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« Reply #30 on: February 24, 2010, 11:58:28 am »
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Sue got a point there
Ok here is a theory of what it was we can now exclude the fixed to idea as there is writing on the back and if you affix it to something well guess what you cant read the reverse so I think that it was worn around the neck and if I recall I saw some photos of an Indian wearing something like that a bit like a choker it would have been tide with a leather lace this could explain why the writing is worn and not the bird and the two holes.

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« Reply #31 on: February 24, 2010, 12:43:11 pm »
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might be off a coin bracelet

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« Reply #32 on: February 24, 2010, 04:29:59 pm »
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Hi Outback

I thought of that but then there would be wearing by the holes and there is none that I can see.

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« Reply #33 on: February 24, 2010, 04:42:11 pm »
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Wouldn't that depend on how they linked the coins together?  If they were linked using leather or ribbon, there shouldn't be much more wear than there would be with the choker.    (Personally, I don't think that is the answer....although it's possible that this could be part of a watch fob or a key fob).   When I look at the piece, I visually a person either far from loved ones or in a tight situation who has developed the habit of rubbing the writing either to bring him closer to the one he misses or to give him the courage/strength/luck to carryon.  So, I'm visualizing a piece that is hung in such a way that the bird side lays on the forefinger of a cupped hand while the thumb gently rubs over the inscription (the way lots of people handle worry stones or the modern equivalents of what I'm imagining)

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« Reply #34 on: February 24, 2010, 04:43:52 pm »
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« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2010, 04:48:33 pm »
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Now that?s interesting BA never thought of that and the result would be the same as if it were worn as jewelry perhaps even worse but we still need to know what it?s made of.

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Thanks.......and did you ever think getting an answer to your question would involve this much speculation and back and forth ? Wink

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« Reply #37 on: February 24, 2010, 04:58:47 pm »
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NY is that where you found it Rwaloven?

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I think I'm going to go back to focusing on the bird.   That should help us decide where the original "minting" occured.   From there we can figure out what alterations were made where.   I'd really prefer starting with the lettering, but there's so little of it left that unless someone stumbles across a duplicate, I don't know how much help it will be.

If we trace the eagle back to a European minting, then we still need to decide if the lettering was added there or in the United States (possibly New York)....I'm  betting the lettering was added in the New York area.

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Ok sounds good to me lets see what we can come up with

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