CHARM (Lucky)

Abstract

Provided is a lucky charm, jewelry or a collector's item that includes a magical coin. The coin represents the currency of a member nation of the United Nations and has a native color. The coin is either coated with a material that intentionally and visually alters the native color of the coin, is bejeweled, or both, to achieve an aesthetically appealing appearance. The coin may be oriented or held in a manner to provide its possessor a great sense of magic, goodwill and/or promise. The key to the charm's power is the fact that it is “lucky” and that it may be associated with hypo-allergenicity and “permanence,” e.g., electronic permanence.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A lucky charm, comprising:
 a coin that embodies legal tender currency of a member nation of the United Nations, the coin having a native color, wherein the coin is coated with a material that visually alters in an aesthetically pleasing manner the native color of the coin, thereby representing a lucky tangible means effective for providing a sense of magic, goodwill and/or promise,   wherein the coin is held by a holder in a lucky orientation and/or manner such that luckiness in at least in a hypoallergenic manner is achieved, optionally with help from the material coating of the coin.   
     
     
         2 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the coin is a penny. 
     
     
         3 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the member nation is an American nation, a member nation of the European Union, a nation of Asia, or a non-African or non-Pacific island nation. 
     
     
         4 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein native color is that of copper or an alloy thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the native color is that of nickel or an alloy thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the native color is that of aluminum or iron or an alloy thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the lucky orientation emphasizes a heads-up orientation. 
     
     
         8 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the material is a precious metal selected from gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, alloys thereof, and layers of any of the foregoing. 
     
     
         9 . The charm of  claim 1 , bejeweled. 
     
     
         10 . The charm of  claim 9 , including one or more crystals. 
     
     
         11 . The charm of  claim 10 , wherein a plurality of crystals is included. 
     
     
         12 . The charm of  claim 9 , having heads and tails faces and having a trademark associated with a tails face. 
     
     
         13 . The charm of  claim 9 , bejeweled about an edge thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The charm of  claim 1 , wherein the coin is immobilized to the holder, and the holder obscures more of a tails face of the coin than the heads face of the coin. 
     
     
         15 . The charm of  claim 14 , wherein the holder is bejeweled. 
     
     
         16 . A lucky charm, comprising:
 a coin that represents legal tender currency of a member nation of the United Nations, wherein   the coin is immobilized to and rendered electrically conductive to a bejeweled metallic holder,   both the holder and the coin exhibit a color that is different from a native color of the coin, and   the coin is held in a lucky orientation and/or manner such that the charm appeals to at least one numismatist.   
     
     
         17 . A lucky charm or a collector item, comprising:
 a coin that represents legal tender currency of a member nation of the United Nations, the coin having a native color, wherein   the coin is coated with a material that visually alters the native color of the coin and the coin is bejeweled about an edge of a holder thereof that is immobilized relative to the coin, and   the coin is held in a lucky orientation and/or manner by the holder such that the holder displays the coin in a front side up manner and obscures more of a back-side face of the coin than the front side face of the coin.   
     
     
         18 . The charm or item of  claim 17 , in the form of a token, ring, pendant, token, or bracelet. 
     
     
         19 . The charm or item of  claim 18 , being stunningly beautiful upon initial inspection due to proper lighting, due to presence of an iridescent coating, due to an arrangement of crystals in an ordered array, and/or due to general fabulousness and luckiness as determined by sight. 
     
     
         20 . The charm of  claim 18 , wherein the coin has a minting date on or after 2023. 
     
     
         21 . An electronic form of the charm or item of  claim 18 , wherein the electronic form carries substantial electronic and optionally legal permanence.