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What is this token?

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 16, 2020 6:31PM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

It came with some mostly Mexican tokens. Probably some sort of bone or resin.


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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,170 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wild guess: It is a payment counter for Chinese migrant laborers involved in some sort of piece work.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting, and interesting theory!

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Could it be bakelite? Diameter? I don't know Chinese characters. Peace Roy

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    SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,230 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dar76124 said:
    My wife who is Chinese says the obverse says 1 dollar, the reverse is basically anti-Soviet Union.

    Pretty cool first post

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    CumplidoCumplido Posts: 1 ✭

    In Mexico previous to the revolution, it was not uncommon to use those as gambling chips for Chinese Casinos in Baja California, Sonora, etc...

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    cladkingcladking Posts: 29,955 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cumplido said:
    In Mexico previous to the revolution, it was not uncommon to use those as gambling chips for Chinese Casinos in Baja California, Sonora, etc...

    It reminds me a little of the Thai porcelain gambling tokens.

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