Vintage The Missoula Stampede 25 Bucks Scrip – "Cut 'Er Loose" / Frontier Town (Missoula, Montana) – Uncirculated (UNC)

Item Overview

• Event / Origin: The Missoula Stampede (Missoula, Montana)

• Denomination: 25 Bucks ("Bucks for Use in Frontier Town and Good There for Fun")

• Event Dates: July 2, 3, 4, 5

• Era / Date: Circa 1930s–1940s Montana rodeo / carnival souvenir scrip

• Item Type: Local Event Scrip / Rodeo "Bucks" / Western Ephemera

• Signatures / Officials (Facsimile):

  • Harry L. Shepard (Chairman of Stampede Committee)

  • A. M. Getchell (Mayor)

• Color / Style: Deep forest-green intaglio-style border and artwork on natural cream paper.

Artwork & Vignette Details

• Obverse (Face):

  • Center Vignette: A classic action scene of a cowboy getting thrown/bucked from a bucking bronco with the traditional rodeo rallying cry banner: "CUT 'ER LOOSE".

  • Border Paneling: Repeating border spelled out with "BUCKS" and corner cartouches featuring "25 BUCKS".

  • Event Panels: Flanked by dual boxed panels reading "THE MISSOULA STAMPEDE".

• Reverse (Back):

  • Center Vignette: An aggressive spread-winged American bald eagle perched on a craggy mountain peak.

  • Border & Corner Cartouches: Ornate bank-note style lathework framing incorporating four corner U.S. patriotic shields and dual "25 BUCKS" blocks.

Condition & Visual Grade

• Assigned Technical Grade: Crisp Uncirculated (Choice UNC)

• Preservation Highlights:

  • Clean, bright paper surface with crisp, unsoftened edges and razor-sharp 90-degree corners.

  • Completely flat body showing no commercial fold lines, pocket bends, or teller handling.

  • Free of writing, pinholes, stains, or margin tears.