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Asian Token Identification

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 Posted 02/20/2011  11:14 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add steve123 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi:

Can anyone help me with the id of the attached token? Obverse and reverse are identical.

Thanks,
Steve

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 Posted 02/20/2011  11:17 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pls to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a token used in Japanese pachinko game parlors.
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I think so too. The kana say "rakki" - or "lucky"
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very interesting token or game piece, its the star which seems to be out of place with those asian scripts
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I've tried looking up some pachinko tokens but haven't seen anything like it. However, there wasn't a lot I could find.
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