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  1. cmore

    cmore Member

    Does anyone know what this is
     

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    cmore, Oct 28, 2018
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

    If I had to guess I would say a Japanese or Korean arcade token.
     
    daveydempsey, Oct 28, 2018
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  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Correct. I say Japanese arcade game token.
    Google it and you will see hundreds of different kinds.
     
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  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Definitely not Korean. It is a Japanese pachinko token.
     
    furryfrog02, Oct 28, 2018
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  6. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Apparently times have changed.
    When I was in Japan (1965) pachinko machines operated with metal balls.
     
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  7. cmore

    cmore Member

    Thank you
     
    cmore, Oct 28, 2018
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  8. NOS

    NOS Former Coin Hoarder

    I was there in 2014 and I can attest that they still used metal balls. I think what is meant is that the tokens are used to activate the machines.
     
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  9. ewomack

    ewomack 魚の下着

    The coin appears to say "shiyanpo" or "シャンポ" in the katakana alphabet. This could mean "Champ" or some other variation of those characters (Katakana is used for foreign loan words in Japanese). I've seen other Pachinko or gaming tokens use the same format. Is the coin the same on both sides? Many Pachinko tokens have duplicate sides.
     
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