Brass Token of New York City Transit Authority, New York (N.Y.), 1991. 1992.97.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1992.97.1

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 4.158
    • Diameter (in mm): 22

Typological Description

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1992.97.1
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Notes

  • "People's token", contemporary counterfeit of the tokens issued by the New York City Transit Authority; the genuine ones cost $1.15 now, these cost but $.50 apiece; allegedly the ultimate contact is a man in Brooklyn, known only as "Mr. Big"

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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