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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1724348, member: 4910&quot;]<img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_goodluck_leoneddie.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Leon and Eddie&#039;s Nightclub Good Luck Coin</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Figure of Leon and Eddie thumbing noses at each other</p><p>LEON &amp; EDDIE&#039;S</p><p>33 W 52 N.Y.C.</p><p>&quot;ALWAYS THE HOTTEST SHOW IN TOWN!&quot;</p><p>EUE (Francis or Franz Eue, a designer for the Medallic Art Company)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Torch</p><p>CARRYING THE TORCH FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE</p><p>GOOD LUCK</p><p>LEON &amp; EDDIE&#039;S</p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 32mm</p><p>Weight: 11.14gm</p><p>Metal: Brass</p><p><br /></p><p>This &quot;Good Luck&quot; coin conjures up scenes of New York City nightlife in the 1930&#039;s and 1940&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Leon &amp; Eddie&#039;s was a New York City nightclub.</p><p>It was run by two long-time entertainers, Leon Enkin and Eddie Davis.</p><p><br /></p><p>The club featured entertainers including comedians, dancers, and strippers.</p><p>Some famous names performed there, including Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Milton Berle.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was located at 33 West 52d Street and had a back wall with caricatures of</p><p>Leon and Eddie thumbing their noses at each other, as depicted on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The club closed in 1953, and the building was later demolished</p><p><br /></p><p>This good luck coin is most likely from the 1930&#039;s when &quot;good luck&quot; coins were popular.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found it in the usual place.</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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