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Valued Member
United States
309 Posts |
Here is a 1917 WLH with the reverse engraved to "Larry" a fellow probably going off the fight the "Hun" in WWI. Not yet "trench art," nor a personal ID, this was given by his home town crew on departure. I do wish someone had told them about luck and horseshoes. The lucky ones are seen toe-down so the good luck can fill it up. This one is pictured toe-up so the good luck might have run out. We can only hope the recipient didn't go "toes-up" in the war. Can anyone place it further? Typically "love tokens" are made for hatches, matches, and dispatches. Here is one for an "enlistment" but to rhyme, let's call it a "detachment." This is a good research project, as yet a mystery of history.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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That is beautifully engraved.
How did you come upon it?
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 Australia
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Yes, it certainly qualifies as a "love token". Unfortunately, with no surnames, tracking down any of the named people is going to be pretty much impossible, unless its provenance has been preserved back to the original owner's family. The four named stay-at-homes are Pansy, May, Harold and Eddy, but it's impossible to even say whether they are friends or family.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just a beautiful coin. I would place that in my 7070 if it was mine. Man. What a great coin. Just filled with history.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
9792 Posts |
I like it, this coin sure has a story to tell.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Perhaps that is not 4 first names but 2 full names? That's what I saw at first glance but it could be 4 singles too. I would at least try to find a "Pansy may" or "Herold eddy" on ancestry type sites. Maybe the love token society can help? I like it a lot, especially the may 23 date personally  Edited by Cascade
06/18/2015 08:39 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1314 Posts |
Consider that it might be just the sort of gift a loving family might give to a soldier.
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Eddy could be a surname. It was for singer/actor Nelson Eddy.
There may be military records available to check.
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Valued Member
 United States
309 Posts |
Asked "How did I come upon it," I bought it from an itinerant banjo salesman who had marked it for further research, but apparently that never came to fruition. I'll have to try the two name search idea and if Larry is a relative of Nelson Eddy, Bully! Yet Nelson's nickname as a boy was "Bricktop" and not "Larry." May 23rd 1918 was a Thursday if that helps.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
Beautiful piece Too bad it cannot talk and give up its secrets. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
A type of coin that is absolutely priceless. There should be a display in the Smithsonian SPECIFICALLY dedicated to this coin, haha.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Even better is that this coin was carried as a pocket piece, at least for a time. It's showing years worth of wear, not months as indicated on the inscription.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Can I ask, what are your plans with it?
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