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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 143217, member: 68"]Tax tokens have all the attributes of coins which ultimately led to their demise. The secret service told the states they couldn't issue coins. These were made by the state government and used as cash. Most of them are still quite common today but you might be surprised how tough some are and how tough they can be in unc or gem. Despite trading thousands of these with other collectors only about half my collection is unc and very few are gem. There are still numerous issues I need, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Missouri also issued the "bottle cap" tokens. These were 1/10 and 1/2 cent tokens printed on milk bottle caps. These are harder to find than many and uncs are elusive. Illinois also had several issued by towns and counties. </p><p><br /></p><p>You can put together a very impressive set for only a few dollars. They wholesale at 4c each.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 143217, member: 68"]Tax tokens have all the attributes of coins which ultimately led to their demise. The secret service told the states they couldn't issue coins. These were made by the state government and used as cash. Most of them are still quite common today but you might be surprised how tough some are and how tough they can be in unc or gem. Despite trading thousands of these with other collectors only about half my collection is unc and very few are gem. There are still numerous issues I need, too. Missouri also issued the "bottle cap" tokens. These were 1/10 and 1/2 cent tokens printed on milk bottle caps. These are harder to find than many and uncs are elusive. Illinois also had several issued by towns and counties. You can put together a very impressive set for only a few dollars. They wholesale at 4c each.[/QUOTE]
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