lucky coins
Superstitious pocket change
Lucky coins are coins believed to bring good fortune, often carried as pocket talismans or given as gifts.
The association between coins and luck appears across cultures—Chinese coins with square holes, found pennies picked up from the ground, coins thrown into fountains while making wishes.
She kept a lucky coin in her wallet for job interviews.
- penniesOne-cent coins
- wishing wellWater feature for hopes
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- make a wishHope for something silently
- tossLight, casual throw
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- Asian coinsmon, wen, dong, won, yen
- ceremonial coinsarras
- Asian decorbamboo furniture, bonsai, Chinese lanterns, Japanese lanterns, paper lanterns
- knickknackstchotchkes, trinkets, curios, bric-a-brac, gewgaws
- ritual foodscommunion wafer, communion wine, communion wafers, sacramental wine, seder
functional purpose
lucky coinsspending money
Cash for incidentals
currency · pocket change · loose change · petty cash · legal tender
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