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Thanks for the reply any ideals on what its worth?
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When I was a kid I saw a postcard of The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD, which prominently featured a swastika in 1907. I also read that early aviators used it as a good luck symbol, and it was painted inside the nose cone of The Spirit of St. Louis.
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Thanks for the reply any ideals on what its worth? Hard telling, it's a one of a kind. It has a good look to it and I wouldn't be surprised to see it somewhere around 20-30 bucks. Maybe more depending on how many cs collectors find the listing if you go that route. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I found a newspaper article from 1940 discussing a Buffalo found with a swastika on it; it was considered contemporary and Nazi-related. That's my opinion of this one, as well. The Nazis had a pretty solid following in America prior to our entry into the war, something we don't draw much attention to these days.
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The swastika saw extensive use as a good luck symbol until about 1940. Some of the items in my collection were/are collector spoons, a cigar box cover, a boy scout manual, an ash tray, a checker from a set, a poker chip ... the list goes on. I still have some of the items, but sold my swastika token collection. I long entertained the thought of exhibiting the collection in order to show folks the traditional use of the swastika, stateside, prior to and during the rise of the Nazis. Because many folks tend to be very single-minded about the swastika, it being the sole propriety of the Nazis, I never did exhibit my collection. The symbol has come to epitomize hatred, and the true history of the swastika, prior to 1940, has been poisoned in the process.
One more thing. The OP's coin is an Indian Head Nickel. The swastika was an Indian or Native American symbol. Note that the swastika is stamped upon the Indian. If this coin was intended to promote Nazism, why was this coin chosen? IMHO, this example may have been produced to show the native connection; perhaps, for a boy scout who studied the native symbols to earn a merit badge.
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Nice read Exo !
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I had to read about that too. In Southeast Asia it was a symbol of good luck. In Buddhism, it was the symbol for eternity and in Hinduism the symbol of God. It's use has been traced back thousands of years B.C.E.
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Thanks, Raymo. I had fun assembling that collection over the years. Sadly, only a few of my collector friends ever got to see and appreciate it. Many of the things that the Nazis stole have been and still are being recovered. The swastika seems to yet remain in their grip ...
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even the Asians use the running cross as a symbol of good luck.. it's been used for centuries. it was hitler who changed the meaning by his use of it.
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I actually just saw one of these for the very first time when Ralphie's mom was putting two quarters in her change can at 26:30 in A Christmas Story 2 on Netflix. I put it on pause to research its origin and that's what brought me here. The date happens to be covered by another penny, yet the swastika was plainly evident and that's what grabbed my attention. Yes, Hitler defiled many things, the swastica included, yet this is what it actually meant to several of our southwestern first nation peoples... "It was used by many southwestern tribes, most notably the Navajo. Among different tribes the swastika carried various meanings. To the Hopi it represented the wandering Hopi clans; to the Navajo it represented a whirling log ( tsil no'oli' ), a sacred image representing a legend that was used in healing rituals."
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@ SanJuaneer1 To the Forum. Edited by Dorado
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The swastika was actually the unit patch for the 45TH infantry div. before WW2 when it was quickly changed after hitler desecrated it.
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