So... tell me what you find interesting, intriguing, and/or appealing about this coin (if you do)

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 24, 2017.

  1. Jersey magic man

    Jersey magic man Supporter! Supporter

    I like the love tokens that were engraved by someone who was not an engraver. It takes a lot of time, patience, and love to make one of these if you are not a pro. They must have thought very highly about the person he/she was giving it to.
     
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  3. ace71499

    ace71499 Young Numismatic

    Article attached to this coin doesn't specify... The world may never know!
     
  4. David Setree Rare Coins

    David Setree Rare Coins Well-Known Member

    I would enjoy the dime more than the gold piece as it's local to me and I would research the name.

    Yes, I like it.
     
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  5. TradingGreen

    TradingGreen Active Member

    This could have been used by Harry as a dog tag during the Civil War.
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Merry Christmas Eve, and welcome to my "stealth giveaway".

    All of you who expressed an interest were entering yourself in a random drawing to win the coin in the OP, which I call "The Coal Man's Dime".

    Some who "dug a bit deeper" will get additional chances in the drawing.

    I'll draw a winner tomorrow, on Christmas, using my customary random number generator method.

    If you win the coin and don't want it, for whatever reason, I will send it to whomever you direct me to, or draw another number, if you prefer. I'd rather the coin go to someone who wants it and appreciates its history, obviously.

    Chance #1 in the drawing for you, and Chance #2 for you as well, since you took the time to look up some information on Harry Filer.

    What happened there?
    Chance #3 for you. As to your question, I would imagine Harry Filer himself wore it on his watch chain, and perhaps it was a gift from his sweetheart.

    Chance #4 for you.

    Chance #5 for you.

    Chance #6 for you.

    Same derivative first name, same middle initial, and same not-extremely-common last name? Congratulations. I for one am reasonably convinced you may have peeled back the veil of time and allowed us to gaze upon The Coal Man himself!

    I did not see that picture in my previous fumbling around. I really LOVE "putting a face to the coin!" I've done it twice so far: here, and here. (Try doing that with yours, mainstream collectors of "undamaged" coins! Probably ain't gonna happen, unless your coin has a famous, expensive pedigree.)

    @Kirkuleez - you just made the coin in the OP more valuable by finding that photo. Three chances in the drawing for you!

    That's Chances #7, and #8, and #9 for @Kirkuleez.

    Chance #10 for you.

    Chance #11 for you.

    Chance #12 for you.

    "Lucky"(?) Chance #13 for you.

    Chance #14 for you.

    Chance #15 for you.

    Chance #16 for you.

    Chance #17 for you.

    Anyone else who wants in on this has until Santa Claus comes down the chimney to enter (that's midnight Eastern US time on Christmas eve.)
     
    Last edited: Dec 24, 2017
  7. sakata

    sakata Devil's Advocate

    Well now, if only you had said this was going to be a giveaway I could had given it glowing praise! :(

    But seriously, I think this is an excellent approach and one which does not surprise me coming from you. I really would not appreciate it anyway but to freely give it to someone who would seems like an excellent example of Xmas spirit. Congratulations to both you and the person who received it. I heartily approve of this.
     
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Thank you, and I totally understand that you and others might not be "into" something like this. I appreciated your candor.

    Love tokens are a small niche and not for everyone. But I've had great fun with them over the last decade - and good cheap fun, at that. If they were more popular, they'd become less affordable!
     
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  9. cman

    cman Junior Member

    So my mother's entire side of the family is from Sharon, PA. Which in 1976 with the inclusion of Farrell became Hermitage, PA. Spent a lot of time in my childhood right there. Very interesting piece but under a personal feeling I wouldn't classify it as a coin collecting thing. It would go under a more Americana feel.

    But if I could be included in the drawing I would love it.

    Thank you
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Chance #18 for you.
     
  11. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    You are remarkable, Sir!

    Steve
     
  12. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    FWIW, @Kirkuleez's discovery of Harry B. Filer's photo tripled the value of this piece, and made it a $100-ish item by my personal reckoning.

    That was an interesting surprise that I did not expect when I originally posted this thread.
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Thanks. Want in on the giveaway?
     
  14. NLL

    NLL Well-Known Member

    I actually thought about buying a love token earlier this year when I attended the Denver ANA coin show in August. I love the craftsmanship that goes into creating these and I appreciate the time and effort that goes into the design. I love history and to be able to grasp it and to me a love token is more related to and narrowed down to one's own history. Just thinking about the history gets me excited. Which is one of the reasons I collect coins. Just looking at a love token you just have to appreciate the time and effort put into some thing like this.
     
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  15. cman

    cman Junior Member

    Thank you sir!
     
  16. montynj3417

    montynj3417 Active Member

    Were it not for the extensive wear on the obv. of the coin, which implies a great deal of circulation, it would appear to be an identification disc, worn by a Civil War soldier to identify him were he killed or otherwise incapacitated. Appearance aside, it may yet be so.
     
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  17. montynj3417

    montynj3417 Active Member

    Two add'l reasons for saying this: #1 the date makes it a possibility: #2 it's only a dime; not worth enough for a looter to desecrate someone's remains to take it.
     
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  18. Youngcoin

    Youngcoin Everything Collector

    I think their really neat, and I love checking out your love token collection page whenever I feel like it, i check them out on eBay too to look for deals but nothing yet.


    Thanks,
    Jacob
     
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  19. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    I'm not familiar with the market for these at all. Does the identity really increase the value that much? Is it because there's a photograph? The story seems circumstantial, not really concrete.

    How about pieces where it is just the initials - would a person with the same initials and a good story increase the value? Do collectors of these pieces want proof, or is it a more romantic thing?
     
  20. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    re the OP

    No interest what so ever.

    You asked! lol
     
  21. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    @lordmarcovan, yes please. I had been “liking” many of the posts. Something like that dime will be around for ages to come (hopefully) while low quality examples could conceivably be melted down if and when silver spikes again.

    Steve
     
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