Repost on Japanese token

[jtw1313]

So I posted this on a Asian forum and they said it reads 100 million.......so out of curiosity I wiped it off.......does this look like gold to anyone

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Minelab PRO-FIND 35 Waterproof Pinpointer Metal Detector for Experts with Tone ID & Adjustable Sensitivity - Grab it through Amazon!

[Mackaydon]

one million.. what?
Don.....

 

[ecmo]

Don't know should be tested. I dug a brass car wash token about 3 inches down a couple years ago and when first pulled it out before total cleaning it was shiney yellow and I thought I hit gold, lol.

Don

 

[jtw1313]

I scratched the edge doesn't look like brass

I have no idea I think yen but got three responses say that is what it said

 

[Mackaydon]

One million yen token or coin (should it exist) would be worth $9,014.29 today.
Sorta doubt it, don't you?
Don.......

 

[jtw1313]

Lol yeah but it's still weird I'm just trying to figure out if it gold

 

[unclemac]

believe it or not, one of the things i collect are Japanese gold coins...and your token is not one of them.

 

[jtw1313]

Any idea what it is or what it was for

 

[unclemac]

it is a pachinko game token...pachinko gambling in Japan is very odd by our standards and it is all over the place...personally when i go i find it to be pretty tame boring stuff but a lot of folk spend serious bucks on it. and you can't actually "win" money...here this is from Wikipedia...

In pachinko, when a player's ball makes it into a special hole to activate the slot machine and a jackpot is made, they are rewarded with more balls. Players can then exchange the balls for prizes of different value at a booth in the parlour. Money cannot be awarded at pachinko parlors as this would be in violation of the criminal code. However, players almost always exchange pachinko balls for special tokens, usually slits of gold encased in plastic, and then "sell" them at a neighboring shop for cash. Usually such shops are also owned by the parlor operators, but as long as the winners do not receive cash in the parlour, the law is not broken.

 

[paulb104]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko