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Message:: [QUOTE="Hoky77, post: 4280958, member: 97374"]Wisconsin Rapids WI. 2 1/2 Cent Token Wood County Bridge Company.I got this in a lot awhile back that I bought in pursuit of a Indian Head Cent I wanted. I recently sold it on eBay and in the process it has resurrected a question I never answered.     When I first saw it I thought it must have been distributed as passage payment for a man bridge, something quite common in early America. I have no reference books on tokens so I went to Google. I was surprised to find pictures of a trestle bridge that was built for a railroad in 1901 which I assume would make it privately owned. Apparently the 1901 bridge replaced one built in 1867 and I assume this is the era the token is from. The question in my mind has been : Why would a passenger on a train who had paid a fare for a trip from point A to B need a token to cross a bridge that doesn't seem compatible with foot traffic?      The person who purchased the token from me lives Wisconsin Rapids so I was hopeful he could answer this poser for me. He said that he didn't know they existed until he came upon the auction so, for me, the mystery lives on.     Researching this token has made it one of the most interesting coins I have had in my possession and chasing the history made me aware of how token collectors get hooked on tokens.[ATTACH=full]1089221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1089222[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]