What kind of necklace is this?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

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[Terry Soloman]

pretty cool hand beaded necklace. American folk art.

 

[hunterray2002]

That is pretty cool.

 

[bigfoot1]

its a hippie necklace.deadhead,rasta type deal...very cool !!!

 

[jamey]

that is a neat one.check to see if the beads could have been trade beads,looks like something an indian would do,money sure is old enough

 

[swamp yankee]

Too bad they poked holes in the coins,the Reale looks pretty old and decent shape and I see a large cent in the back too.....

 

[BosnMate]

The large red, white and blue bead is called a Chevron. They were a trade item in both Africa and the US. Chevron beads have value, in the neighborhood of 50 to 75 dollars for
one bead, but I'm not up on values at this time. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_bead> Check the link to learn more about the chevron bead. The coins are also old, which
tends to make one think the necklace is old also. From the pictures, it looks to me like the thread the beads are strung with is a synthetic, some sort of nylon, so even if the beads
and money is old, they are strung on very modern thread, and I'm inclined to agree with Bigfoot that it's a hippie string of beads.

The link didn't highlight to click on, so highlight and copy, then paste it in a google search. OK, the link is working now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_bead

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like some modern "Wampum" necklaces that I seen. Tony

 

[cw0909]

from reading here and around, you might want to have it checked out
could be from the 1980s-90s and an artist not homemade
scroll imgs for info
Chevron Beads. By Sarah Corbett | Ethnic Jewels Magazine

from the look of that 3 cent piece i sure wouldnt have drilled a hole in it
what does the other side look like

 

[unclemac]

send the picture to this guy...he is very helpful and very knowledgeable

Indian Fur Trade Bead Use History Pictures Descriptions

 

[unclemac]

i'm thinking (hoping) that those coins were already drilled, like so many that we find from the old days.