Sales tax tokens? Do you have any?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Pickin and Grinin, Jan 25, 2025.

  1. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    I have passed this one up for a couple of trips to this particular shop. It is the prettiest tax token I have seen. The clash is awesome. Took a couple of different shots to show the clash.
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  3. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Those are so cool. Ten years ago my brother had me look over a cigar box of old coins that his wife inherited. That box had quite a few tax tokens in it. None anywhere close to how nice yours is. I vowed to learn something about them…. Here ten years later I have still not studied any on them.
     
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  4. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    After the 12 Caesars of course. Looking forward to a couple of write ups, on the last 2. Ran across a L Julius Ceasar the other day.
    Look forward to seeing those tax tokens.
     
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  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    One fifths cent series,
    I dig it!
     
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  7. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    I have a bunch from junk bins but never bothered to take pictures of any. I'd like to know more about them though.
     
  8. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

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  10. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Most of them are like Paddymans examples. red and blue, maybe white. Most aren't made of metal. As soon as the gov felt that the rest would just follow those that paid their taxes diligently. They found themselves chasing money to fill pet programs.
     
  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    I've encountered dozens in bulk lots, but nothing I've added to my primary collection.
     
  12. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Clashing on these Alabama tokens may have been a common thing .
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  13. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Cool clashing, on both of y'all's pieces.
     
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  15. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    I would imagine that these tax token dies went thru some use. I could see them overstriking previous tokens.
     
  16. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Some are printed paper tokens.
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  17. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Some are struck/ imprinted fiber board.
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  18. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Now I am gonna have to look thru some of my smalls,
     
  19. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Some are aluminum. Some are small.
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  20. Neal

    Neal Well-Known Member

    Not in as good condition as some of yours, and I see no clash marks. This is aluminum from 1937-1938. I have some others somewhere, but no pictures and I can't remember where I put them. Getting old I guess (me, not just the tokens.) IMG_2160.JPG IMG_2159.JPG
     
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    alurid Well-Known Member

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