United States
¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND front ¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND back
¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND photo
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¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND front ¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND back
© montana2011 (CC BY-NC-SA)

¼ Cent - Effingham Chamber of Commerce (Effingham, Illinois) ND

 
Copper 1.91 g 16 mm
Description
Location
 United States
Issuing entity
 State of Illinois
Period
 Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
 Trade tokens › Sales tax tokens
Value
 ¼ Cent (1⁄400&nbspUSD)
Currency
 Dollar (1785-date)
Composition
 Copper
Weight
 1.91 g
Diameter
 16 mm
Thickness
 1 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
 30 June 1947
Updated
 2024-11-14
References
Numista
 N#71259
Rarity index
 91%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REDEEMABLE AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EFFINGHAM
1/4 c
ILLINOIS
•

Edge

Plain

Comment

Letting is identical on obverse and reverse, but the bar on one side is 3.4mm and the word ILLINOIS is higher while on the other side the bar is 2.8mm and the word ILLINOIS is lower.

See also

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See Also

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Extremely rare sales tax token, round shape, demonetized. Belongs to period Federal republic (1776-date).
Brass - 20 mm
¼ Cent - Sales Tax Token (El Paso, Illinois) ND front ¼ Cent - Sales Tax Token (El Paso, Illinois) ND back ¼ Cent - Sales Tax Token (El Paso, Illinois) ND  
Extremely rare sales tax token, round shape, thickness measures 1.1 mm, demonetized. Belongs to period Federal republic (1776-date).
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