Lot of 5 Vintage Tax Tokens 1930s state of Washington Aluminum coin

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These were used as Sales tax tokens – during the Great Depression, people used small “coins” worth fractions of a cent to avoid paying too much extra sales tax on small purchases due to rounding.
During the years of the Great Depression in many American states sale tax tokens were used as a fractional cent devices, used to pay sale tax on small purchases. Sale tax tokens were initiated so the consumers could avoid being overcharged by paying a full penny tax on a purchase of 5 or 10 cents.
An aluminum sales tax token from the state of Washington, valued at 2 mills (1⁄5 cent) and good for the tax on purchase of 10 cents or less under the state’s 2% retail sales tax law.
Lot of 5 Vintage Tax Tokens 1930s state of Washington Aluminum coin. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.