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I have 5 of these very thin tokens (?) that are mostly rusty. Diameter = 19.5mm. Mass = .66g. On one of them, I think I am seeing a ghost-like image of a head on some kind of cart/train that is on a track moving forward.

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Another one of the 5 tokens has this writing on the front and back.


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Has anyone ever seen this kind of thing before?
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The second one looks like Chinese to me, or maybe South Korean because of the block shape of the character.
Just my 2 cents.
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Yes, to me too (and to AI), Joanne. I don't know if you can make out the first one, but to me it also has an Asian look to it.
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The second one looks a little like it's upside down and says "chu" in Chinese, but not quite, and it doesn't get used on its own, it's used to describe outward movement. The first one seems to have a tree, which is a common prefix on Chinese characters, but again, not quite a character. I don't think they're Chinese.
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@jds, are these pieces all attracted to a magnet?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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