BILLIKEN Lucky Coin Token Pocket Piece Good Luck 1908 Chicago Unknown Vintage

Description

Billiken lucky coin token.   Unknown vintage.  Shipped in a thick plastic coin pouch.
Billiken replica token.  Copper color.  Very nice condition, minimal wear.   Slightly thicker than a United States quarter coin.
BILLIKEN, “The god of things as they ought to be”  the front states.  Copyright 1908 by the Billiken Company, Chicago.  The back reads:
I am the God of Luckiness
So always keep my 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
GOOD LUCK above the poem, and POCKET PIECE below the poem.
It is quoted in Wikipedia:  “
To buy a Billiken was said to give the purchaser luck, but to receive one as a gift would be better luck.”
Keep Billiken with you for Good Luck!  Or give him as a gift to a friend.  He will come in a nice little plastic envelope.  All orders will be shipped First Class through the USPS mail, from an established reputable Ebay seller.  $1 shipping for any amount ordered!
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