1/2 Penny 1897, Countermark Letters M.j.b.

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koenmunten New Member New Caledonia 31 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 5:15 pm Hello Everybody, I did found an old Victorian half penny 1897 with the letters M.J.B. Does somebody know the meaning of this letters? Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/13/2011 6:06 pm Machine stamping usually indicates a commercial purpose, but these letters are individually hand stamped; so probably someone's initials. Report this Post to the Staff
koenmunten New Member New Caledonia 31 Posts	Posted 01/11/2012 5:35 pm On an other forum I got the message that it might be a "Love token". Maybe for a soldier that leave home for a long time. Sometimes they were given a coin with the initials of a loved one... Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2894 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 01:04 am "Love tokens" usually are more ornate rather than cold and prefunctary. This seems very commercial so I suspect alganbagerap is right with the "advertising" token or check token type use. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
MikeG Valued Member United Kingdom 128 Posts	Posted 01/12/2012 05:48 am Strange; I would have thought a commercial application would have used a single punch with the three letters and full stops, rather than individual ones, for any quantity? A mystery. Mike. Report this Post to the Staff
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