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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/26/2010 : 19:20:01
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In searching bank rolled dimes, I found an 1854 seated liberty dime --- on one side. On the other side it is something odd. A very styalized W or M. A wavy pattern around the edge maybe 3/8 inch, then a disc with this strange styalized letter. I will include a picture of front (just a normal 1854 seated liberty dime) and the odd back, later tonight when I can get my 14-year old to take a better picture than I can. I have not put it under magnification, but it looks like the back may be inserted into larger coin, similar to the magician's half dollars I have found. But is it very precise. Both sides look equally worn and tarnished. The liberty on the shield is legible all but the Y. Nothing on the back side appears to be worn away.
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2010 : 19:37:44
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It's a LOVE TOKEN... 
Love Tokens were made on practically all denominations of coins. During the late 1800's a man earned about 10 cents a day. As a result, most love tokens on U.S. coins were engraved on smaller denomination coins, particularly the Liberty Seated Dime. These silver coins were softer, thus easier to engrave, than cents and nickels. Gold coins were also used but not as frequently, considering the value that a love token on a $1.00 gold coin represented.
Love Token Society
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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2010 : 20:58:37
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| Thnak you, Mr. Country. This forum is a wonderful resource for coin searchers. I will still post pictures. |
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battlecat
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 06/26/2010 : 21:30:13
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| Nice find! I really like the lettering on the love tokens! |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2010 : 22:00:13
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Originally posted by rainsonme
In searching bank rolled dimes, I found an 1854 seated liberty dime --- on one side. On the other side it is something odd. A very styalized W or M. A wavy pattern around the edge maybe 3/8 inch, then a disc with this strange styalized letter. I will include a picture of front (just a normal 1854 seated liberty dime) and the odd back, later tonight when I can get my 14-year old to take a better picture than I can. I have not put it under magnification, but it looks like the back may be inserted into larger coin, similar to the magician's half dollars I have found. But is it very precise. Both sides look equally worn and tarnished. The liberty on the shield is legible all but the Y. Nothing on the back side appears to be worn away.
you act so nonchalant about finding this. All I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW!!!  |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 06/26/2010 : 23:05:43
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Cool find, and great ID Country!
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zerocd
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 06/27/2010 : 04:53:09
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Learn something new every day.
Great find!
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thedrifter
Penny Sorter Member
USA
96 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2010 : 09:26:47
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2010 : 10:06:07
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What a wast of old coins.
At the time most Love Tokens were artisically carved, they were an everyday common coin. Each of these coins represented a substantial part of a day's wages at that time in the 19th century. A man giving that carved coin as a token of his love to a woman is beyond price. |
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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2010 : 12:13:20
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I would have preferred finding a more typical 1854 dime in such good condition; however, I am very happy to have this coin, and to have learned a little more about US hsitory. When I find an old coin, I often try to imagine for just a moment what was going on when that coin was new; depression, WWII, WWI, whatever. It is interesting to connect to the psat; these coins have transcended so many gnerations and worries, and loves. Thanks again to Mr. Country for educating me on what this coin was; I read about them on the web last night.
As to dimes in general, in the past 9 months I have found an 1880 in very poor condition, and now this 1854 Love Coin in good condition. I often start to sour on dimes, when I go through so many to find none or just 1 silver. But, it appears that perhaps the oldest finds mignt be hiding in the dime thicket. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 06/27/2010 : 13:14:16
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Originally posted by rainsonme
I would have preferred finding a more typical 1854 dime in such good condition; however, I am very happy to have this coin, and to have learned a little more about US hsitory. When I find an old coin, I often try to imagine for just a moment what was going on when that coin was new; depression, WWII, WWI, whatever. It is interesting to connect to the psat; these coins have transcended so many gnerations and worries, and loves. Thanks again to Mr. Country for educating me on what this coin was; I read about them on the web last night.
As to dimes in general, in the past 9 months I have found an 1880 in very poor condition, and now this 1854 Love Coin in good condition. I often start to sour on dimes, when I go through so many to find none or just 1 silver. But, it appears that perhaps the oldest finds mignt be hiding in the dime thicket.
That is so awesome that you found a Love Token!!! Try pricing them next time you are at a coin show, IF anyone even has any for sale. They are becoming so scarce, just as are the Hobo Nickels. A cool part of our history.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone. |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 06/27/2010 : 18:13:12
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| In for pics and learned something new today |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2010 : 19:41:04
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| Yeah, drooling for the pics! |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 06/27/2010 : 20:16:01
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| Congrats on the Love Token find! I've been searching "tons" of dimes and a Love Token find has always been on my mind. I used to own one that also had my initials. It would be great to find one in rolls of dimes as you did. |
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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member
USA
183 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2010 : 20:54:14
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I could not get a good photo with my son's camera, so I dug out an old digital micro-scope Intel sold 10 years ago as a kid's toy. It doesn't do the coin justice; I can easily see all but the Y in Liberty on the shield, yet here it looks quite worn. It is a dark coin. (by the way, the toy microscope on 10x doesn't make a very good picture, being low resolution of 10 years ago, but at 60x it is very nice to look at mint marks)
so here are the pictures, or at least I hope they are, as I struggle with the steps required to post them. The reverse letter appears to be an M or W ---- perhaps Wolvesdad's great great grandfather.
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PennyPauper
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2010 : 12:38:38
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| That is a awesome find.A true piece of history.Takes us back to a simpler time.Very romantic. |
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