In the course of cleaning out an older relative's long-time home, I ran across this cardboard state sales tax receipt. It is roughly 1.625 inches in diameter, printed in two colors on a thick card stock. According to Wikipedia:
Sales tax tokens are fractional cent devices that were used to pay sales tax on very small purchases in many American states during the years of the Great Depression. They were created as a means for consumers to avoid being "overcharged" by having to pay a full penny tax on purchases of 5 or 10 cents. Issued by private firms, by municipalities, and by twelve state governments, sales tax tokens were generally issued in multiples of 1 mill (1⁄10 cent).
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