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By Paul on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 5:14 pm

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We've heard reports recently that Spare Change Guy has been roaming around Cambridge, trying to sell old T tokens to passers-by. Which is pretty smart, because the things are absolutely worthless right now.

It's unclear, though, how much he was asking for. Was it the tokens' original $1.25 (or, if you're Mitt Romney, $1) face value, or did the grubby copper coins appreciate inside his pockets along with the last fare hike? If you can't produce a Charlie Card, will the guy charge you the full $2, or give you a break and let you take the token off his hands for $1.70? Can someone who's fallen for this scam please tell us what the F is going on???

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they're not worthless

As noted on Universal Hub:

...The tokens are not "absolutely worthless". They are worth $1.25.

Any Charlie machine that accepts cash also accepts tokens.

http://www.universalhub.com/node/10525

Submitted by huuvola on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 8:45am.

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