| Transportation tokens, sometimes called Transit | | | | John M. Coffee and Harold V. Ford. Their catalogs |
| tokens or Bus tokens, are tokens made for an | | | | are published by the American Vecturist |
| operator of a transportation facility. They were | | | | Association (AVA). Their most recent catalog is |
| used with his authority on his facility for personal | | | | titled Catalog of United States and Canadian |
| transport or passage. They include tokens used | | | | Transportation Tokens and was published in 1997. |
| mainly on buses and streetcars to accepted as | | | | The catalog contains detailed description with retail |
| payment for one fare, one half fare or one | | | | prices for each token. The book is the 5th edition, |
| student fare. Toll roads, bridges, amusement rides | | | | hardbound, 870 pages and usually retails for about |
| and ferries also used tokens and they fall under | | | | $48.00. |
| the transportation token category. The majority | | | | Looking for something interesting to collect and |
| of these tokens are 16mm or 23mm and had | | | | don't have a lot of cash then try transportation |
| three main types of buses pictured. The old bus | | | | tokens. Most regular issue transportation tokens |
| type with the protruding front first appeared in | | | | are common and priced very low. You could |
| 1924. A second type appeared in 1936 and by | | | | assemble thousands of different tokens for less |
| 1952 a third type closely resembled a Greyhound | | | | than $1.00 each. These tokens can be collected |
| bus. Many other tokens had the name of the | | | | by type or by state and can be enjoyed by both |
| transportation company, city and state on them. | | | | young and old. The history and availability of these |
| Many did not have the city and state, so a | | | | tokens make them very popular as a collectible. |
| catalog is needed to identify there location. | | | | The best place to purchase transportation tokens |
| More than 12,000 different United States | | | | and the catalog mentioned above is eBay. |
| Transportation tokens have been catalogued by | | | | |