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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;weryon, post: 938341, member: 17622&quot;]Yeah they were hold for reason , be it love tokens or touch pieces. Here is a little info about it : </p><p>A touch piece is a coin or medal attached to attracted superstitious beliefs, such as those with &#039;holes&#039; in them or those with particular designs. Such pieces were believed to cure disease, bring good luck, influence people&#039;s behaviour, carry out a specific practical action, et cetera.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What most touch pieces have in common is that they have to be touched or in close physical contact for the power concerned to be obtained and/or transferred. Once this is achieved the power is permanently present in the coin which effectively becomes an amulet.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have holed pieces but they are still not photographed , but I do have these 2 tokens that I bought the other day. They also had a nice Morgan love token broach which is quite rare but my dude wanted 80 for it so I kindly told him to shove it .</p><p><br /></p><p>Example of a love token carved on the reverse of an 1891 seated US dime. The reverse bears the initials H.D.B and has a small butterfly resting on a lilac like flower.</p><p><img src="http://silvercoinworld.com/images/largecoin/love_token/unitedstates_1891_seated_dime%20copy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Example of an unknown token believed to be Masonic related. Carved on the reverse of an Edwardian two shilling piece is the number 2 and one half under an arch with an exaggerated key stone.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://silvercoinworld.com/images/largecoin/love_token/unitedkingdom_florin_token%20copy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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