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<p>[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7186363, member: 90913"]I've got a non-conventional one! I believe this is a Bamboo token or tally, from ~1895. It's about 3" long.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274866[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m told that the front face (forward one in the photo, with the inscribed characters) shows the denomination (“200 cash = 10 cash coins”) and on the side is handwritten, “If lost, not registered.” The reverse has both handwritten and inscribed characters. The handwritten part is some form of serial number and the inscribed part is the name of the issuing bank. The printed two-character symbol stamped on the edge side is an unknown mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JeffC, post: 7186363, member: 90913"]I've got a non-conventional one! I believe this is a Bamboo token or tally, from ~1895. It's about 3" long. [ATTACH=full]1274866[/ATTACH] I’m told that the front face (forward one in the photo, with the inscribed characters) shows the denomination (“200 cash = 10 cash coins”) and on the side is handwritten, “If lost, not registered.” The reverse has both handwritten and inscribed characters. The handwritten part is some form of serial number and the inscribed part is the name of the issuing bank. The printed two-character symbol stamped on the edge side is an unknown mark.[/QUOTE]
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