{"product_id":"et-hobo-coin-pendant-necklace","title":"E.T. Morgan Dollar Coin Art Pendant — 1921 Alien Pop Culture Dark Jewelry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"vh-product-description\"\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eE.T. arrived in 1982 as a figure of radical gentleness — an alien who communicated through touch, who healed with a glowing finger, who wanted nothing more than to go home. In a decade defined by Cold War anxiety and technological acceleration, the film offered something simpler: the idea that the most important things are small, quiet, and easily overlooked. The image of the bicycle against the moon became one of the most recognized silhouettes of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThis pendant places that figure — E.T.’s distinctive profile, hand-cut at the center of a 1921 coin face — in the Morgan Dollar coin art tradition. The \u003cem\u003eE Pluribus Unum\u003c\/em\u003e inscription runs the border. The date grounds it in a specific American moment. Each piece is hand-cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eWhat It Represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eE.T. is the definitive outsider figure — strange in form, gentle in nature, misunderstood by institutions and understood immediately by children. The archetype resonates because most people have felt it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003ch3\u003ePop Culture as Mythology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eThe coin carving tradition placed folk figures and personal symbols into coins. E.T. belongs in that lineage — a figure that carries genuine cultural weight, placed in a form that has always been about personal meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003ch3\u003eNostalgia as Identity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eWearing a cultural reference is a form of self-disclosure. E.T. signals something specific about the person wearing it — a relationship to a particular kind of storytelling, a particular kind of feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eDesign Highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eE.T. profile hand-cut at center — distinctive silhouette readable at coin scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eE Pluribus Unum\u003c\/em\u003e inscription and 1921 date on the coin border, star detail running the circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFour-prong open coin setting — no drilling or soldering on the coin; can be removed and kept as a collectible\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSkull bail cast separately above the frame; coin diameter 38 mm (approx. 1.5 in); box chain included\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eAging \u0026amp; Patina\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eHand-cut from a modern Morgan Dollar-style coin replica and individually polished by hand. The silver-plated copper surface is designed to develop a unique vintage patina over time — making each piece a personal relic rather than a mass-produced accessory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eStyling Suggestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWorn alone over black or grey — the silhouette reads clearly, the coin context rewards a closer look\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLayered with a longer chain or other pop culture pendants for a personal reference stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWith dark casual, alternative, or streetwear styling where cultural references are worn as identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFor collectors of film iconography, outsider culture, or anyone who still feels the pull of that bicycle against the moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMaterial: Copper base, silver-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFinish: Antique silver tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eColor: Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eCoin diameter: 38 mm (approx. 1.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSetting: Four-prong open frame — no drilling or soldering\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBail: Skull cast, integrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChain: Box chain included\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"VEILHINGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55269732253987,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7768\/8611\/files\/alien-hobo-nickel-coin-pendant-silver-cutout-necklace-1921.webp?v=1782115675","url":"https:\/\/veilhinge.com\/products\/et-hobo-coin-pendant-necklace","provider":"VEILHINGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}