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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 6, February 7, 2021, Article 5

NEW BOOK: FOOD STAMP CREDIT TOKENS

A new book on Food Stamp Credit Tokens (also called 'Change Tokens') has been published. Congratulations to the authors! A tough subject to tackle. -Editor

Food Stamp Credit Tokens book cover Food Stamp Credit Tokens, by Buckner Creel and John Ostendorf, is the first reference book on food stamp credit tokens in about 40 years. This reference book has over 500 pages of information with over 9,500 listings from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Also included is the most information published to date on various manufacturers with photographs of stock reverses, including sub-varieties.

Food stamp credit tokens became a necessity during periods in which the U.S. government did not allow merchants to give change for their customers who paid with food stamps. The lowest denomination food stamp was 50 cents (later one dollar), so merchants had to fill the gap in order to provide correct change to their customers. Merchants used various means to provide change such as credit slips, scrip, punch cards, and tokens. Tokens became a popular means to provide change inexpensively while also providing advertising for the merchant. Most food stamp tokens were made of plastic by a few manufacturers that dominated the trade; however, food stamp tokens were also made of aluminum, brass, wood, and fiber.

Most food stamp credit tokens were issued in the 1970s; however, this book also discusses and lists food stamp tokens from prior periods of issuance and explores the EBT/SNAP tokens that are issued today, mostly for use in farmers' markets. This book will be a "must own" for any collector serious about food stamp credit tokens. Food Stamp Credit Tokens is now available for $65.66 plus shipping at Lulu.com. Just go to www.lulu.com and type in "Food Stamp Credit Tokens".

For more information, or to order, see:
Food Stamp Credit Tokens (https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/john-ostendorf-and-buckner-creel/food-stamp-credit-tokens/hardcover/product-pw6v82.html)

To read earlier E-Sylum articles on the topic, see:
THE HISTORY OF FOOD STAMP CHANGE TOKENS (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n05a11.html)
FOOD STAMP CHANGE TOKEN RESEARCH UPDATE (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n06a11.html)
MORE ON FOOD STAMP CHANGE TOKENS (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n12a23.html)
FOOD STAMP CHANGE TOKENS: A USER'S PERSPECTIVE (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n27a08.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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