© Disha41754 (CC BY)
© Disha41754 (CC BY)
Zero Cents Tipping Token
1962 year| Aluminium | 2 g | 25 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1962 |
| Value | 0 Cents (0 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 2 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#142545 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Text with chain of 10 zeros along right and left edges,
open hand left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
- 0 -
GIVE NOTHING
© Roy Morser 1962
GET NOTHING
- 0 -
Edge
Plain
Comment
Mendelsohn's in New Rochelle, N.Y.TC-272592 *** TIME MAGAZINE October 02, 1964 ------------- "For grumpy citizens, weary of waiters, cabbies and similarly unappealing personnel who do a fast, sloppy job, then present open, demanding palms, Mendelsohn's in New Rochelle, N.Y., offers a solution. It is a coin that looks like a quarter, feels like a quarter, generally passes for the genuine article until the tipper is safely out of reach. Too late, open, demanding eyes will discover the drawing of an outstretched hand where George Washington should be, and instead of an eagle, the straightforward, gloriously embossed message: THIS COIN IS YOUR TIP. GIVE NOTHING. GET NOTHING. ZERO CENTS. IT MATCHES EXACTLY THE VALUE OF YOUR SERVICE."
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