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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2779497, member: 10461"]Actually, that's Old English, not cursive script.  And while you could make an argument that that is a "C", to me it looks like an Old English "T". A "C" wouldn't have had that stroke at the top left, usually. The two letters are rendered almost identically, but the "T" will usually have that stroke at top left ... but it usually continues over to make the top bar of the "T". [ATTACH=full]642614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642615[/ATTACH] So your letter there is an odd hybrid.  It's either a "C" with an extra stroke added at top left (which is not unknown), or a somewhat stunted, fat "T". Could arguably be either one, I suppose. That's a nice looking love token.  Simple, but nice.  Do your other coins and yourself a favor and get a pair of pliers and crimp the staples on that 2x2 holder flat before they scratch something! Oh, and speaking of initials, I have another Seated dime on it that has "LM" on it for "Lord Marcovan".  Had an 1851 gold dollar love token with "LM" as well. "JC" shouldn't be too hard to find, given time.  I'll keep my eyes open for one.[/QUOTE]