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Can anyone help me identify a coin I found in change, the same size as a US quarter, on one side a stylized head that appears to be of a viking with a semi-circle of stars on the under side of the head, and the other side has 4 characters that are not recognizable as either arabic or asian, the last character is a capital "I", and a full circle of stars on the outer edge. I'm guessing it's a token and the characters may be runes. I would appreciate any info.
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Wow that sounds interesting. It'd help to see some pics even if they are blurry.

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 Posted 10/10/2010  01:37 am  Show Profile   Check GO's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add GO to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well it's defiantly some sort of fantasy token. I've never seen one quite like this before.
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I wish the characters had shown up better in the photo, because they are nothing like I have seen before.
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It may be a Mardi Gras token. I know a Krewe that uses the Viking image.
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The script on the other side is Japanese. It's presumably a pachinko token from a pachinko parlour with a Viking theme. Do a forum search for "pachinko" to see threads with numerous other types of these tokens.
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