FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 10, 2006

ONLY SILVER  METRO TOKENS ACCEPTED BEGINNING SUNDAY
Old brass tokens no longer accepted as fare, beginning Nov. 12

CINCINNATI – Metro’s old brass tokens -- with a value of $.65 -- have not been in use officially since February 2005, but they continue to surface in the fareboxes.  They were replaced with silver tokens, equivalent to Metro’s current $1 base fare. 

The old brass tokens will no longer be accepted for fare on Metro buses, effective Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006.