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numismatist6 Valued Member United States 360 Posts	Posted 01/24/2010 3:09 pm I have this token where the obverse has a modified California State Seal (with the addition or a cornucopia). The legend at the top is "PROSPERITY SOUVENIR." The reverse has a horseshoe and four-leaf clover surrounded by the legend "LUCKY POCKET PIECE." The token is bronze or copper, measures 32.2 mm and weighs 10.52 grams. I assume this is from an earlier era (perhaps FDR 1932?) since California's economy is in shambles and no mere lucky piece will restore it! Anyone have any info on who, what, when, and where? Thanks Phil Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/24/2010 5:03 pm I like that one! It does have the look of pre-WWII, before copper was being directed towards the war effort. The cornucopia and orchard in the background suggests pre-industrialized California. Edited by DVCollector 01/24/2010 5:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 08:35 am Looks to me like @numis (or a later owner) has uploaded this piece to tokencatalog: https://www.tokencatalog.com/token_...ord_offset=0 Well done. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 09:42 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95360 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 4:56 pm Nice token - but how can it be lucky with the horseshoe being upside down and having all the luck run out? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 06/04/2024 5:00 pm Quote: but how can it be lucky with the horseshoe being upside down and having all the luck run out? It drains into the souvenir piece and is recirculated into the horseshoe image as it bounces around in you pocket. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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