Ever wonder what your editor was doing in 1976?Through a fortunate purchase, we can show you!About 1976 (I can't remember the exact date), I issuedthe wooden nickel above. It compared the intrinsicvalue of the wood to Federal Reserve notes. Idon't know how many were made, but my guess is200. Of that number, 100 had a gold nugget attachedand were serially numbered.

1979 marked the 20th anniversary of Alaska statehood.This was the time of the native land claims,the antiquity act, national monuments and D-2, whichlocked up massive amounts of public land in Alaska.

I thought it appropriate that a suitable commemorativeshould be issued, hence the Alaska StatehoodCommemorative Kit. You got a large wooden tokenand a screw. Just follow the directions.