Vintage Missouri Sales Tax Receipt Metal Token Coin *1064

Missouri Sales Tax Receipt Token, a historical artifact used during the Great Depression era in Missouri. These tokens were designed to address the challenges of collecting fractional sales tax on small purchases during a period when a one-cent sales tax on a five or ten-cent item could be seen as an "overcharge".
Key facts about Missouri Sales Tax Tokens:
Purpose: They served as a fractional-cent currency, typically valued in "mills" (one mill equals 1/10 of a cent), allowing consumers to pay precise sales tax amounts on small transactions.
Historical Context: Introduced in Missouri in 1935, they were a response to the economic hardships of the Great Depression and the implementation of state sales taxes.
Material: While the specific token in the image appears to be metal, these tokens were made from various materials including metal, plastic, cardboard, and fiber.
Phasing Out: Missouri was one of the last states to officially stop using these tokens, lingering until the late 1940s