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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3144495, member: 10461&quot;]Appears to be a gaming token, counter, or Spiele Marke piece, since I see no other way a muled Argentina/USA mashup like this could occur.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably circa 1890s, from the style of the portrait.&nbsp; The &quot;heads&quot; side closely resembles the Libertad (Liberty) heads on Argentine coins of the period.&nbsp; Ditto the USA side, though artistic liberties were taken with both sides and the tall lettering font is a bit unusual.</p><p><br /></p><p>So not a product of either the Argentine or US Mint, surely.&nbsp; Almost certainly a privately made jeton/token/counter fantasy of some kind.</p><p><br /></p><p>But old.&nbsp; And UNC, or nearly so.&nbsp; Semi-prooflike, too.&nbsp; Quite lovely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anybody have any more specific information?&nbsp; Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I&#039;m posting only animated GIFs here.&nbsp; The focus was so wretched on the stills I took that I discarded them.&nbsp; I also forgot to weigh and measure this one before it went back into my SDB, but it&#039;s approximately quarter-sized (or $10 gold eagle sized, come to think of it).</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck in some kind of bronze or brass alloy, I suppose.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]804340[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]804342[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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