Hinkle Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Forgot I had these, my great uncles and aunts remember these. Pretty cool to have. I'm guessing the blue ones were for process food, and the red ones were for meats and ect.. also these were given back for change when using stamps. James Zyskowski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) People had to have both money and the correct number of points to buy products. Great Britain had rationing into the 1950s. This little article might also help. https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/soltaylor080908.html Edited July 5, 2021 by RWB Hinkle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted July 5, 2021 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted July 5, 2021 In case you decide to collect them by check numbers: Oldhoopster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinkle Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 2 hours ago, DWLange said: In case you decide to collect them by check numbers: Didn't know they made those, that's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I believe the boards were made by the Ration Token Collectors Society. Unfortunately they are no longer available and may eventually become collectible themselves. I have two full sets of the tokens (one circ, on Mint) but I don't have any of the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted July 6, 2021 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted July 6, 2021 They were produced by Joe Lawonde in 1970 and sold through the RTCS. The boards sold out many years ago. I have a couple different varieties of the board in my own collection, and I've sold one duplicate that I had. These are seen only rarely, and they always bring a strong price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmarguli Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I've always found these interesting. Some meaningless facts I found when looking into them: Minted by Osborne Coinage. They were produced 24 hours a day with as many as 80 million being made in one day. 5 billion total tokens were minted. There are 30 red and 24 blue letter combinations. What the letters mean has never been divulged. While some people think they were random, the fact that it has never been publicly stated leads many to believe there is something behind the lettering. They are made of vulcanized fiber. Blue tokens were used for processed foods. Red tokens for meats and fats. At least one TPG will grade them: Hinkle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...