Thanksgiving weekend has come and gone here in the US, which means now Christmas season is upon us everywhere. Christmas decorations and lights started showing up come the Friday right after Thanksgiving. Some neighborhoods go all out of decorations, and they have fantastic light displays. My neighborhood isn't quite so gung ho thank goodness. I usually put up a few lights just so I don't seem too much like a Scrooge to all of the neighbors. But since I don't have any younger children around there just isn't as much incentive to decorate the yard and house.
Today I have a fun treat for all of you out there who are cryptozoology lovers. Not cryptocurrency, cryptozoology. That's the study and search for creatures that are unknown, legendary or even extinct. This included creatures like Nessie the Loch Ness monster, sasquatch or bigfoot, the chupacabra, and the Jersey Devil. There are of course many other creatures that fit this build as well, but for the sake of time I'll keep the list short.
This post is day eight of my Silver Gold Stackers Twelve Days of Christmas challenge to share items you might like to receive from you secret Santa or even under the tree. A big thanks to @silverd510 for starting the challenge! The silver piece I am sharing is produced by the Intaglio Mint. They produce a series of mythological and legendary creatures, the one I'm speaking of is the Jersey Devil. This is a beautifully designed and struck silver round. Have a look:
About the round:
From Apmex.com
This two ounce silver work of art is composed of pure silver. What I love about the Intaglio Mint is their attention to details and produce really nice silver to collect and is great as an investment. I would be thrilled to receive this for Christmas for sure!
Jersey Devil
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The existence of the Jersey Devil has been questionable at best over the years. Said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey in the United States. It's likely that it was derived from the Leeds Devil who was said to be the thirteenth son of Deborah Leeds, who upon discovery that she was pregnant for a thirteenth time cursed the child to be a devil. Talk about a loving mother!
Interestingly there was actually a Deborah Leeds married to Japhid Leeds and lived in Leeds Point in the area the devil is purported to live. Japhid leads was a wealthy land owner and left his estate to twelve children in his will. What is even more interesting in that Daniel Leeds (descended from Japhid) and his son Titus Leeds were a major competitor of a fellow named Benjamin Franklin who lived in Philadelphia. It's said that Franklin had called the Leeds monsters most likely as they published a competing almanac to Franklin's Poor Richards Almanac. This may have been the origin of story.
Throughout the 1800's the Leeds Devil was a well know tale told around southern New Jersey. It is said to be a creature with red eyes, wings, hooves, and many other variations. Over the years there were many sightings of the creature. However, in 1909 there was a rash of sightings and the creature became known as the Jersey Devil. At one point police even fired on a creature and was said to have no affect on the monster. Sightings continue to this very day. There are even dedicated groups of crytpozoologists that hunt for the devil in the Pine Barrens today.
Am I a believer? No. I have spent a lot of time in southern New Jersey in the Pine Barrens forest and never seen a monster myself, apart from some of the human variety that is. Maybe people misidentify other creatures for the legendary creature. There have been a lot of sighting over the years though, so who knows, maybe it is real? But it still makes for an interesting story and was the inspiration for this beautiful silver round produced by the Intaglio Mint.
That will wrap up my post for this Monday. I hope you liked the silver and the legendary history behind the Jersey Devil. If you're ever in southern New Jersey in the woods keep your eyes open! Thank you so much for all of your support, it really is greatly appreciated. It's fun putting together these posts and I'm glad some of you enjoy them. Have a great day everyone!
Disclaimer:
I am not a financial advisor and this is not financial advice. Please do your own research before investing your hard earned money in any project or commodity.
References:
https://www.apmex.com/product/201000/2-oz-silver-high-relief-round-the-jersey-devil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Pine_Barrens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology
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Very cool coin!! intaglio has nice coins!!! I have one Loch Ness in my target but I just didn't buy because of the canada post strike and the seller would be very trustful to wait for sending it lol
Too bad you couldn't pick it up! It's a nice round too! I like the devil because I live in Philly not far from southern NJ. I've been there a lot, it's really a pretty place once you escape the city up north!
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So the professional hockey team has nothing to do with this creature of the local mythology.
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Maybe the Jersey Devil is secretly the team owner?
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That is a very interesting story about the devil. and it look like a wonderful coin.
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Haha I like this devil art on the jersey devil silver coin. It made me laugh because of the wonky face on the devil, it reminds me of really old artworks that I used to see at school in the History books. I swear they couldn't draw serious looking faces on humans or animals to save their lives.
I hope this is not offensive in any way, I just found it funny looking.
That was the intent of the artist I believe, to make it look like one of those "old" time beasts! No offense, don't worry!
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That's a sweet one. They make amazing rounds!
Thanks! I always like monster related stuff, and they made this one pretty cool!
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Cryptozoology............. I'm still looking for Bigfoot I'm sure he's hiking my trails Lol!π
I always like the 2 ounce rounds and this Jersey Devil from the Intaglio Mint is awesome!
Two ouncers just always feel better than one! No bigfoot out there on those trails yet?
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Maybe if I take a couple of those 2 ounce silver rounds on my hike, it might entice him out of hiding Lolπ€£
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It wasn't too bad, I get some rest which I needed. How about you? Any adventures this past weekend?
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Yikes!!! I don't care for such stories, nor do I believe in them.
But the silver round is great! The Intaglio Mint logo has radials that are deep and so pronounced. That alone (without the devil) is so worth the buy.
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It's just one of those of ghost stories in my opinion, but it sure makes for a nice silver round. The Intaglio radials are really nice aren't they? They do awesome work. They also have the Loch Ness monster on one as well!
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The Jersey Devil! I remember being fascinated by the Tom Brown Tracker series and wishing I could visit the Pine Barren. Many of the things I learned from the books applied to the Wisconsin woods, too. No devils here, only a hodag.
Have you found the Hodag yet? When I lived in Philly I used to spend a lot of time in southern NJ so I know the area pretty well!
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I'll head to the Prudential Center if I want to see a Jersey Devil. Either that, or I will wait for them to come to Little Caesar's arena and get spanked by the RedWings!
We have smatterings of lights in our neighborhood, but nothing grand. There is a house a couple miles from where we live that puts up literally hundreds of blow ups each year.
That's the easy way to see the Jersey Devil for sure!
Those places with all the fancy lights and inflatables are crazy. They can spend thousands of dollars on those displays. No thanks! Maybe I'm just getting old and cheap!
We actually have more lights out than usual this year, so I am with you. Even with everything being LED now I already got a letter from my power company letting me know that I am on track for my bill to be $70 more than usual this month!
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When I read your comment about the Jersey Devil, I remembered his story, but I also remembered a celebration that we have in Venezuela and it is known as the Devils of Yare, unlike the story of the Devil of Jersey, where he terrorized the villagers, the devils of Yare is a religious celebration where the Afrikaans, Spanish and Venezuelan indigenous culture is combined, before many years ago it was a religious celebration where it focused on the struggle of evil against good, but now for 24 years the communist government has turned it into an unbridled party, you know things about communism, the old adajio give bread and circuses to the people, I was able to enjoy this religious celebration more than 30 years ago, when it was celebrated as it should be.
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