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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-25-2006, 09:16 PM   #1 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 tokens Can anyone tell me if the New York city transit authority still issues tokens for there subways and buses? I picked up a token today smaller then a dime with the New York city transit authority on one side and good for one fare on the other. And if they do not issue this small token any more when did they stop? __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   11-25-2006, 09:36 PM   #2 (permalink) ikes4ever Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 464 nyc does not use tokens any more. they use plastic metro cards. dont know when they stopped using the tokens thou. Last edited by ikes4ever; 11-25-2006 at 11:19 PM.   11-25-2006, 11:05 PM   #3 (permalink) Mikjo0 Numismatist     Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fairfax,VA Posts: 2,321 From Wikipedia, The MTA discontinued the use of tokens on the subway in May 2003 and on buses on December 31, 2003,replaced by the MetroCard,a thin, plastic card on which the customer electronically loads fares. Attached Thumbnails     Last edited by Mikjo0; 11-25-2006 at 11:07 PM.   11-26-2006, 09:34 AM   #4 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,765 I just wish I could sell all of those old tokens that I have. Some I found metal detecting, some I just got stuck with, when they changed fares. But, none are any good any more. Perhaps someday they'll be good collectibles.   11-26-2006, 01:21 PM   #5 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 Quote: Originally Posted by Treashunt I just wish I could sell all of those old tokens that I have. Some I found metal detecting, some I just got stuck with, when they changed fares. But, none are any good any more. Perhaps someday they'll be good collectibles. Why the small size what was that one used for ? __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   11-26-2006, 08:51 PM   #6 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,765 The small sized ones were the early tokens, I remember using teh in the 1950's to the early 60's (yup, older than dirt). The, with the increase in fare from 15 cents to 25 cents, they changed the size to prevent people from hoarding them. Then the tokens had Y holes, then no holes, then a plug. And variations on the theme for the next forty years or so.   11-26-2006, 09:13 PM   #7 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 So the Y holed tokens are from the 50's and 60's thanks for the info. __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   11-27-2006, 06:25 AM   #8 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,765 Quote: Originally Posted by bruce 1947 So the Y holed tokens are from the 50's and 60's thanks for the info. The small ones are from teh 1950's & 60's. The larger ones are form the 1970's   11-27-2006, 08:12 AM   #9 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,765 "The small sized ones were the early tokens, I remember using teh in the 1950's to the early 60's (yup, older than dirt)." I stated the above, about myself, and I am sorry if I offended anyone about my age. Just the opinion of my kids.   11-27-2006, 10:03 AM   #10 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by bruce 1947 So the Y holed tokens are from the 50's and 60's thanks for the info. No the later 70's or early 1980's as I recall __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   11-27-2006, 10:10 AM   #11 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,167 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 http://www.nycsubway.org/tech/tokens/ http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20030428/202/362 http://www.everythingnyc.com/nycsubfivtok.html __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   11-27-2006, 10:21 AM   #12 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,765 mrbrklyn: Thanks for the info and links, I forgot about some of those tokens. That set with the holder is really neat.   12-03-2006, 05:38 PM   #13 (permalink) cwtokenman Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 761 My Mood: One could have a sizeable collection just of New York City transit tokens. The Atwood-Coffee Catalogue of United States and Canadian Transportation Tokens lists 98 major types and 40 minor die varieties. __________________ Red meat is not bad for you, fuzzy green meat is bad for you.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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