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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3624796, member: 101855&quot;]Love tokens were made mostly in 19th century. They were a regular issue coin that had the obverse or reverse planed off. Then an engraver carved initials, dates or even a symbol or picture into the piece. The most interesting examples I have seen were made into bracelets frequently for a mother who had the name or initials of each child represented by coin that was hung on the links.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the most expensive love token I have seen, at least from the numismatic standpoint. An 1848 CAL. Quarter Eagle was used as the host coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971959[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who are familiar with the story, the first shipment from the California gold fields arrived in Washington, DC in December 1848. To celebrate that event, the gold was sent to the Philadelphia Mint where it was converted into an estimated 1,389, 1848 quarter eagles. A counterstamp “CAL.” was punched into the reverse while the coin was laying on the obverse die to avoid a flat spot on the piece. Today these coins frequently sell for 5 figures or more. PCGS Coin Facts estimates that 162 of these coin survive today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an &quot;intact&quot; example of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971974[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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