Comments on: Mishepishu (Great Water Panther) Coin

By: Viergacht

Viergacht — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:33:15 +0000

Thanks, Skunkmuffin. It’s for an American cryptid theme calendar I’m working on . . . still kind of ashamed to see it here. It’s REALLY rough.

By: SkunkMuffin

SkunkMuffin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:36:09 +0000

Never been into coins but the trio that’s been presented could change my mind.

Viergacht, your rough sketch looks great. I have seen your work at Deviant and would suggest people here go take a look at what I consider the best picture of a Sasquatch I have ever seen.

By: Viergacht

Viergacht — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:38:37 +0000

The second image is mine (viergacht.deviantart.com) and it’s both surprising and embarrassing to see it here since it’s just a REALLY rough color sketch and not a finished painting.

By: wormy

wormy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:53:56 +0000

This creatue is called lenipinšia by the Miami and Illinois peoples, and is also associated with meteors. From the Miami Project Earth and Sky Curriculum is this description: lenipinšia - the two-horned serpent that comes from the sky and lives in the rivers and lakes of Myaamionki; it is said that when a meteor is seen in the night sky, the serpent is moving and is accompanied by fires [Note: Myaamionki - the place of the miami people] In the Miami-Illinois language, this word is also used to mean sea monster, and used to refer to Whales, Dolphins, and other cetaceans ( see here for reference and pronounciation). The Piasa appears to be a example of this same type of monster.

By: D2K4

D2K4 — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:40:14 +0000

You know, some of the features of this creature are very similar to those reported to belong to Caddy and Ogopogo if you think about it…

By: flame821

flame821 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:00:02 +0000

Now that would be an interesting coin to add to my collection. I’ll have to check out the Canadian Mint, I normally only order Maple Leaves but this is pretty neat.

By: brobear

brobear — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:36:48 +0000

This creature or motiff was very prevalent with the tribes of the southeastern US. These people such as the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw, seminole all have stories of the underwater panther. This creature is also found on pottery as well.