I hope this item isn't inappropriate for this forum. Found among miscellaneous low-grade silver. I think it's called a love token. Very nicely engraved. A fella has to wonder about LOIS...she was surely a beauty, eh? If only the silver could talk... Is there a specific place to show/see more like this? wlw
We don't have a specific forum for Numismatic Exonumia, so you'll probably fare just as well in the Coin Chat forum as in any other. There is a thread "Let's see your exonumia" (or something like that) but your posts would draw little discussion and get buried pretty quickly since the thread is quite a few years old. I like your avatar. I have one, too! Chris
I like it. My wife's family is from the Azores. She is not named Lois though nor does she have any older relatives named Lois
I love token carvings like this. I have some cool Australian florins with carvings in them from the 5th Air Force and stuff. But cointalk won’t load my photos currently.
The fellow I bought it from, over 20 years ago, was convinced it was a fake; copper over base metal, contemporary...junk. I gave $6 for it. It now resides with my son, in Georgia...he expressed keen interest in it as a teen, and I offered it to him upon his discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps. He's tickled, of course...and so am I. He'll pass it on to his daughter, an only child who has already shown interest in American history...and numismatics! A Win-Win all around! May I assume your username pays homage to Gary Kildall...who wrote CP/M? I still have my first desktop, a Kaypro 10. I haven't booted it in a couple decades, but I'm sure it'll light up, if called upon. Clunka, clunka, whirrr. wlw
Your son will be pleased to know that the medal is authentic. Mine is graded by NGC, MS63. The International Exhibition, also known as the World's Fair, was held in Philadelphia in 1876. The US Mint brought the press to the fair grounds so the medals could be made on site. Sorry, I don't know Gary Kildall. Those are my initials, and I played pool most of my life. Chris
