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New Member
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Someone gave me this d.c. metrobus token from 1973 once when I was riding the metro. I thought it was really cool but was curious if it held any collector's value or how much it is worth?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are people who collect transportation tokens so there is some collector's value. I suspect they are probably numerous as it is from D.C. With tokens the price usually depends on if the seller needs it for their collection and how badly they want it. Otherwise I would expect it to go for about a dollar or less.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Indeed. A dollar or less. (AVA member)
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New Member
 United States
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thx for the info guys,didn't think it was worth much, yet is suprisingly one of my favorite coins, guess that's what counts.
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Valued Member
United States
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I have the catalog for transportation tokens be DC has several. Could you narrow down the search a little.
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New Member
United States
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these are the pictures, it says TM under metro   |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
Atwood-Coffee catalog has this as DC 500-AL with a catalog value of ยข0.50. The bottom pic is the obverse.
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New Member
United States
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thanks for the identification Jim; I had no idea there was a whole catalog for transportation tokens.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ryanlaus: Careful, you are getting close to some of the dark back roads in the field of exonumia.  There are whole catalogs of transportation tokens. And tax tokens, wooden nickels, video game tokens, etc. |
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United States
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I am the author of Car Wash Tokens of North America as well as Car Wash Tokens of the World and belong to the same organization, the American Vecturist Association, that deals with transportation, parking and car wash tokens.
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Posted 03/05/2013 4:02 pm
