Alabama Sale Tax Token

Dr. Detroit

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• Nov 12, 2013

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Found this not long ago but wasn't sure if I post pictures. Not sure if these are common or not but I am 48 years old and have never seen one.

 

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jwp1964

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• Nov 12, 2013

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I've found two Alabama Luxury Tax Tokens this year. I'm 49 and I think these things went out of use just before we were born. Seem to be fairly common finds in some areas.

 

partyofone

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• Nov 12, 2013

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I have an Alabama sales tax and luxury tax token that I found in PA. Both were within a block of each other.

 

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mdsmiley

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• Nov 12, 2013

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I found one like yours in Maryland a month or so ago. I did a little research, and they were used from 1937 to 1948. Cool find.

 

DIGGER27

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• Nov 13, 2013

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I found a couple 1 mil aluminum ones with holes in the center.
These are better.

13 states thought these were a good idea so people would not be screwed out of less than a penny during retail transactions.
Everyone hated them from consumers to retailers so it wasn't.


http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?p=1770927#post1770927



http://www.taxtoken.org/faq.htm

 

DixieLandMan

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• Nov 13, 2013

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Great find! I found a luxury tax token earlier this year. It is smaller than a dime and used back in the 1930's and 1940's. Yours probably dates to then too.