Bus Token - City of South Lake Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, California)
Issuer United States
Type Public transportation tokens
Obverse
Image of Lake Tahoe with a dividing line representing the California - Nevada border. A flower-shaped mark indicates the location of the city of South Lake Tahoe. Date is divided by the lake.
Lettering: CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 1965 BUS TOKEN
Reverse
Image of Lake Tahoe with a dividing line representing the California - Nevada border. A flower-shaped mark indicating the location of the city of South Lake Tahoe. Date is divided by the lake.
Lettering: CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 1965 BUS TOKEN
Basic Information
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Brass
Weight
4.2 g
Size
23 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 1965 BUS TOKEN
Reverse Lettering
CITY OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 1965 BUS TOKEN
Comments
Two varietiesEasiest differences are the dates and the vertical line that goes across the outline of Lake Tahoe. The line represents the state between Nevada and California.Variety 1Has serifs on the date. Numbers are much thicker.Vertical line on the lake is dotted line.The letters around the perimeter are rounded off on end of letterVariety 2Does not have serifs on the date. Numbers are much thinner.Vertical line on the lake is chain links.The letters around the perimeter are squared off on the end of lettersThis token was minted in 1974. The 1965 date shown is the year the city was incorporated by the conjoining of half a dozen smaller communities.
