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habaraca
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Hey Greg (savoyspecial), ANYONE
This is on the reverse of a Standing Liberty quarter....
I see
sunrise, cross, harp?, some maybe Celtic symbols, etc.
Anyone have any ideas about the symbols or what this might represent, who may have made
it for what purpose??
Please share any thoughts...................
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Maybe an early Led Zeppelin cover?
Sun setting?
bob
maybe 20's.......
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
Some dude opiumcarved this.. He was thinking lets mess with people in the future.. They will try to figure it out
There you go
Steve
There are some Odd Fellow elements included in the design.
Just looks like it was carved by a Odd Fellow...
Not the fraternal origination type just a very peculiar Odd Fellow
Shame it's modern and not period as SLQ's craved in their day are scarce.
Almost seems like no Hobo ever had a Quarter to his name?
Broadstruck, what you mean by modern?? m the tools used? style?
Obviously a Celtic theme, as stated, but I don't know how much more info we'll get out of that. I'd be interested to know if the knotwork at the top is specifically symbolic of something or if it's simply artistic flourishes.
I think AUandAG might be onto something with the "sailor" theme, though while this could indeed be a memorial to a sailor lost at sea, I think it's more likely a talisman to protect a living sailor so he would come home from the sea.
A Standing Liberty quarter host coin gives me a WW2 vibe. Maybe it protected some guy from the U-Boats. (If it hadn't, we wouldn't be seeing it- it would be in Davy Jones' locker.)
All rampant speculation, of course, but that's what's fun about pieces like this: they invite speculation and stimulate the imagination.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.