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Here's a love token badge that I've had for many years. The pin is absent. R.P. Smiley was listed as a farmer in the 1860 census, then aged 26 years. Apparently, while clearing their farmland, the lumber business flourished. Waterford (misspelled Watterford on the token) is located southwest of Erie, PA. What I like about this one is that it's attributed to a specific owner. I have yet to learn more about R.P. There were many Smileys farming and in the lumber business in that region. Whomever gave this token to R.P. obviously intended that he take pride in his occupation as a lumberman ...   |
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ExoGuy - I've always wondered if these pins would be easy to repair without harming the coin any further. That's an amazing piece.
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I don't think that was a pin drew. Looks like a hinge and pin attached. If so it would have been a locket front or the top of a poison ring. Very cool... again... exo!
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Thanks for the acknowledgement, guys. I do suspect that the reverse mechanism was a hinged pin though, as I've seen similar settings before. The wearing of the pin would make it more likely to snag, catch on something and break.
What struck me as unusual about this piece was the occupation. It's not one that is often associated with a badge ... like a conductor, an official or someone who's more in the public eye. But for the misspelling, it is well crafted.
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I own one myself that was once a pin. However, instead of using a silver backing for the pin they used brass (or I guess gold, but I HIGHLY doubt it). Of course it's broken over time. If this thread continues to keep going, I'd love to see someone who has one with the pin still intact!
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Here is one I picked up a long time ago.   |
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Interesting piece, Gary! I've not seen the like of it before, what with a group of coins, spelling a name. I do suspect that there was a similar pin, once affixed to the reverse of my lumberman piece.
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I wasn't particularly interested in collecting love tokens until I saw this piece last year at Torex. What drew me to this piece was that the inititals "E.C", are my wife's initials. It was also carved out of a George V Canadian large cent(right up my alley) and plated with gold. The date on it suggests it is almost 100 hundred years old. My wife's birthday is also only three days away from the date on the coin. My wife isn't usually interested in what I collect but she definitely appreciated this coin when I gave it to her as a keepsake.   |
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Great gold piece, AgHoarder .... nearly 100 years, now. While not a big fan of love tokens, per se, I couldn't resist buying this one at the recent Chattanooga show. It's an 1892 half dollar that has patriotic enameling and offers cross appeal for collectors of Odd Fellows memorabilia. A lot of skill, time and effort went into this creation that touts Fraternity, Love and Trust ....   Edited by ExoGuy
11/18/2016 10:08 pm
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A lot of skill, time and effort went into this creation that touts Fraternity, Love and Trust ....
No kidding. Love the enamel inlays. In our day and age, I would wager that not many people put this much effort into a keepsake. |
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The plated cent and the Odd Fellows piece remind me of tramp art. A lot of time and effort to transform an insignificant coin into well-crafted folk art. The tooled edges especially. The gold coins are well crafted too, but fall more into being jewelry items.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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11/18/2016 10:38 pm
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Not sure if this would count as a love token, but on my 1914 Barber half there is a small heart (I think) stamped around 12 o'clock on the reverse. PCGS graded it problem-free, however.  Didn't notice it when I bought it, but I'm cool with it because it's still a tough Barber.   |
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A stealthy heart. Pretty cool.  |
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