Odd find in my first bank coin bag

[DaytonaRacer]

Following BuffaloBoy's advice, I paid my credit union a little visit earlier this week and asked for customer-rolleds. The teller only had a few rolls on hand so she offered me a partial coinlok bag of nickels that she had been putting customer deposits in.

Almost 1500 coins later I ended up with 17 pre-'62 nicks, including a 1942-S War, plus a 1985 Canadian nick. The 1959 & one of the 1946 were at least an AU-53.

But the biggest surprise was a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) token. SEPTA is the last public transit system serving a major U.S. city to use tokens and they have announced a plan to phase out the tokens altogether beginning later this fall. The token may only be worth the $2.50 fare now, but I'm guessing that down the road it may become a bit of a collectors item.

I've never collected tokens in the past so I'm looking for some advice here - should I hold onto the token or use it as dump material? Thanks.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds DaytonaRacer.

 

[sagittarius98]

I would not dump it, since it is not legal currency. However, I would use it if I use SEPTA, since NYC tokens have little value even after they withdrew the tokens.

 

[Golden Eagle]

I doubt the token will be worth much in the future, so if you use Septa at all, be sure to use it!

 

[DaytonaRacer]

Thanks, guys. I've never used SEPTA and am rarely in PA anyway except to visit family/friends or for acting gigs, so maybe I'll ask around at the racetrack next weekend and see if anyone else could use it.