnbough, Turner, "Dubuque Farmers’ Market Ends Popular Token Program After Discovering Counterfeits," KCRG Online: May 22, 2026. https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/22/fraud-discovered-dubuque-farmers-market-token-exchange-offered/


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Randylyon at 18:23, 29 August 2019

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	WOODEN NICKELS. ~~A wooden nickel~~, in the ~~United States~~, ~~is usually issued~~ by a ~~merchant or bank~~ as ~~a promotion~~, ~~sometimes redeemable for a specific item such~~ as ~~a drink~~. ~~Wooden nickels were most commonly issued~~ in ~~the 1930s, after the~~ [[~~GREAT DEPRESSION~~]]. ~~Collectible~~ wooden nickels ~~have been mentioned~~ in ~~print since at least 1888~~.		[[Image:TOKEN-1.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]WOODEN NICKELS. [[SCRIP]] and tokens have been issued locally in times of severe economic distress such as financial crises and the [[CIVIL WAR]]. During the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]], a local bank in Tenino, Washington, issued emergency currency printed on thin shingles of wood. Blaine, Washington, soon did the same with both flat scrip and, in response to requests generated by news and word of mouth, coins that included a 5-cent piece. The Chicago World's Fair in 1933 issued wooden nickels as souvenirs, and the tradition of wooden nickels as tokens and souvenirs continues to the present day.

			In more recent times, wooden nickel trading has become more popular. Individuals can have their own personalized token made and then trade with others who also have had their own made. This is especially popular in geocaching.

			[[Image:don't.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]An American adage, "Don't take any wooden nickels" is considered a lighthearted reminder to be cautious in one's dealings. This adage, too, precedes the use of wooden nickels as a replacement currency, suggesting that its origins lie not in the genuine monetary value of nickels but rather in their purely commemorative nature.

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			Wikipedia. Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden_nickel

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Randylyon at 01:45, 23 October 2018

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	WOODEN NICKELS. A wooden nickel, in the United States, ~~are~~ usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific item such as a drink. Wooden nickels were most commonly issued in the 1930s, after the ~~Great Depression~~. Collectible wooden nickels have been mentioned in print since at least 1888.		WOODEN NICKELS. A wooden nickel, in the United States, is usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific item such as a drink. Wooden nickels were most commonly issued in the 1930s, after the [[GREAT DEPRESSION]]. Collectible wooden nickels have been mentioned in print since at least 1888.

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WOODEN NICKELS. A wooden nickel, in the United States, are usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific item such as a drink. Wooden nickels were most commonly issued in the 1930s, after the Great Depression. Collectible wooden nickels have been mentioned in print since at least 1888.

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