Corina Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Well picked this 1935 Alumnium 1935 New mexico tax token up today This token caught my notice quickly cause i have never seen a tax token in that good of shape So i bought it The token is in very good condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Cool! What were they used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Emergency school Tax on purchase of 5 cents is on the other side of the token this site explains the tax token idea tax tokens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Great buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 One of my unusual buys cause i usually buy coins not tokens But since the token is a part of US history and i'm a history buff, the token had to be bought I'm quite pleased with this buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I like that. Didn't know Mexico had tax tokens similar to what we used to have here in the USA. Brings back memories of when I was a kid and there were these tax tokens in plastic and metal for .001 and .005 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I like that. Didn't know Mexico had tax tokens similar to what we used to have here in the USA. Brings back memories of when I was a kid and there were these tax tokens in plastic and metal for .001 and .005 cents. Look closely, it is a token from the USA - more specifically: NEW Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladking Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I've always considered these to be US coins. They were issued with government authority and used as money. While they weren't really intended as money but as fractional change for a cent, they were actuallt used as money everywhere. You could buy a one cent candy for a couple of 5 mil tokens. These were sometimes used in larger quantities as well and some (like MO) actually saw extensive circulation. The Secret Service stopped their use for just this reason. Interestingly uncirculated examples of most are none too common because they are made of materials which degrade readily and have been horribly treated over the years. Well made examples are much tougher because these were run off in the millions with little concern with quality. Those with an interest in them should consider joining the American Tax Token Society. Many people collect the ration tokens with these as a part of the set. Even the scarcest tax tokens can be found for a few cents because there is so little demand. While they aren't especially tough the highest priced ones tend to be the Illinois county and municipal tax tokens. The New Mexico aluminum comes in at least three varitities and all three are slightly tougher issues. One is especially tough in unc (may have been the first one used). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Look closely, it is a token from the USA - more specifically: NEW Mexico Ooch. So they say readers are leaders. I missed that New Mexico statement. All mine are from Missouri and are like new due to being a kid back then, they all went into a jar for who knows what. I've checked at many coin shows and absolutely no market for them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ed Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I have just like it but a little bit more worn. It was in a bag of foreign coins including a coin made by the US for the Phillippines. Are these tokens worth much? Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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