Vintage Oklahoma "Old Age Assistance" Aluminum Tax Tokens, lot of four

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Vintage Oklahoma "Old Age Assistance" Tax Tokens
Aluminum, 1 Mill, Circa 1930s -- Lot of Four
Oklahoma, like eleven other states, issued sales tax tokens during the Great Depression. These tokens were used to pay the sales tax, or they were received by the buyer as change when the tax wasn't an even cent and they didn't have tokens available.
These tokens were made by the Osborne Register Company They were issued by the State of Oklahoma from 1937 to 1941, and they were demonetized September 30, 1961. The numbers made, issued, redeemed and melted are unknown.
The Osborne Register Company was founded in 1920 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Wiley W. Osborne, They are well known for striking transit tokens. In addition to transit tokens, Osborne is also well known to collectors for casino and amusement tokens, Mardi Gras doubloons, sports items and 'promotional' coins (i.e. tokens or medals), The name of the company has since been changed to the Osborne Coinage Company.
The tokens are made of aluminum, and they are about 22mm in diameter. There is a 4mm hole in the center. The hole is surrounded by five concentric circles. The hole and circles are the same for both sides. There are no mint marks, and they have no date.
The obverse sides of the tokens have large numerals "1" to the left and right of the holes and circles, and in the center by the perimeter. In an arc above the hole and circles is "Consumer's Tax", and in an arc below the hole and circles is "Token Oklahoma".
The reverse sides of the tokens have "For Old Age" in an arc above the hole and circles, and in an arc below the hole and circles is "Assistance" or "Pensions". Three of the tokens have "Assistance" on the reverse. In the photos, token #4 has "Pensions".
The tokens show the effects of use and age. There is a small amount of tarnishing and some scratches. Please see the photos.