Hey guys! I haven't been on in a while, so this is my "I'm back!" kind of post, I guess. I've actually been looking into something lately, and I need some advice. You see, I've been wanting to get my significant other a love token. For those who are unfamiliar, I posted a picture of a design that I really like: The issue, as many senior members here know, is that finding one with the right initials. Her initials are MLD (MLS also works). MD, MS, or just M would not be a problem either. My first question is that if someone knows of any specific coins with these initials out there, please let me know? I know that the odds are against me. My next question is, where do I go from here? I've already checked all of the bay, and my plan is to wait and see what else gets posted. Does anyone else out there have advice on what to do, where to go, or have a story to share? Thanks!
Have you considered having one made there are many awesome coin carvers out there and then you could get exactly what you want
That isn't a bad idea.. there seems to be many people out there doing this kind of stuff now. If it helps widen the pool of what you are looking for, I picked one up for my wife years ago on the back of a seated dime with both of our first initials on it. I wanted it to be an "us" thing. I just searched on ebay for love tokens and letters I wanted until I found it. The design you posted actually reminds me of ours:
Wow, that's a really lovely piece there. I didn't find anyone with a quick search, do you possibly still have the contact information for who made that one for you?
Sorry, I lucked out on ebay long ago by seaching "Love Token S C" (including descriptions). If you search "How to make a Hobo Nickel" in Google, you'll find a bunch of artists offering tutorials and contact information for contract work. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone to recommend.
I got lucky at the LB show, a friend bought some raw dimes. He had them at my table and flipped one over. Oh look a love token he says. The initials were the ones I had been searching for.
