1 Fare - Capital Transit Co. District of Columbia, Washington
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Transportation tokens › Public transportation tokens |
| Years | 1933-1947 |
| Composition | Nickel silver |
| Weight | 1.5 g |
| Diameter | 16.50 mm |
| Shape | Round with cutouts |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 243539 |
| References | AC# DC 500 P American Vecturist Association (publisher). The Atwood-Coffee Catalogue of United States and Canadian Transportation Tokens. American Vecturist Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (5 volumes).TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com) |
Obverse
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE FARE IN THE DIST. OF COL.
3
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Meyer & Wenthe, Chicago, United States | |
| Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury (Connecticut), United States (1802-date) |
Comments
2,500,000 were minted in total by both Scovill and Meyer & Wenthe. Scovill first minted in 1933 and the inscription varies in relation to the position of the W cutout. M&W mint is always in the proper position relative to the W cutout.
12 Varieties exist
Variety 1 Large Letters (Main Pictures)
Variety 2 Small Letters
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1933-1947) | Variety 1 | 91% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1933-1947) | Variety 2 | 27% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 80
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