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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2772382, member: 68"]Ironically for all practical purposes they were coins just like our own wholly worthless penny and nickel. They had no value by themselves so people just accumulated them and then made small purchases with a handful. Ten of the five mill tokens would buy a soda just like twenty nickels today can do the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Secret Service was unamused that these were being widely used as coins and issued cease and desist orders to the states and counties which used them starting in 1935.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words these are widely ignored US coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most are very tough to scarce in uncirculated condition and Gems are nearly universally nonexistent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 2772382, member: 68"]Ironically for all practical purposes they were coins just like our own wholly worthless penny and nickel. They had no value by themselves so people just accumulated them and then made small purchases with a handful. Ten of the five mill tokens would buy a soda just like twenty nickels today can do the same. The Secret Service was unamused that these were being widely used as coins and issued cease and desist orders to the states and counties which used them starting in 1935. In other words these are widely ignored US coins. Most are very tough to scarce in uncirculated condition and Gems are nearly universally nonexistent.[/QUOTE]
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