Hi all, 5-20-2017 Flea Market purchase This is an interesting US Token Colorado State Treasurer Sales Tax One Fifth Cent Series A-35 Any info would be appreciated!
Cool find! I found this info: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20725.html Years 1935-1937 Value 1/5 Cent (0.002) Metal Aluminium Weight 1.10 g Diameter 31 mm Thickness 0.7 mm Shape Square with round hole Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized 03-01-1945 Value: Ebay sold prices are around $2
There were several states that implemented sales tax tokens especially during the 1930s as a form of excise tax. Most of them were out of use by the 1940s, but Missouri was the last to issue them in the early 1960s by which time they were making the tokens out of plastic.
You can find a lot of info on tax tokens at http://www.salestaxtokens.org/ and http://www.taxtoken.org. Cal
