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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1567123, member: 4910&quot;]I have had this token since the 1960&#039;s when I found it in a coin dealer&#039;s bin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_roosevelt_tillicum_orig.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: LUCKY TILLICUM / REBUILD WITH ROOSEVELT</p><p>Reverse: PROSPERITY / 1933 / FOLLOW THE ROOSEVELT TRAIL</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears to be &quot;German Silver&quot; or silver-plated copper, is 27mm, and is somewhat worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was probably issued as a political token for the 1932 US presidential election.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Another Lucky Tillicum!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, he won the election and I just received this token:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_roosevelt_tillicum_chicago.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: LUCKY TILLICUM / REBUILD WITH ROOSEVELT</p><p>Reverse: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1933 / CHICAGO / FOLLOW THE ROOSEVELT TRAIL</p><p><br /></p><p>Issued for the 1933 Chicago Exposition or World&#039;s Fair which was named &quot;A Century of Progress&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the big question is:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>What is a &quot;Tillicum&quot;?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Lucky Tillicum&quot; was a popular expression at one time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The New York Times had a short article on the original token, dated October 7, 1932:</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>&#039;Lucky Tillicum&#039; Pocket Pieces To Aid the Roosevelt Campaign</p><p>Special to the New York Times:</p><p><br /></p><p>The word is from the Indian, signifying good luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The slogan, it was said, was fashioned by Colonel Edward M. House.</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Colonel House was President Wilson&#039;s number one assistant.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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