The Ushers Zodiac Coin - Pisces Venice, California

Features

Location	United States
Type	Advertising medallions
Year	1936
Composition	Mosiądz
Weight	7.21 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 123996
References	Kappen# 58 Charles V. Kappen. California Tokens (2 volumes). , Kuethe# 332 Frederick William Kuethe Jr.; 1978. Magicians' Tokens and Related Items: an Illustrated Check-list, with Estimates of Values and Rarities. Self-published, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States. , TC# 240102 TokenCatalog.com (http://tokencatalog.com)

Obverse

Symbol zodiaku Ryby z trójzębem w parze po lewej stronie.
Słowo "PISCES" wychodzące z gwiazdy otaczającej legendę między 2 okręgami. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
PISCES
* LUCKY NUMBERS * 2-8-5-4 *
LUCKY DAY FRIDAY

Reverse

Okrąg z tekstem "powodzenia", okrąg z dwunastoma symbolami zodiaku,
Logo planety Ushers w centrum.
Informacja o prawach autorskich poniżej planety. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
GOOD LUCK
* WEALTH * HEALTH * HAPPINESS *
THE USHERS
VENICE, CAL.
COPYRIGHT 1936

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Comments

"The Ushers" lub "House of Usher" był sklepem z artykułami magicznymi i astrologicznymi w Venice w Kalifornii.
Wydali oni te interesujące astrologiczne zodiakalne monety szczęścia w latach 30-tych XX wieku. "The Usherowie" to Harry i Frances Usherowie, para artystów, którzy występowali w Stanach Zjednoczonych w latach dwudziestych i trzydziestych XX wieku jako magicy, mentaliści i medium. W 1935 roku przeszli na emeryturę i otworzyli swój sklep w Venice, nadmorskiej społeczności położonej nad Oceanem Spokojnym na zachód od Los Angeles w Kalifornii. Sklep działał do około 1950 roku, kiedy to zmarł Harry Usher. Wkrótce zaczęli produkować monety lub żetony promujące ich sklep. Istnieje dwanaście żetonów dla dwunastu znaków zodiaku:http://fullsize-00026.tokencatalog.com/IMAGE_OBV_133043.jpg" rel="nofollow"> http://fullsize-00026.tokencatalog.com/IMAGE_OBV_133043.jpg
The Magicians Tokens and Related Items autorstwa F. Williama Kuethe, Jr, opublikowane przez The Token and Medal Society (TAMS), tom 18, numer 5, październik 1978, wymienia te przedmioty jako numer MT332.
Kuethe nie rozróżnia trzech typów rewersów: https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnstokmed_ushersastrology.htm
Przykłady reklam Usherów:
https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnstokmed_ushersastrology.htm

3 różne typy
Typ 1 - Planeta bez napisu, napis Copyright nad planetą.
Typ 2 - Planeta z napisem (The Ushers), prawa autorskie wypisane tylko poniżej planety.
Typ 3 - Planeta z napisem (The Ushers), symbol praw autorskich (©) poniżej planety.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

"The Ushers" or the "House of Usher" was a magic and astrology supply store in Venice, California.
They issued these interesting astrology zodiac good luck coins in the 1930's. "The Ushers" were Harry and Frances Usher, a pair of entertainers who performed around the United States in the 1920's and 1930's as magicians, mentalists, and psychics. They retired from performing in 1935 and opened their store in Venice, a Pacific Ocean beach front community west of Los Angeles, California. The store operated until around 1950 when Harry Usher passed away. They soon began manufacturing coins or tokens to promote their store. There are twelve tokens for the twelve zodiac signs:http://fullsize-00026.tokencatalog.com/IMAGE_OBV_133043.jpg" rel="nofollow"> http://fullsize-00026.tokencatalog.com/IMAGE_OBV_133043.jpg
The Magicians Tokens and Related Items by F. William Kuethe, Jr., published by The Token and Medal Society (TAMS), Volume 18, Number 5, October 1978, lists these items as number MT332.
Kuethe does not differentiate the three reverse types: https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnstokmed_ushersastrology.htm
Examples of the Ushers advertisements:
https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnstokmed_ushersastrology.htm

3 different types
Type 1 - Planet with no inscription on it, Copyright spelled out above the planet.
Type 2 - Planet with inscription (The Ushers) on it, Copyright spelled out only below the planet.
Type 3 - Planet with inscription (The Ushers) on it, Copyright symbol (©) below the planet.

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Date		Frequency
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ND (1936)	(en) Type 3	17%
1936	(en) Type 1	83%
1936	(en) Type 2	0%

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