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Pillar of the Community
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At current prices I'll guess $3000. But the quality of the engraving might push that higher, as folk art. Probably post Civil War, typical of trophy finish from that period.
No one could guess what the reverse looked like. It wasn't as highly valued 100 years ago, so it could have been normal. The surviving population is pretty high.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great artistic work but now only a damaged coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great artistic work but now only a damaged coin.  My thoughts as well. First double barrel shotgun was mid-1870's I believe. However, I can not easily tell if that is what the type of shotgun is. It is a nice engraving though. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The weapon on this token appears to be a percussion breech-loading shotgun. Breech-loaders have been around since the early 19th century and percussion weapons came along prior to the Civil War. It is hard to date this item but likely created during the love token heyday of the mid- to late-eighteenth century?
I personally think this is a wonderful example of the artistry that was applied to these items. Someone with initials CK would have a great treasure if they had this token and I prefer it to the native coin that was likely worn when the token was created. As the old saying goes, "To Each Their Own."
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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United States
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"C K" was probably a wealthy sportsman. Or woman. I would presume that the artwork was accomplished by a jeweler or watchmaker.
Edited by EDM
09/25/2020 2:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd venture the value of this unique piece to be anywhere between $1,500-$3,000, depending largely upon the venue.
I agree it was most likely engraved in the latter 19th century. This may well have been engraved by a gunsmith-engraver who performed work for one of the top companies, like Winchester. If so, the artist might be found by comparing style and form on period firearms that are richly engraved. Attribution and history easily add value to pieces like this.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd venture the value of this unique piece to be anywhere between $1,500-$3,000, depending largely upon the venue.
I think damaged or not, I would somehow come up with $1500 for that item. I don't collect "Love Tokens" but would certainly make an exception for that beautiful art. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is FAR beyond some guy carving something into a coin. This is a craftsman doing an INCREDIBLE job. Clearly it was done before there was a premium on this coin like there is today. Some provenance WOULD be great, but as it stands it is an incredible piece of art and I certainly see a value between 1500 and 3000 as mentioned.
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Pillar of the Community
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"Great artistic work but now only a damaged coin."
Even a "damaged" coin, despite our collective mourning, remains a coin.
It has a place in our hobby.
Edited by matthewvincent
10/28/2020 5:38 pm
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Very lovely example of the art - I would welcome this into my collection any day.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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United States
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wow. I hardly see those on early $1. such a cool piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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beautiful job, but it does hurt to see that date damaged
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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From John Baumgart's image collection of Love Tokens, John is the goto guy on VAM Morgan varieties along with Jeff Oxman, and of course Leroy Van Allen. Not sure if this is his own collection or just coins he has photographed, either way it's WOW! https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/Image...ction/510918All of these Love Tokens are pretty amazing, the 1892-O Morgan is fantastic as is the $3 gold "Bee" carving, some incredible pieces to see. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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@westcoin THANKS for the link! These are really interesting! I love the "Potty" coins!
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Artwork value would account for 90% of the total value.
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