Money Question

MICHAELDIXON

This isn't a coin question, but I'd like to know. I saw pictures of old Food Stamps today, a $1, $5 and $10. Does the government still issue Food Stamps or have they gone to a credit card type system? I'd like to have one of each for my collection. Sounds silly, but they looked nice. Does anybody know where I can get one of each?

FC57Coins

Here you go Michael - don't use it on beer or cigarrettes!

Food stamps

Frank

MrLee

I wouldn't be surprised if that one doesn't get yanked off eBay. I'm pretty sure you can't sell those.

Russ

Interesting. I didn't think all the states had converted to the access card system yet. This was another one of those mandated fed programs that didn't come with all the funding needed for full implementation at the state level, so I thought some were still working on it.

Russ, NCNE

BigE

MIchael, I have some war ration coupons, I don't know if you can still use them or not though------------BigE

littlewicher

Oh, so that's what they look like. I've never honestly saw a food stamp before and actually thought that they looked like an actual stamp. Don't mind me.................

Bustman

They are nicely designed, but rare? ..... $199.00 opening bid rare?

itsnotjustme

I've seen them. The folks buy the milk & eggs with them. Then they pull the wads of 20s for the beer & cigs.

BigE

lol Brian-----------------------BigE

cladking

1,000's of stores issued small plastic "coins" to use as change in food stamp purchases.
These coins were typically issued in 1, 5 10, 25, & 50 Cents. with a different color for each.
They have the denomination on one side and the name of the issuing authority on the other.
There are extremely few collectors of these and finding them can be difficult. They are usually
found in sets of five and start at around $1, so they're not real cheap. Like tax tokens, these
were discontinued in circulation by order of the government which considered them as compe-
tition for US coin. Most were issued from the late 60's to the late 70's.

lathmach

Federal law prohibits anyone from buying or selling food stamps.
They can only be used by persons they are issued to, to purchase food from retailers that are registered to accept them.
Anyone possessing them other than those persons entitled to use them and the retailers who can accept them are subject to arrest.
Obtaining them for a collection is taboo. This is not like the area of counterfeit coins where the feds don't bother you if you have some in your coin collection. Here they go after you.

Ray

Gilbert

MD,

Man that takes me back. I remember my Moms sending me to the store with those things. I don't know if they have changed from those days or not, but Ray/Lathmach, if I happened to have preserved a few from a trip to the store, say in 1968, I can't imagine the "Feds" trying to jam me up over it. I know it's illegal to actively trade them or sell them, etc., but I would hardly think the Dept of Agriculture would go through so much trouble for what Michael is inquiring about. I would think they have their hands full trying to prevent outright welfare fraud (is it still called that) than trying to prosecute someone for having a collection of food stamps.

Now the person with the eBay auction is making it easy for a prosecution; if I really wanted to get a few (hint, hint) I would just spend some time around an inner city "corner" grocery store, Michael.

KINCOIN

Gilbert
Collector
THERE IS NO MARKET FOR COLLECTING THEM CORRECT??? UNLESS YOU PLAN ON USING THEM YOU THINK?????

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