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Good Luck Token - Billiken Richard A. Davis, Las Vegas, Nevada
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Spiritual token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Billiken figure — a seated, crown-wearing good luck idol — in low relief, with the motto MIRTH IS KING inscribed below and a crown device beneath that. The circular legend around the rim reads THE GOD OF THINGS AS THEY OUGHT TO BE, with the issuer name RICHARD A. DAVIS along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOD OF THINGS AS THEY OUGHT TO BE MIRTH IS KING RICHARD A. DAVIS |
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| Reverse lettering | GOOD LUCK I AM THE GOD OF LUCKINESS SO ALWAYS KEEP ME NIGH MISFORTUNE'S FROWN WILL DISAPPEAR AT ONE FLASH FROM MY EYE BE SURE THAT I AM ON THE SPOT WHEN PROJECTS YOU BEGIN I AM THE GOD OF LUCKINESS MY NAME IS BILLIKEN LAS VEGAS • CT. 181 |
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