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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by b34r on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @09:19AM (#25581876)
Kind of looks like a big coin: https://www.google.com/search?q=jeton&client=safari&hl=en-us...
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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by swimminginlove on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:39AM (#25582557)
I don't know if it's related but "jeton" is the Turkish word for those coins you use to board the ferry or pay the toll for anything. I think it's originally French.
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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by tincholio on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:53AM (#25582700)
It is indeed a French word
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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by zoomablemind on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:55AM (#25582721)
Reminded me of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) tokens [1].

Used to be the way to pay fare on trains. Nicely designed, though too easy to confuse for a dime (10cents) in a pile of coins.

[1]: https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-the-l-happened-to-cta-toke...

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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by 082349872349872 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:17AM (#25582928)
I was disappointed that Mardi Gras Doubloons only date back to 1960 and don't link all the way back to these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_Doubloons
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Re:Jetons: Their Use and History (1986) by mwexler on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:54AM (#25582709)
Sadly, kept reading as "Jetsons". I suspect this mis-read is correlated with age of the reader. On the positive side, learned something new about something old from parent.
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