Lord M (or anyone else with any info):Are these tokens/pieces just junk or what?

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• GrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭

  October 29, 2008 10:29AM

  I think 4 of them are tax tokens in mils.
  
  The first one is an Arizona tax token, How is the reverse oriented?
  
  Just asking because I found 2 ugly ones and one has a random reverse orientation as shown below and I was wondering if reverse orientation is random:
  
  
  
  
  

  Ed

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• 1960NYGiants Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭✭

  October 29, 2008 10:31AM

  Couple of transit tokens, too. New York City + Washington, DC

  Gene
  
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• chaze215 Posts: 1,310

  October 29, 2008 10:33AM

  Grumpy:
  The reverse on mine is the same as the reverse of the ones you posted.
  
  So I take these are all junk eh?

  Chaz
  
  Proud recipient of Y.S. Award on 07/26/08.

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• GrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭

  October 29, 2008 10:37AM

  Not sure about the others but the Az one is common.

  Ed

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• Swampboy Posts: 13,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 29, 2008 10:40AM

  I hung onto two different size NYC transit tokens.
  Anyone what year they changed?

  "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso

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• DoUPlayOnePocket Posts: 330

  October 29, 2008 11:00AM

  I've got one identical to the NYC that I saved from the World's Fair in 1965. I grew up in the D.C. area, and I remember seeing tokens like it that were used for streetcars and buses in the late 50's.
  
  Chris

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• chaze215 Posts: 1,310

  October 29, 2008 11:32AM

  
  
  << <i>I've got one identical to the NYC that I saved from the World's Fair in 1965. I grew up in the D.C. area, and I remember seeing tokens like it that were used for streetcars and buses in the late 50's.
  
  Chris >>
  
  
  
  Thanks for the input DoU. The 1965 Worlds Fair and the 50's are way before my time. Not sure if I will just hang onto them or throw them on the Bay.

  Chaz
  
  Proud recipient of Y.S. Award on 07/26/08.

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• zeebob Posts: 2,825 ✭

  October 29, 2008 11:53AM

  Is one of them like this? Auction Link

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• cladking Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 29, 2008 11:59AM

  
  
  << <i>I hung onto two different size NYC transit tokens.
  Anyone what year they changed? >>
  
  
  
  There are dozens of Ney York City TT's.
  
  You're probably talking about the 1980 change to a larger size.

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• lordmarcovan Posts: 43,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 30, 2008 10:29AM

  Junk? Define "junk".
  
  Are these inexpensive pieces worth less than a buck each? Probably, as far as I know (which ain't a whole lot).
  
  But I consider them good junk, not junk junk.
  
  I like the square holey 1/5 cent piece.

  
  
  

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