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Here's a nice mix of tokens... First, a pair of SEPTA transit tokens. I like the copper plating stripe. SEPTA stopped selling tokens in 2018 and accepted them unitil this year. They were the last major transit system in the US to use tokens. Also, a slotted PTC token from Philly. Not sure when they used these, couldn't find a date. Finally, a token from University of Nebraska Lincoln. They had two campuses and the tokens were used for travel on the bus route between them. Not an exciting token, but nice to see something from outise a major city!  |
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Almost done! Next up is a pair of Bermuda bus / transit tokens. Not my favorite design - very simple and the obverse / reverse are the same - but its good for transit from one end of Bermuda to the other. The face value is B$4 which is on par with the US$. Not a bad fare to cross the whole island. Too bad the brass doesn't hold up well.  |
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Here's a set of 8 transit tokens from my Cyrillic collection. 4 brass tokens from 1990s Kiev Ukraine 2 blue plastic tokens from 2009 Kiev Ukraine 1 brass token from 1990s Saint Petersburg Russia 1 clear plastic token from Uzbekistan I don't care for the plastic tokens' design, but the technology is interesting. Apparently, when the token drops into the turnstile it passes through a beam of light. If the reflected light is the right color the turnstile opens, if not, no go!  |
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Looking good!  |
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Very interesting adds. I like the transparent one |
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Today's a holiday so I have time to post a few more of my transit token doubles. Here we go... This is a trio of transit tokens from Detroit, Michigan. I like these not for the simple design but because they have some weight to them. They're about the size of a US nickel but thicker. And they're made out of coppe-nickel too, so they feel like money. I like that! The icon on the token shows one of Detroit's famous "people mover" trains. They're driverless, two-car trains that run on an elevated track around downtown, much like you would find at a major airport.  Edited by jeffbuckes
10/14/2019 2:50 pm
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Here's a pair of transit tokens that I really like! 1 - Los Angeles Metro (also California) The LA Meto token is recent, but it's being phased out this year. The face value is $1.75 but the Metro switched over to "TAP" cards a few years ago and that's the end of the tokens! Still, I love those palm trees!! 1 - Santa Monica Municipal Bus lines (Santa Monica, California) Santa Monica is a coatal town in LA county, nice beaches, busy pier, not far from Venice Beach or Downtown LA (both of which can be reached by bus!) I don't have a date on this token, I think it's from the 60s or 70s. See: http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/rid...end-of-2019/ |
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Here's a mix from Atlanta, Georgia's MARTA. The token on the left is a plain Jane copper token from about 2000. The 5 ugly brass tokens on the right are a few years older. Not sure what happened to them. They're dogs and I almost tossed them in the bin, but I'm sure someone will clean them up. MARTA switched to cards about 10 years ago so these tokens are now obsolete.  |
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Here's the last two for today... 1 - a bimetallic transit token from Minneapolis /St Paul, Minnesota. Metro transit still accepts tokens BUT they only sell them to non-profit agencies. Those agencies give or re-sell the tokens (discounted) to homeless people, or people who need them to get to work or school. See: https://www.metrotransit.org/non-profit1 - Titletown USA from Green Bay Transit That design is the outline of Wisconsin around a football. These guys have won more championships than you might expect from a small city so I don't mind the nickname. Not sure what Tom Brady thinks of that though? See: https://www.packers.com/history/cha...ship-seasonsPS: this is one of the few cities in the US that I've never been to. All of the other tokens I posted are from places I've been!  |
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Last pic of the day - here's all 42 transit tokens that I just posted. I had to resize the pic to fit on here (300kb!) so sorry if it's blurry. These are all my doubles that I'm going to post for sale sooner than later.  |
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Nice examples! |
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Nice to see them all together. |
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I really like the slotted transit tokens. The Mobile, Alabama token is fun, and the design was used by many other agencies like Terra Haute Indiana, Canton Ohio, Sheboygan Wisconsin, etc. I thought about building a set just with those cities. I assume they were produced by the same mill. They remind me of a different era. Some of the more recent designs are fine (again, the LA token with the skyline and palm trees) but now it's all metro cards and tickets. I know some people collect them (not me), but it's like collecting phone cards. Not for me!
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10/15/2019 11:24 pm
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There are varieties on the design of the bus as well. I have a collection of transit tokens that I periodically add. The older tokens are certainly a reminder of a different time.
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