constanius Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Was worn on a chain, you can see where the hole has been filled (quite nicely done), hence the post engraving wear to the rim which is evident. Then converted to a broach. Very deeply engraved, which does not show to well in the pics. This is the only US coin I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 The heyday of engraved love tokens in the USA was 1860's-1890's, most were made from dimes which was the average daily wage for a man. This love token represents a week's wages before the cost of the engraving is factored in. Well engraved tokens were, by and large, engraved by professionals, which added to the cost of the tokens. An engraved dollar or the spanish 8 real I posted earlier was therefore 2 week's wages plus engraving. LINK to the Love Token Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Another great love token. I really like these. Great history attached to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 It's incredible to believe that that was engraved, rather than done by machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Very, very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 All I can say is WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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