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Jetons: Their Use and History (1986)
- b34r 6y agoKind of looks like a big coin: https://www.google.com/search?q=jeton&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=ismvn&sxsrf=ALeKk03JlWkgHTq8NaKRT6UlSsGkaOtS2g:1609337948747&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAp4iG8_XtAhWEuVkKHZoAB_YQ_AUoAXoECB0QAQ&biw=390&bih=664&dpr=3 https://www.google.com/search?q=jeton&client=safari&hl=en-us...
- swimminginlove 6y agoI don't know if it's related but "jeton" is the Turkish word for those coins you use to board the ferry or pay the toll for anything. I think it's originally French.
- tincholio 6y agoIt is indeed a French word
- mwexler 6y agoSadly, kept reading as "Jetsons". I suspect this mis-read is correlated with age of the reader. On the positive side, learned something new about something old from parent.
- zoomablemind 6y agoReminded 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-tokens/6b8622ff-de2e-4b7c-8701-0dd3b4a18f82 https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-the-l-happened-to-cta-toke...
- 082349872349872 6y agoI 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_Doubloons