Odd 8 TF

[vampicker]

This showed up today. Got 8 tail feathers, but....

[Vam-mysterio]

That’s awesome
I like how the made the r of trust

[weth]

Oh là là , c'est magnifique!
Je pense que c'était un jeton de bordel à Paris.
(I think that this was a Parisian brothel token)

[keilg1]

The stories that coin could tell...?

[vampicker]

Oh là là , c'est magnifique!
Je pense que c'était un jeton de bordel à Paris.
(I think that this was a Parisian brothel token)

The seller I bought this from had a fairly large group of Paris brothel shell cards listed, but he said this one actually wasn't.. But 'the race for dollars' could refer to the oldest profession.

[bob259]

Is it silver and the same size as a Morgan?

[vampicker]

Roughly the same size as a Morgan. It has a silver wash over brass. It's a shell card, so it's hollow

[...kenny]

Idea of date?

[Kurt28]

Is it still negotiable? Asking for a friend.

[vampicker]

The auction listing said circa 1900.

I'm not sure about it being 'negotiable' I have no idea what the going rate is these days, but I'd still think it's higher in Paris.

If this actually is a brothel token, then there's a touch of irony about the piece. When the Morgan Dollar first came out, there were contemporary accounts comparing the portrait to a French hooker