Need token help...(Swasticas as good luck symbols)
August 19, 1998 at 23:51:34
Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone could help me with something that has caught my attention. I was hunting an old farm a couple of days ago and while I was around the side-yard I found a large advertising token for a place here in Kokomo. On the reverse, however, there was a very large swastica surrounded by lucky objects, (horseshoes, clovers, wishbones, etc) and the inscription "Keep this coin and have good luck". I know that the swastica at one time did not bear the same negative connotation as it does now, but about what time were such items popular, (I was just thinking how interesting it would be to stop by the place in town that issued it and show it around, just to see what they'd say ;-). If any of you have any info on this, I'd greatly appreciate it. Also, I found a token with the obverse bearing a picture of Cyrus McCormick and his birth-death date and the inscription "Inventer of the Reaper", and on the reverse a picture of the reaper and the inscriptions "Centennial of the Reaper 1831-1931" and "International Harvester Company". Does anyone know anything about that company, (such as if it still exists) or anything about this token? Thanks!
Kevin "dingo" Martin
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