tax tokens?

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could anyone give me information about these tokens on the front of one token it says "Mississippi tax commission 1 sales tax token" on the back it says "To make change for correct sales tax payment" Another says on the front "luxury Tax Token " on the back "Alabama State Tax commission 5" another token says on the front "1 Alabama sales tax token" on the back "State Department of Revenue" could anyone give me information about these tokens also how much are they worth

Answer 1

Back in the 1920-1940's some states, most in the south or Midwest issued sales tax tokens. Then, when an item had a sales tax, that tax was most of the time less than a cent. In order to make up for that, tokens were issued in mils. They were used to make up the difference so people would get the right change. Try www.taxtoken.org it is a sales tax collector organization. I am more of a coin and medal man than I am tokens (unless of historical use such as Civil War) so that site should help you.

Answer 2

Tax Tokens

Answer 3

These have been gone for close to 50 years. They were issued by a few states to handle transactions where the sales tax resulted in a fractional cent difference to the buyer or seller. They were not US legal tender, but separate coinage only for transactions in the state involving sales tax.

Answer 4

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tax tokens?
could anyone give me information about these tokens on the front of one token it says "Mississippi tax commission 1 sales tax token" on the back it says "To make change for correct sales tax payment" Another says on the front "luxury Tax Token " on the back...

Answer 5

try ebay several pages from there showed up. If you are member you can send an e-mail to the seller they will be able to give you the best info.

Jenn