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darthtread New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 2:15 pm Hey guys, I just acquired this old one in a bag of stuff. I've spent over a week tearing the net apart but I'm no further ahead.... Leading theories are it was modified for either a military unit or a masonic lodge. Or fingers crossed this may have been a mint test strike. The face is in beautiful condition and the embossed "M" is too well done to be hand embossed, but not well done enough to be something meant for circulation Report this Post to the Staff

timnic44 Pillar of the Community Canada 535 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 3:18 pm It's a love token. One side of the coin is sanded off and initials or even scenes are hand engraved on the coin. I do this as a sub hobby of coin collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9874 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 4:03 pm I agree, love token, more commonly done with silver coins. The maker must have been too cheap to give his love a silver coin, wonder if she appreciated his frugality and this relationship ended in marriage. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinHunter Pillar of the Community Canada 1461 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 4:53 pm Some of these love tokens can be quiet elaborate. There is a good collectors market for them. We sold one not long ago made on a US Trade dollar. Sold for over $100 USD. Love tokens on a Canadian dime (depending on the design, obv and condition) will fetch between $10-$40. Higher denominations more since they are more scarce. Edited by TheCoinHunter 06/07/2014 4:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 5:12 pm As the others said, this is a love token. They;re more common with silver or gold as "copper" was cheap at the time. Report this Post to the Staff
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