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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 20000050, member: 10461"]How about some love tokens done on key date Seated dimes, from <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-old-seated-barber-dime-love-token-date-set.298730/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-old-seated-barber-dime-love-token-date-set.298730/">my old date set</a>?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1879</b></p><p><b>Key date. </b>Rare; exceedingly so as a love token.</p><p>"A" and "J" in monogram with ornamental border. This not only had a high grade host coin, but is likely one of only a tiny handful of surviving love tokens on 1879 dimes. Ex-"seanq" (Collectors Universe). Unfortunately I never got good photos of this piece, so we'll have to rely on low-quality scans.</p><p>Total mintages : 14,000 (struck at Philadelphia only).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1539825[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1880</b></p><p><b>Key date. </b>Rare, especially as a love token.</p><p>"C", "I" (or "J"), & "L" in monogram with ornamental border.</p><p>I cherrypicked this piece in a bulk lot for only $7.50! Not long before that, I had bought <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/media/love-token-on-key-date-1880-seated-dime.6661/full?d=1498422515" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/media/love-token-on-key-date-1880-seated-dime.6661/full?d=1498422515">a different one</a> for about $125.00. I resold the $125.00 example at cost, and kept the lucky cherrypick. Both were remarkably similar in grade. Both ex-eBay.</p><p>Total mintage: 36,000 (struck at Philadelphia only).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1539826[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1881</b></p><p><b>Key date.</b> Rare, especially as a love token.</p><p>"A", "H", and "W" in monogram, with flourishes. Ex-"Minerscoin" (Collectors Universe). While the key date 1879, 1880 and 1881 dimes had relatively tiny mintages and were struck only at Philadelphia, it was the "golden age" of love token engraving, which lasted from about the mid-1870s until the end of the century. As such, a fair number of these key-date coins got made into love tokens, unlike the earlier key dates from the 1840s. However, when you're talking about such a tiny mintage like the 24,000 struck in 1881, that's not a very big number to begin with. I was fortunate to add an 1881 to this set!</p><p>Total mintage: 24,000 (struck at Philadelphia only).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1539827[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 20000050, member: 10461"]How about some love tokens done on key date Seated dimes, from [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-old-seated-barber-dime-love-token-date-set.298730/']my old date set[/URL]? [B]1879 Key date. [/B]Rare; exceedingly so as a love token. "A" and "J" in monogram with ornamental border. This not only had a high grade host coin, but is likely one of only a tiny handful of surviving love tokens on 1879 dimes. Ex-"seanq" (Collectors Universe). Unfortunately I never got good photos of this piece, so we'll have to rely on low-quality scans. Total mintages : 14,000 (struck at Philadelphia only). [ATTACH=full]1539825[/ATTACH] [B]1880 Key date. [/B]Rare, especially as a love token. "C", "I" (or "J"), & "L" in monogram with ornamental border. I cherrypicked this piece in a bulk lot for only $7.50! Not long before that, I had bought [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/media/love-token-on-key-date-1880-seated-dime.6661/full?d=1498422515']a different one[/URL] for about $125.00. I resold the $125.00 example at cost, and kept the lucky cherrypick. Both were remarkably similar in grade. Both ex-eBay. Total mintage: 36,000 (struck at Philadelphia only). [ATTACH=full]1539826[/ATTACH] [B]1881 Key date.[/B] Rare, especially as a love token. "A", "H", and "W" in monogram, with flourishes. Ex-"Minerscoin" (Collectors Universe). While the key date 1879, 1880 and 1881 dimes had relatively tiny mintages and were struck only at Philadelphia, it was the "golden age" of love token engraving, which lasted from about the mid-1870s until the end of the century. As such, a fair number of these key-date coins got made into love tokens, unlike the earlier key dates from the 1840s. However, when you're talking about such a tiny mintage like the 24,000 struck in 1881, that's not a very big number to begin with. I was fortunate to add an 1881 to this set! Total mintage: 24,000 (struck at Philadelphia only). [ATTACH=full]1539827[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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