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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2773791, member: 10461&quot;]As I mentioned via PM:</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s a great love token for a measly fifteen bucks, which, as I mentioned, is about what you&#039;d pay for a run-of-the-mill monogrammed or initialed piece. Having a full name is better than average. Throw in the name of a city or town like that, and that&#039;s even better.</p><p><br /></p><p>You need to now do some research and track down Anthony Roy. Nail him down, and suddenly your $15 love token (which I say is worth $25-30 already, as-is) could arguably become a $75-100 piece. And if you pin down some really colorful stuff, as I was lucky enough to do with some of my pieces, then you&#039;ve got a piece that could be worth even more than that.&nbsp; (Hopefully there was only one Anthony Roy in Denver in the 1890s, and you&#039;ll find out he was an infamous gunslinger... or a famous lawman... or a champion bare-knuckle boxer... whatever!&nbsp; You just never know until you do some sleuthing.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The research on your &quot;Anthony Roy&quot; piece might or might not pan out, but you&#039;re already off to a great start.&nbsp; That&#039;s a great love token even if Anthony Roy&#039;s history remains elusive.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are some pieces I was lucky enough to track down some interesting history on, and in two cases, <i>photographs</i> of the long-dead owners.&nbsp; In several cases, I only discovered this information <i>after</i> I&#039;d already bought the coins, so the research really paid off and made them worth even more.&nbsp; (I like to come up with colorful names for each piece, too.&nbsp; It&#039;s fun.) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><b><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/relic-of-a-short-life-jasper-dilday-love-token-on-ca-1867-1869-shield-nickel.287391/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/relic-of-a-short-life-jasper-dilday-love-token-on-ca-1867-1869-shield-nickel.287391/"><i>Relic of a Short Life&quot;</i></a></b></b></li> <li><b><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-quarrelsome-dr-prince-dr-will-j-prince-engraving-on-1883-liberty-nickel.287392/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-quarrelsome-dr-prince-dr-will-j-prince-engraving-on-1883-liberty-nickel.287392/">&quot;The Quarrelsome Dr. Prince&quot;</a></i></b></li> <li><b><b><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/died-on-the-train-1878-mourning-token-engraved-on-1858-seated-liberty-half.298118/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/died-on-the-train-1878-mourning-token-engraved-on-1858-seated-liberty-half.298118/">&quot;Died on the Train&quot;</a></i></b></b></li> <li><b><b><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pill-poppin-sam-before-the-big-binge-1773-love-token-on-british-king-george-iii-halfpenny.287430/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pill-poppin-sam-before-the-big-binge-1773-love-token-on-british-king-george-iii-halfpenny.287430/">&quot;Pill-Poppin&#039; Sam&quot;</a></i></b></b></li> <li><b><b><i><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/world-war-i-love-token-on-1916-french-franc-from-a-fallen-canadian-soldier-to-his-mother.286034/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/world-war-i-love-token-on-1916-french-franc-from-a-fallen-canadian-soldier-to-his-mother.286034/">&quot;Bertha&#039;s Boy&quot;</a></b></i></b></b></li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>And if you pursue more love tokens, I&#039;d love to discuss &#039;em with you and cheer you on.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a great little specialty, off the beaten track, full of fun history, and at this point in time, still quite underappreciated and budget-friendly.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could even pursue a <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/646342/lord-marcovans-love-tokens/p1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/646342/lord-marcovans-love-tokens/p1" rel="nofollow">dime date set</a>, like I did in my first love token adventure. (I will add that I did quite well when I broke up and sold that first collection.) Or a type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, I still have a few leftover pieces for sale or trade... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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