I found this coin at work can anybody tell me about it it feels like it's made of tin

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• TomB Posts: 21,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 16, 2024 11:08PM

  Howdy and welcome. It appears to be a token and not a coin, but a clear shot of the other side would go a long way toward helping folks to help you.

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• Copperdawg Posts: 6 ✭

  April 16, 2024 11:11PM

  

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• Copperdawg Posts: 6 ✭

  April 16, 2024 11:11PM

  This is the back side of it

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• thebeav Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 1:55AM

  My guess is some sort of play money.
  It looks like aluminum. The lettering seems to be a possible 'P' and an 'M'...'Play money'.

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• jonathanb Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 4:33AM

  I think it's a clothing button, with the loop on back broken off

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• sellitstore Posts: 2,866 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 5:21AM

  I'm seeing "50" on the reverse. Pareidolia?

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• jonathanb Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 6:13AM

  @sellitstore said:
  I'm seeing "50" on the reverse. Pareidolia?

  Hm. Actually you might be right. Maybe not a button.

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 6:29AM

  I'm thinking arcade token?

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• Copperdawg Posts: 6 ✭

  April 17, 2024 7:03AM

  Yeah on the back side I see a 50 and some more stars

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• jmlanzaf Posts: 34,102 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 7:04AM edited April 17, 2024 7:05AM

  @Copperdawg said:
  Yeah on the back side I see a 50 and some more stars

  Some kind of token or play money. There are thousands of varieties.

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• carabonnair Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 7:41AM

  I couldn't find it listed in "Play Money of American Children" by Richard F. Clothier

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• telephoto1 Posts: 4,892 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 8:13AM

  @thebeav said:
  My guess is some sort of play money.
  It looks like aluminum. The lettering seems to be a possible 'P' and an 'M'...'Play money'.

  This^^ We've found a few of these in the past mixed in with junk foreign and token deals.

  
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• Copperdawg Posts: 6 ✭

  April 17, 2024 8:33AM

  I looked at it with a magnifying glass it's a F and m at the bottom

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• Swampboy Posts: 12,987 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 9:23AM

  bookmarked

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• Sapyx Posts: 2,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 17, 2024 9:05PM

  On another coin forum, I've seen a very similar "10 in stars" design, with the same "F over M" on the reverse, which was classed as play money, so I'd assume the same here. This "10" coin is listed in Clothier as number F6.

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• Copperdawg Posts: 6 ✭

  April 18, 2024 4:15AM

  Well thank you everyone I appreciate you taking the time to help me out again much appreciated thank you

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• carabonnair Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 18, 2024 8:03AM edited April 18, 2024 8:07AM

  @Sapyx said:
  On another coin forum, I've seen a very similar "10 in stars" design, with the same "F over M" on the reverse, which was classed as play money, so I'd assume the same here. This "10" coin is listed in Clothier as number F6.

  I was looking under "P" not "F" - so it is there on page 18. This one might be F8.
  https://archive.org/details/playmoneyofameri0000rich/page/18/mode/2up

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