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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 7801964, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I do indeed love love tokens.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><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/"><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">My old Seated &amp; Barber Dime Love Token date set</font></font></i></a></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/media/lmltbanner-png.6618/full?d=1498143584" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Below are just some of the individual articles I&#039;ve written up about love token and engraved coins I&#039;ve owned in the last five years or so.&nbsp; Hope you&#039;ll glance at an article or two.&nbsp; Some of the coins had pretty fascinating backstories.&nbsp; Others were more mundane love tokens but had nice- or at least <i>interesting</i>- engraving.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b>- Articles marked with a red asterisk are about pieces which can be traced to a specific individual.&nbsp; Those tend to be some of the more interesting ones, though not always the most artistic.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><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> (1773 British halfpenny)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/weird-wellington-the-penguin-lady-bizarre-folk-art-carving-on-ca-1811-1813-canadian-token.298119/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/weird-wellington-the-penguin-lady-bizarre-folk-art-carving-on-ca-1811-1813-canadian-token.298119/">&quot;Weird Wellington &amp; The Penguin Lady&quot;</a> </i>(ca. 1811-1913 Canadian token)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grand-pretensions-w-h-vanderbilt-carved-on-1826-capped-bust-half-dollar.287428/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grand-pretensions-w-h-vanderbilt-carved-on-1826-capped-bust-half-dollar.287428/">&quot;Grand Pretensions&quot;</a></i> (1826 USA half dollar)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/philodemic-society-intaglio-seal-matrix-carved-on-1838-coronet-large-cent.287386/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/philodemic-society-intaglio-seal-matrix-carved-on-1838-coronet-large-cent.287386/"><i>&quot;Philodemic Society&quot;</i></a> (1838 USA large cent)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scrappy-but-sweet-love-token-on-1849-54-type-1-gold-dollar.298928/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/scrappy-but-sweet-love-token-on-1849-54-type-1-gold-dollar.298928/">&quot;Scrappy but Sweet&quot;</a></i> (ca. 1849-54 USA gold dollar)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-cent-chicken-pictorial-love-token-on-1851-silver-three-cent-piece.287388/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-cent-chicken-pictorial-love-token-on-1851-silver-three-cent-piece.287388/"><i>&quot;Three-Cent Chicken&quot;</i></a> (1851 USA silver 3-cent piece)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ten-cents-for-the-tinsmith-trade-related-folk-art-carving-on-1853-seated-liberty-dime.287420/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ten-cents-for-the-tinsmith-trade-related-folk-art-carving-on-1853-seated-liberty-dime.287420/">&quot;Ten Cents for the Tinsmith&quot;</a> </i>(1853 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-bits-for-an-odd-fellow-fraternal-lodge-token-on-1857-seated-liberty-quarter.298117/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-bits-for-an-odd-fellow-fraternal-lodge-token-on-1857-seated-liberty-quarter.298117/"><i>&quot;Two Bits for an Odd Fellow&quot;</i></a> (1857 USA quarter)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><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/"><i>&quot;Died on the Train&quot;</i></a> (1858 USA half dollar)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marshside-stork-love-token-on-1861-usa-seated-dime.298734/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/marshside-stork-love-token-on-1861-usa-seated-dime.298734/">&quot;Marshside Stork&quot;</a></i> (1861 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spooky-moon-face-unusual-pictorial-love-token-engraving-on-1862-seated-liberty-half-dime.287389/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spooky-moon-face-unusual-pictorial-love-token-engraving-on-1862-seated-liberty-half-dime.287389/">&quot;Spooky Moon Face&quot;</a></i> (1862 USA half dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spiny-lighthouse-seascape-pictorial-love-token-on-1864-two-cent-piece.287387/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spiny-lighthouse-seascape-pictorial-love-token-on-1864-two-cent-piece.287387/"><i>&quot;Spiny Lighthouse Seascape&quot;</i></a> (1864 USA 2-cent piece)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><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>&quot;Relic of a Short Life&quot;</i></a> (ca. 1867-69 USA nickel)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/over-the-garden-wall-whimsical-love-token-engraving-on-1876-seated-liberty-dime.287421/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/over-the-garden-wall-whimsical-love-token-engraving-on-1876-seated-liberty-dime.287421/"><i>&quot;Over the Garden Wall&quot;</i></a> (1876 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/penny-farthing-pedal-pusher-pictorial-love-token-on-1876-seated-liberty-dime.298478/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/penny-farthing-pedal-pusher-pictorial-love-token-on-1876-seated-liberty-dime.298478/">&quot;Penny-farthing Pedal Pusher:</a> </i>(1876 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wheres-the-fire-pictorial-love-token-on-1875-seated-liberty-dime.298818/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wheres-the-fire-pictorial-love-token-on-1875-seated-liberty-dime.298818/">&quot;Where&#039;s the Fire?&quot;</a></i> (1875 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><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>(1883 USA nickel)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/charley-greets-the-dawn-pictorial-love-token-on-1883-seated-liberty-dime.287422/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/charley-greets-the-dawn-pictorial-love-token-on-1883-seated-liberty-dime.287422/"><i>&quot;Charley Greets the Dawn&quot;</i></a> (1883 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/swiss-frog-pictorial-love-token-carving-on-1885-b-swiss-20-rappen-coin.287432/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/swiss-frog-pictorial-love-token-carving-on-1885-b-swiss-20-rappen-coin.287432/">&quot;Swiss Frog&quot;</a> </i>(1885-B Swiss 20-rappen)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/jennie-by-the-seaside-pictorial-love-token-on-1890-seated-liberty-dime.287423/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/jennie-by-the-seaside-pictorial-love-token-on-1890-seated-liberty-dime.287423/"><i>&quot;Jennie by the Seaside&quot;</i></a> (1890 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-greene-swan-pictorial-love-token-on-1892-barber-dime.287424/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-greene-swan-pictorial-love-token-on-1892-barber-dime.287424/"><i>&quot;The Greene Swan&quot;</i></a> (1892 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-helmsman-modern-ca-2016-hobo-carving-on-1900-barber-dime-by-artist-david-hj-he.287426/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-helmsman-modern-ca-2016-hobo-carving-on-1900-barber-dime-by-artist-david-hj-he.287426/"><i>&quot;The Helmsman&quot;</i></a> (1900 USA dime)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-of-an-invasion-ww1-german-trench-art-on-1904-belgian-10-centime-coin.293084/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/souvenir-of-an-invasion-ww1-german-trench-art-on-1904-belgian-10-centime-coin.293084/">&quot;Souvenir of an Invasion&quot;</a></i> (1904 Belgian 10-centimes)</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-sailmakers-badge-ww1-royal-flying-corps-identity-disc-made-from-1916-british-half-crown.287381/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-sailmakers-badge-ww1-royal-flying-corps-identity-disc-made-from-1916-british-half-crown.287381/">&quot;The Sailmaker&#039;s Badge&quot;</a></i> (1916 British halfcrown)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/berthas-boy-ww1-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/berthas-boy-ww1-love-token-on-1916-french-franc-from-a-fallen-canadian-soldier-to-his-mother.286034/">&quot;Bertha&#039;s Boy&quot; (1916 French franc)</a><b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vesta-mccurrys-ww1-love-token-coin-is-going-home.329215/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vesta-mccurrys-ww1-love-token-coin-is-going-home.329215/">&quot;Vesta McCurry&#039;s WW1 love token coin is going home!&quot;</a> </i>(1918 French 2-francs)<b><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">*That last story revealed itself live, in a CoinTalk thread, and was one of the more heartwarming ones.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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