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Borin New Member Poland 3 Posts	Posted 06/11/2016 09:52 am Dear All, I friend found this in his backyard (Masovian, Poland). I can't find any information about this. I am supposing it's may be a part some kind of card game from napoleonic era but I don't have any proof. Reverse of this token have no symbols. on averse: there is man with a scythe and tall hat. on the left there is number 1. On the right are 3 deep incisions. Below the man its probably LD or 1D. Report this Post to the Staff

DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 06/11/2016 10:21 am I remember reading that on 19th century tokens, an "I D" inscription meant "one day's work in the fields" and the image represented the kind of work. In that case, they must have been paid out to the labourers. Edited by DL20K 06/11/2016 10:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 06/11/2016 10:23 am @borin, first welcome to CCF. Second, something seems odd with your post. Do you have one token or two? The outline of the two pics that you posted are clearly from different objects, but the design could be the same. Can you please the other side of both tokens? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Borin New Member Poland 3 Posts	Posted 06/11/2016 10:40 am @DL20K Thank you. Yes I have two such tokens, sorry for lack of precision. Here is other side of the tokens: The design seems almost identical just one of them are more worn. @dspenciner Do you mean it may be some sort of company scrip? Do you know any database I could search to find something similar? Edited by Borin 06/11/2016 10:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 06/11/2016 2:04 pm Here's a link to a local forums with another specimen of this token. The size is given as 30mm, the reverse is said to be blank as well. The difference with this one is, of course, the additional "1" counterstamp and the dots. Report this Post to the Staff
Borin New Member Poland 3 Posts	Posted 06/12/2016 06:38 am Thank you DL20K! It's definitly the same coin. Probably coin was amened for some purpose by adding the dots and number 1. Report this Post to the Staff
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