Talk:Book token
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[edit]So, it's like cash, then? Ian Tindale 22:21, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
[zt] Yeah, only for books.
Yep, only for books. Well meaning Aunts or other non-thinking relatives tend to buy them. Excellent article.
Presumably, as said tokens are a form of cash backed not by the state or government or crown, but rather, a private company, these tokens fall under (and can be linked to) Exonumia - which implies that if the company goes down, the book token holder loses the redeemable value (which I think was what happened recently with MVC?) Ian Tindale 22:26, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Aha - excellent link - also known (apparently) as paranumismatica in the UK - is there a convenient way to attach my username/timestamp at the end of this comment? [zt]