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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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Thought that I would share this with you people. Can anyone guess what this is?
Yes, it is a trick question.
BJ Neff
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GabeSenior Member
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Hmm.. since it is a trick question, Im saying that the coin is a reproduction of a Buffalo nickel, which happens to show this very strong doubling.
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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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Hi Gabe - no, it is not a reproduction and it does have a true value of 5 cents. One more picture to increase the curiousity.
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 eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:48 am |
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Must not be a US coin? 
A darksider?
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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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It is made in the U.S.A. and also used here.
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 hasfamVeteran Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:03 pm |
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photographic trickery? a stab in the dark.
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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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No photo tricks here. Except for a bit of enhancemnet, you are looking at exactly what you would see if held in your hand.
BJ Neff
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 DickExpert Member
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BJ, The indications are that it is NOT an Indian-head nickel. The devices, and date deny that possibility. My guess is that it is a tax token used in some of the states. In AZ, they are red, like the old "meat stamps", and were made of plastic, or something similar.
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hasfamVeteran Member
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I like Dick's proposal. A token. I think we are running out of guesses.
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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:09 pm |
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One more clue; these are often found along the Mississippi river, however, one eastern state has then and one western state has quite an abundance of them. In all places they are used very frequently.
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eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:01 pm |
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Must be a token of some sort.
Tax token... Cassino token.... Game token... Bus or Subway token?
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wavysteps2003Expert Member
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Okay people - you did good.
Here it is.
A good old nickel slot token from the Mississippi Belle II
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DickExpert Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:17 pm |
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BJ, I knew it had to be something like that. I just read the other posts, and your post, indicating what it is. Having never been closer than the USCG station in Memphis, I had no idea it was (is) a gaming token. I wonder if it has "edge-lettering", like the "other Gaming-tokens" being sold by the mint these days? LOL
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eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:44 pm |
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The clue we should have seen is the dinged up surfaces, looks like every coin you see that spent it's life in machines
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:54 pm |
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I'll start the bidding at 5 cents
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