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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 03/29/2014 3:15 pm So I just acquired this aluminum medal, which is about the size of a UK half crown. The obverse and reverse have the same image, thus I'm just posting one pic. So what would the function of this medal have been? Any help would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 03/29/2014 3:34 pm Actually, I figured it out! It's a 1940s-50s Magician's coin: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adams-Devil...054897.l4275 Report this Post to the Staff
justin3651 Pillar of the Community United States 621 Posts	Posted 03/29/2014 3:47 pm to scare naughty children and old ladies? Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 03/29/2014 4:39 pm justin3651- Truth be told, the dealer who I got this coin from acquired it in a bulk lot. He was creeped out by it and tossed it in the garbage can. I asked him if I could have it - so I got it for free. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 03/30/2014 01:09 am Quote: He was creeped out by it and tossed it in the garbage can. I asked him if I could have it - so I got it for free. Free is good - even creepy free. Quote: Actually, I figured it out! Glad we could help. Quote: from the ebay seller: THE SECRET- This coin contains a fine needle point which projects from the edge. With the aid of this point, the coin will adhere to the clothing, to the palm or to the back of the hand. Well? Does your coin have a "fine needle point" on the edge somewhere? Be careful looking for it, I wouldn't want you to jab yourself. Hmmm. Now I'm thinking of marketing a new anti-pickpocketing device: coins that bite back. I'm surprised nobody in Dickensian London ever thought of that one. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 03/30/2014 06:02 am Some of the coins were set up with the needle, some weren't they also were sold back in the day to add what is called flourish to a coin trick since they looked like the size of a quarter or fifty cent or some a dollar. You could add more clink for your buck in producing them in to a tin bucket or a bag. they were also given out at the end of a trick or act for helpers! Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 03/30/2014 06:54 am He is more appropriately Mephistopheles the demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend Report this Post to the Staff
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