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1927 Union Street Railway Company New Bedford Mass Fare Token

$ 1.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    See photo's for coin conditions
    The twelve states that issued these sales tax tokens were
    Alabama
    ,
    Arizona
    ,
    Colorado
    ,
    Illinois
    ,
    Kansas
    ,
    Louisiana
    ,
    Mississippi
    ,
    Missouri
    ,
    New Mexico
    ,
    Oklahoma
    ,
    Utah
    , and
    Washington
    .
    [1]
    In addition to the fractional cent tokens used elsewhere, a closely related system of state-issued paper sales tax stamps and
    punch cards
    was used in the state of
    Ohio
    .
    [5]
    Sales tax tokens were generally regarded as a nuisance by consumers and were replaced in fairly short order by the
    bracket system
    of sales tax collection, which averaged out the tax on small sales.
    [6]
    By the end of the 1930s token use was eliminated in most of the issuing states, with sales tax tokens lingering in Missouri until late in the 1940s.