B. Max Mehl Good Luck Token

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  1. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

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    B. Max Mehl Good Luck Token
    The obverse has a figure twirling a lasso.

    The reverse has a horseshoe and:
    B. MAX MEHL / NUMISMATIST - FORT WORTH - TEXAS / GOOD LUCK be with you

    Bronze, 31mm, 11.40gm

    B. Max Mehl, 1884-1957, was a legendary Fort Worth, Texas coin dealer,
    America’s most famous coin dealer of the first half of the 20th century.

    Most of us here have heard of him, some have dealt with him.

    He popularized coin collecting with his advertisements.

    His customers included collector celebrities like King Farouk and he handled some coin celebrities like the 1804 dolar and 1913 nickel.

    More information on B. Max Mehl:

    http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/signal/coins/soltaylor100408.html

    http://www.cointalk.com/t192747

    http://www.coinworld.com/Articles/ViewArticle/b-max-mehls-a-royal-sale

    But what is the figure on the token?
    Is it a horse, camel, a bull, an Indian god, a Texas 'buckaroo'?

    :)
     
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  3. willieboyd2

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    The figure is Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God.

    :)
     
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