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Obverse Design
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First line "JAMES STEWART & CO.".
Second line "3230" (employee number).
Last line "CANAL WORK".
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Reverse Design
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Blank.
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Metal
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Brass
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Size and Shape
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Round 39 mm in diameter, probably with some kind of hole or slot at the top.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown. The Canal construction was from 1904 through 1914.
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Issurer
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James Stewart & Company, who may have been an independent contractor working
on the Panama Canal.
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Numbers Issued
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Pieces in collector hands include #3230.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Source
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Rulau's CZ 66. Slawsky Sept. 10, 1997 sale, lot 606.
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Varieties
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None known.
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Function
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Tentatively attributed as an employee id check for an independent contractor, working
on the Panama Canal.
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Note
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This piece is tentatively attributed to Panama Canal work as opposed to some
other "canal work".
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Population Count
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Known specimens are as follows:
- Check #3230 - Sold in the Slawsky Sept. 10, 1997 sale as lot 606
(simulated above).
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