Dave Perkins writes:

in Suffolk, Va.

In the early 1930s, Amedeo Obici, the founder of Planters, was hiring workers by the day for loading and unloading rail cars. To avoid time-consuming paperwork, each worker received a Planters token at the end of the day. Tokens were to be cashed in on payday, which was Friday.

Soon, some of the merchants in Suffolk starting to accept these tokens as legal currency. Eventually, the Planters day tokens became an accepted currency. Mr. Obici found himself issuing more tokens then actually required and the Suffolk economy and Planters did very well.

To read the complete article, see:Token Currency Met a Need, Wasn't Peanuts(online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703806304576234642057386106.html)

To read the complete article, see:RARE PLANTERS NUT CHOCOLATE CO ALUMINUM SCRIP TOKEN 25C(www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rare-planters-nut-chocolate-co-aluminum-scrip-token)