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Thangka6 t1_j34f6il wrote

Wow, this brings back memories. Haven't seen or used those since the 90s/2000s!

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amboomernotkaren t1_j34f0o1 wrote

Is that for the subway or the bus?

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ladyorthetiger0 t1_j34up83 wrote

It says "Metrobus" right there on the token :) it's a little faded though

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amboomernotkaren t1_j3ahuc3 wrote

Thought so. I think I remember using them in the 80s. They had those little paper transfer tickets for metro-to-bus too that saved a bit of money. Maybe .25 to .40 per ride. Loved that.

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gwizantor90 t1_j34hzu6 wrote

Just found one in my room! Definitely hanging on to it.

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TheTimn t1_j34nizk wrote

The inside of the M is one of the sharpest edges I've ever felt on a coin.

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DancesWithTreetops t1_j3503cy wrote

Used to buy those in rolls along with my red “student” metro card back when cigarettes cost 99 cents a pack and 9:3O Club was at 930 F street.

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app_priori t1_j34d08l wrote

Metro used to use tokens?

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victoriapedia t1_j34k0t7 wrote

Metro actually used fare cards from day 1 and it was revolutionary tech for the time (although BART introduced them just 5 years earlier, but let's ignore that). Tokens were used for busses and, fucking amazingly, are still legal tender for WMATA (page 23)

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wtf-m8 t1_j3af6cn wrote

can you still get them new somewhere?

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Happy-Prior8331 t1_j34pxv7 wrote

Yea I remember those! High School gave them out at the main offices

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ladyorthetiger0 t1_j34ukz5 wrote

I found one on the ground several years ago as well. I keep it in my wallet for good luck :)

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spectredirector t1_j36rjcw wrote

When I was in highschool -- DCPS -- they'd give us a roll of these every other week. Weekly we'd get pink student farecards for the train. This was in the 1990s.

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ko21361 t1_j34x10f wrote

I would have snagged more of these back in the day, just to hang on to them.

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bbymarta t1_j358as0 wrote

homeless ppl used to give me these if I gave them a cigarette <3

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DharmaDivine t1_j36j56w wrote

Haven’t seen one of those in decades.

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PurrpOddy t1_j3764ka wrote

Ahhh good times….I remember getting packs of these each month

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thefocusissharp t1_j3atvdf wrote

Bullshit

Luck of the Irish has nothing on you.

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