NUMISMATIC SOUVENIRS OF THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE

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The E-Sylum: Volume 12, Number 30, July 26, 2009, Article 16

NUMISMATIC SOUVENIRS OF THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE

Regarding earthquake items, Dave Schenkman writes:

I’ve collected “made from” and relic items for years, and in my bank box I located an interesting encased cent from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

1906 San Francisco Earthquake Lucky Penny obverse

1906 San Francisco Earthquake Lucky Penny reverse

Obverse text: SOUVENIR OF THE SAN FRANCISCO / EARTHQUAKE & FIRE / APRIL 19, 1906

Reverse text: LUCKY PENNY / TAKEN FROM RUINS AT / SAN FRANCISCO / BADLY DISFIGURED / BUT STILL IN THE RING

I really like this encased cent. It's a great way to dress up and give new life to a beat-up lowly cent - a harmless and interesting souvenir of a catastrophic historic event. I love the prize fighter allusion: "badly disfigured but still in the ring" and the double meaning of "ring", which could mean a boxing ring or, of course, the aluminum ring that comprises the encasement.

Dave adds:

For whatever it is worth, there are a couple of So-Called Dollars (HK-340-343) relating to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Joe Boling adds:

There are also a raft of medals for the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

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