Marvin Glassmann

Huntington

The subway token. FYI came into existence in order to supplant the dime fare for the subway. It did not replace quarter fare. The token which was similar in size to the was issued in 2 "editions", one had a cut out int the shape of a Y, and the other did not.

NYC probably had and has the most extensive subway system in the world, made up of an integration of originally 3 different systems I.e. The BMT, the IRT and the IND. This little disc is a token, pun intended, of this massive and complex system which carries thousands and thousands of individuals to their places of work, entertainments and home.