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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 788555, member: 68&quot;]Most are pretty scarce and start around $5.&nbsp; Many are depotel tokens which were horsecars dispatched to train stations to carry tourists to the hotel.&nbsp; Most of these were horsecars and most of the tokens start around $50 or so.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few different types of transportation tokens including horsecar, depotel, subway, interurban bus, streetcar, train, toll, bridge, taxi etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some people include similar items like parking, car wash, and kiddie rides.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a&nbsp; big world out there and a lot of these items go unloved.&nbsp; Even rarities can go begging because collectors are lacking.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of TT collectors specialize in a type or, more commonly, a state or region.&nbsp; But you don&#039;t really need to since a very comprehensive collection can be assembled for just a few thousand dollars.&nbsp; It&#039;s mostly about the time and effort and if you won&#039;t enjoy doing the work you probably won&#039;t enjoy collecting them.&nbsp; It&#039;s not complicated and you will learn a lot about coins and trains.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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