5 Mills - Sales Tax Token Mississippi

Features

Location	United States
Issuing entity	The State of Mississippi
Type	Trade tokens › Sales tax tokens
Years	1936-1941
Value	5 Mills (0.005 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Brass
Weight	2.98 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	1 mm
Shape	Round with a square hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	6 November 1952
Number	N# 65052
References	US Tax# MS-S2 Merlin K. Malehorn, Tim Davenport; 1993. United States Sales Tax Tokens and Stamps: A History and Catalog. Jade House Publications, Bryantown, Maryland, United States. , TC# 89078 TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)

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Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TAX COMMISSION
MISSISSIPPI
5 ◯ 5
SALES
TAX TOKEN

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TO MAKE CHANGE
FOR CORRECT
5 ◯ 5
SALES TAX
PAYMENT

Edge

Plain

Mint

Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1835-date)

Comments

Manufacturer: Osborne Register Company

Varieties: exist in the size and shape of the corners of the square hole; there are numerous combinations.
a - very rounded corners on the center hole
b - mixed rounded and pointed corners on the center hole
c - very pointed corners on the center hole
(1) - center hole is small (3.0 mm side)
(2) - center hole is medium (3.3 to 3.5 mm side), most common
(3) - center hole is large (4.5 mm side)

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Date	F	VF	XF		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1936-1941)				3.0 mm hole	14%
ND (1936-1941)				3.3 to 3.5 mm hole	15%
ND (1936-1941)	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 1.20	4.5 mm hole	73%

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