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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2596758, member: 4910&quot;]I looked at this thread and, to my surprise, saw an old friend.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Egyptian Magic Coin</b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen versions of this item for years on Internet coin and metal detecting boards, on Ebay, at coin shows, and even in the movies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin or token shows Egyptian symbols on both sides, one side has the sphinx and pyramids, the other side has a pharoah and various hieroglyphic symbols.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some are plain round tokens, others have loops for wearing them.</p><p><br /></p><p>They would probably fall into the category of &quot;magic coins&quot; or &quot;good luck coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>They have been around since at least 1905, when a listing for one appeared in the 1905 Sears &amp; Roebuck mail-order catalog.</p><p><br /></p><p>One looks like this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_egyptmagiccoin_generic.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Egypt Magic Coin with Sphinx, Four Pyramids, and Sunburst</p><p>Egyptian Pharoah seated on throne, throne has cat supports, surrounded by Hieroglyphic symbols</p><p>Size: 32mm, bronze, weight around 10gm</p><p><br /></p><p>One even made it into the movies, appearing in the 1946 David Selznick film &quot;Duel in the Sun&quot;, a &quot;Western&quot; set in the 1880&#039;s at a large southwestern cattle ranch.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_movie_duelsun_egyptian.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Egyptian Magic Coin in &quot;Duel in the Sun&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Jennifer Jones played Pearl, a half-breed &quot;bad girl&quot; who wants to be &quot;good&quot;. Preacher Walter Huston gives a medal to Jennifer with the idea that it will keep her &quot;pure&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn&#039;t work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sears Roebuck 1905 Catalog listing for a watch fob with a similar coin attached:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_egyptmagiccoin_sears.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sears Roebuck 1905 Catalog listing</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1905 Sears &amp; Roebuck mail-order catalog item is &quot;The latest craze. Gentlemen&#039;s fob&quot;, silver plated German silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although they were sold by Sears in 1905, they were probably mass-produced in the 1920&#039;s when the &quot;Egyptian Fad&quot; started with the 1922 discovery of the tomb of the Pharoah Tutankhamun or &quot;King Tut&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Supposedly these are sold to tourists in Egypt, but I visited Egypt in 1987 but never saw one for sale there.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ones I have seen are usually brass and 32mm in size, I have not seen the larger silver-plated ones. Some of these coins have a flat relief. The creator and designer of these items is unknown, but the design was probably trademarked at some time. The trademark may still be active.</p><p><br /></p><p>They aren&#039;t worth very much, I have seen them sell on Ebay for 99 cents to $10.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is more about them on my website (URL below).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am continuing to look for information on these items, if anyone has something to share, please contact me.</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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