What a token may resemble (4)

I believe the answer is:

coin

(Other definitions for coin that I've seen before include "Invent a word or phrase - for money?" , "American quarter, for example" , "Metal used as money" , "Create (phrase); metal token" , "Fabricate" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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