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A comment on Jetons: Their Use and History (1986).

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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