1 Mill - Sales Tax Token Missouri ND

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• MISSOURI •
1
SALES TAX TOKEN

Edge

Plain

Comment

Manufacturers: Ingwersen Manufacturing Company; possibly J. H. Hennessy Company; possibly John Mack Company

Total mintage: 536,400,000 for all Missouri 1 Mill plastic tokens (MO-S10 through MO-S20)

To determine opacity, translucency, and transparency, hold the token to a source of light.
Opaque - no light passes through token
Translucent - light passes through token but lettering on opposite side is not visible
Transparent - light passes through and lettering on opposite side is visible

Varieties: A total of four dies were used in combination for the obverse and reverse for the Missouri 1 Mill plastic tokens (MO-S10 through MO-S20). Die variations are evident in the width and separation between the concentric circles surrounding the number 1. These are difficult to identify without use of a magnifier and a 0.1 mm scale. Distances are provided below for the width of the outer circle, distance between the circles, and width of the inner circle, in that order.

DIE 1 - 0.3 mm / 0.8 mm / 0.3 mm
DIE 2 - 0.5 mm / 0.7 mm / 0.5 mm
DIE 3 - 0.4 mm / 0.5 mm / 0.4 mm
DIE 4 - 0.8 mm / 0.5 mm / 0.7 mm

Die Combinations
A - DIE 1 and DIE 1
B - DIE 1 and DIE 2
C - DIE 1 and DIE 3
D - DIE 1 and DIE 4
E - DIE 2 and DIE 2
F - DIE 2 and DIE 3
G - DIE 2 and DIE 4
H - DIE 3 and DIE 3
I - DIE 3 and DIE 4
J - DIE 4 and DIE 4

MO-S16 Die Combinations: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H