Don't Toss Those Tokens

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, January 5, 2006.

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The Department of Transportation has been getting pressure from state residents about their old highway tokens.

As of last Sunday, the tokens are no good at toll booths, although drivers have been finding ways to disguise them.

The DOT is working on various buy-back proposals, but no plan has been given the stamp of approval.

In the meantime, the owner of a bookstore in Amherst has an offer he knows you can't refuse.

NHPR's Mark Bevis has more.

Richard Mori owns Mori books in Amherst.

He says he has 70 thousand books in stock and another 100 thousand in storage.

But he also has a bee in his bonnet about the way the State has handled its highway tokens.

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So Richard Mori has an offer..

He's willing not only to take your tokens, but he'll give you more than their worth....alot more.

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Richard Mori owns Mori Books in Amherst.

The State DOT says it has no problem with Mori's offer.

Spokesperson Bill Boynton says businesses in New Hampshire can sell their products for whatever they want....even if the state says the currency itself has no value.

For NHPR News this is Mark Bevis