First bottle cap I ever saved

[cajundetector]

I think it’s circa 1950s or so. On rim it says golden age beverage co., Houston. If anyone knows any history as to the state 1/2 cent tax stamp I would be more than grateful. Have a great day!

 

[jose159]

I have no info on that but it is pretty cool!

 

[cajundetector]

I have no info on that but it is pretty cool!

Thank you Jose👍

 

[pepperj]

Based on historical tax records and exonumia, the "Louisiana half cent tax" items are generally 1930s-era luxury tax or sales tax tokens.
Wikipedia

• Tax Tokens, Not Bottle Caps: While Louisiana did not issue specific "bottle caps" for tax purposes, it did issue aluminum sales tax tokens.
• Purpose: These tokens were used to pay fractional sales tax (such as 1 mill or 5 mills, where 10 mills = 1 cent) on small purchases, including soft drinks, during the 1930s–1940s to manage a 2% retail sales tax.
• "Half Cent" Reference: This often refers to the 1 mill (1/10th of a cent) or 5 mills (1/2 cent) tokens often found in aluminum or brass.
• Huey Long Legend: There is a well-known legend that Governor Huey P. Long threatened to put a 5-cent tax on Coca-Cola bottles to influence LSU's entry into the SEC, but this is widely considered a, "every man a king" legend rather than a produced, officially capped

 

[Red-Coat]

Louisiana implemented the soft drink excise tax starting in 1932, applied as ½ cent per container and built into the base price. It wasn’t actually phased out until 1993 and ultimately fully repealed by the ‘Stelly Plan’ in 2002 whereby the state’s tax structure was overhauled by swapping a reduction in sales taxes for an increase in income taxes.

 

[cajundetector]

Based on historical tax records and exonumia, the "Louisiana half cent tax" items are generally 1930s-era luxury tax or sales tax tokens.
Wikipedia

• Tax Tokens, Not Bottle Caps: While Louisiana did not issue specific "bottle caps" for tax purposes, it did issue aluminum sales tax tokens.
• Purpose: These tokens were used to pay fractional sales tax (such as 1 mill or 5 mills, where 10 mills = 1 cent) on small purchases, including soft drinks, during the 1930s–1940s to manage a 2% retail sales tax.
• "Half Cent" Reference: This often refers to the 1 mill (1/10th of a cent) or 5 mills (1/2 cent) tokens often found in aluminum or brass.
• Huey Long Legend: There is a well-known legend that Governor Huey P. Long threatened to put a 5-cent tax on Coca-Cola bottles to influence LSU's entry into the SEC, but this is widely considered a, "every man a king" legend rather than a produced, officially capped

Thanks as always 🌶️ Pepps for taking time out for me. That’s some interesting stuff. Never thought I would say this about a bottle cap, but I’m gonna clean it up🤣

 

[cajundetector]

Louisiana implemented the soft drink excise tax starting in 1932, applied as ½ cent per container and built into the base price. It wasn’t actually phased out until 1993 and ultimately fully repealed by the ‘Stelly Plan’ in 2002 whereby the state’s tax structure was overhauled by swapping a reduction in sales taxes for an increase in income taxes.

Thank you so much RC👍!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Interesting find !

 

[cajundetector]

Interesting find !

Thank you E trac!!