Obverse Design
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In small letters, the token says "WIN" along the left rim with an up-arrow below the word
and "LOSE" along the right rim with an up-arrow below the word.
The center of the token has a somewhat oval shape divided into three sections.
The oval shape might be a head wearing an unusual hat.
The top section says "TAHITI", the middle section is plain and the bottom section
shows a sailboat on the ocean in front of a island with four mountain peaks, four sea gulls
above the boat and a palm tree in the foreground on the right side.
The token has a smooth plain raised edge.
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Reverse Design
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The token has a horseshoe with the opening straight up. There is a four-leaf clover at the top
where the horseshoe opens up. The token has the legends "GOOD" and "LUCK" on two lines in the
center of the token, with a dot in the center (in between the two lines).
The token has a smooth plain raised edge.
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Metal
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White metal, most likely copper-nickel.
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Weight
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Unknown.
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Size and Shape
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Round, 25.5 mm in diameter.
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Dates Issued
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Unknown, but probably 1940's.
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Issurer
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Tahiti Jewelry Store.
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Mintage
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Unknown.
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Rarity
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Very Rare.
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Manufacturer
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Unknown.
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Other Catalog Numbers
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None.
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Varieties
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The PHILIPPINE RATAN FURNITURE Good Luck token has a different obverse but the same
reverse design.
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Function
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Unknown. Perhaps a merchant token, novelty business card or just good luck piece.
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Population Count
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One specimen of this token in collector hands is known to me.
No recent sales.
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Notes
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The good luck token issued by the Philippine Ratan Furniture Store is the same diameter, made of
the same metal and has the same reverse design as well as similar design elements on the
obverse. The pattern in naming the stores (Tahiti Jewelry Store, Philippines Ratan Furniture
Store) suggests that the two stores had the same owner or owners, who most likely ordered
both of these tokens from the same manufacturer around the same date.
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