Arminius Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Don´t misunderstand the title - it´s just to attract visitors. Great Britain, Victoria (1837-1901), 1885 AD., Shilling (23,6 mm / 5,54 g) (originally 5,6552 g), Fineness: .925 Silver, .075 Copper, Obv.: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D: , late-style young head of Victoria left (the second head). Rev.: changed reverse: crowned AJC (or AH?) -monogram / Kiel engraved [instead of ONE / SHILLING] / 1885 , wreath (no die number above date). KM# 734.4 ; Skingley 3907 (1879-1887 type) . Probably engraved at Kiel, Germany and used as a medal or gift. Has this been a common use for Victorian (or other) silver coins regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 there are many love tokens/engravings of coins in the 1700-1800's you can usualy find 2 or 3 copper pieces from that period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Nice coin. The engraving is beautifully done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Cheeky, I would go with AH. Very nice, there is a love token society on the web LINK to the Love Token Society Here are a couple of mine, previously posted before you joined. Love Token 1861 1/2 US Dollar. Silver 31mm RCM. Love token E. I. S. on an 1812 Spanish 8 Reales. Silver 41mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Found another UK page on love token (and www.tokensociety.org.uk as a great address for token in general): http://www.tokensociety.org.uk/topics/engraved.shtml regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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