def _remove_human_readables(token: str) -> str:
    """Remove human readable characters from a string. Example: "$1,000" -> "1000"

    :param token:
        Token to remove human readable characters
    :return:
        Token without human readable characters (to cast to numeric type)
    """
    # Translate bad characters to empty ones
    translation = str.maketrans({"$": "", ",": ""})
    return token.translate(translation)