Coin With A Map. Hello World :-)

This one isn't mine, but I'd really, really like it to be.

Probably ain't gonna happen, though. I have too many other irons in the fire, and love tokens are my secondary collection (for which I tend to stay below a hundred bucks per coin).

OK, not a map on this one, exactly, but a ... globe.

It is for sale on John Kraljevich's site.

Independent Order of Good Templars / Right Worthy Grand Lodge Love Token on 1835 Bust Half

"1835 Bust Half dollar engraved with "Rep. To / R.W.G.L. / of the World / I.O.G.T. / OREGON / 1882" over global longitude and latitude lines. Host coin Fine or so with some light marks and traces of solder at 3-4:00 and 9-10:00 where once mounted as a pin. An unusual relic from an annual meeting of the Independent Order of Good Templars (I.O.G.T.) under the jurisdiction of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the World (R.W.G.L.), held in Charleston, South Carolina on May 23, 1882. Aside from the obvious appeal to collectors of Masonic or temperance material (and perhaps super-specialists in Masonic temperance lodges), this piece's appeal lies in its unusual state of origin and desirable undertype. I can't recall offering a love token with an Oregon origin (say that five times fast) before. Anything engraved, countermarked, or otherwise accomplished atop a Bust half is likewise certain to find interest."

 

Indeed. No bargain-basement price, there. It is a very special engraved piece, and as such should be worth a premium, but it isn't "$495.00 special" to me.