Coin With Modified Back | Love Token Engraved 1876 Quarter

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ADR New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 9:31 pm I am not a collector but have some old coins from my wife's father. One looks like an 1876 Quarter but the reverse has been ground off and re-struck. Apologise for the poor quality photos but I think that they will do to get some preliminary info. Her Father was a Shriner and a Mason and I thought that this was a Masons Chapter coin. The year 1876 in significant to Masons. But, I could not find anything to confirm this idea Also, I thought that I saw a similar pattern that was associated with the Confederacy, but the year 1876 is too late for that. If anyone has seen anything like this before and can provide any info it would be greatly appreciated. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 9:56 pm You're going to need clearer pics for us to determine, but from what I can see I think this may be a love token. Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 10:21 pm someone engraved their initials on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 10:21 pm That is what is known as a love token. The reverse has been effaced and then it was hand-engraved with an ornate monogram. The engraving would be contemorary to the coin, check to see if anyone in the family tree has a name that fits the monogram. Report this Post to the Staff
Changeless Valued Member 273 Posts	Posted 10/22/2011 1:14 pm Very nice mystery and connection to the past. "Love Token" a bygone practice. How fascinating that coins like this (hobo nickels too)because they are also currency, take on a life of their own and survive through the decades and even a century and more. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 06/27/2012 12:55 pm It is indeed a love token w/ the initials BBS or SBB or BSB. That's what makes them so cool, and historical. Someone pledging their love/admiration for the person w/ those initials. Although a little blurry, it looks as though the coin may be a twenty-cent piece, not a quarter? Dave Report this Post to the Staff
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