1 Fare - Michigan Railway Company Jackson, Michigan

1 Fare - Michigan Railway Company (Jackson, Michigan) - obverse1 Fare - Michigan Railway Company (Jackson, Michigan) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Automatic tokens › Transit token
Years 1916-1923
Composition Nickel silver
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
117539
References AC# MI 525 E,
John M Coffee, Harold V Ford; 2007. The Atwood-Coffee Catalogue of United States and Canadian Transportation Tokens (6th edition). American Vecturist Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
TC# 210703,
TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)
AC# MI 525 D
John M Coffee, Harold V Ford; 2007. The Atwood-Coffee Catalogue of United States and Canadian Transportation Tokens (6th edition). American Vecturist Association, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MICHIGAN RAILWAY
RY..
M
CO.
COMPANY

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE
JACKSON
FARE

Edge

Plain

Comments

7 Varieties
Variety 1
On reverse, Background is lined
Variety 2
On obverse, 1 period after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY is closer to Y in COMPANY. Slight spacing between C and H in MICHIGAN. On reverse background is plain, R and E in FARE slightly spaced apart
Variety 3
On obverse, 1 period after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY evenly spaced. On reverse background is plain, R and E in FARE are spaced apart
Variety 4
On obverse, 1 period after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY is closer to Y in RAILWAY. On reverse background is plain, S and O in JACKSON is spaced apart.
Variety 5
On obverse, 2 periods after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY evenly spaced and close together. On reverse background is plain, S and O in JACKSON close together, R and E in FARE spaced apart
Variety 6 (Pictured above)
On obverse, 2 periods after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY evenly spaced and close together. On reverse background is plain, R and E in FARE close together, ONE is close together
Variety 7
On obverse, 2 periods after RY. Period between RAILWAY and COMPANY evenly spaced and close together. On reverse background is plain, R and E in FARE slightly spaced apart.

Michigan Railway Company was a subsidiary of the Michigan United Railway Company (incorporated 1906) which operated inter-urban railway lines from Jackson, Michigan to Battle Creek and from Battle Creek to Kalamazoo. - Michigan United Railway became Michigan Electric Railway Company in 1923 and both of these railway lines were discontinued in 1928. - The Michigan Railway Company also operated electric trolley service within Battle Creek, Michigan from about 1916 to 1924, later replaced with bus service. - Railway fare tokens were issued as early as 1916;
One fare cost 10¢ but one could purchase 4 tokens for 30¢.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/132853-1920s--michigan-railway-company-token

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 1
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 2
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 3
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 4
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 5
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 6
ND (1916-1923)  Variety 7

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