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Illinois Dept. of Finance 1 1/2 Retailers Occupation Token

$ 2.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Very nice shape

    Description

    About 5/8 inches square. Aluminum. From the mid 1930s.
    Sales tax tokens were fractional cent devices used to pay sales tax on very small purchases in many American states during the years of the Great Depression.  Tax tokens were created as a means for consumers to avoid being “overcharged” by having to pay a full penny tax on purchases of five or ten cents.  Issued by private firms, municipalities and by twelve state governments, sales tax tokens were generally issued in multiples of 1 mill or one tenth of a cent.