Subject: Amulets

A 1897 five-cent piece from the United States with a Hebrew inscription of "Chai" (חי), meaning "life" and used as a good luck charm, engraved on one side. A hole has been punched through the coin, presumably for use as an amulet. This object is part of a larger collection of Judaica Americana.

An amuletic medallion featuring images of lions, the Ten Commandments in English and Hebrew on the front, and blessing hands with a prayer in English on the back. The medallion is holed for wearing around the neck. Date of creation is estimated to be circa 1910.

Plated brass plaque inscribed with the words "Good Luck." The date is estimated to be circa 1920 based on donor information.

An 1839 U.S. silver half dollar engraved as a Pidyon Haben coin. The coin is inscribed with "Aaron son of Moshe" and the date 1850 on both sides. Found in New York State.

This manuscript, titled *Sefer Ta'amulot Hokhmah* ("Book of Secrets of Wisdom"), is a collection of medical recipes, cures, amulets, and other writings by Aron Henriques da Cunha, a Jewish doctor or pharmacist practicing in the Netherlands and/or the Caribbean Islands between 1770 and 1820. Written in a mix of Spanish, Dutch, German, and Hebrew, the manuscript also includes seven leaves of genealogical records for Cunha's family in the Caribbean and Naarden, Holland, dating up to 1835. The manuscript is described as a personal notebook where the physician recorded his work over an extended period; while some passages may be copied from other sources, the work is largely original.