Yet Another Forum Game - Numismatic Go Fish!

@ oriole.


Thanks to all participants .
From friday 8:53 am
the floor is yours ...congratulations

How about a challenge to post something in the spirit of the holiday season, in any metal or medium; coin, medal or token?

I will have something out in an hour or so. Keep the popcorn warm

The idea of a Christmas theme was a good one, but I had nothing I thought suitable. As a next best subject, how about the spirit of Christmas, which, in theory at least, is about love and giving?

So I have chosen a "love token", which is a minor interest of mine.

These are coins that have been planed flat on one side which is then inscribed with something, usually just initials but sometimes a name and a date. These would usually be given by one of a couple to the other as some sort of token of love or remembrance. They were usually intended to be worn so they often have a hole or a pin soldered on the back. They were in vogue about 1850-1910. Usually they are done on a 10 or 25 cent coin. Much rarer are the dollar-sized ones, as a dollar was a lot of money then.

My example has the letters "K R H M " elaborately inscribed on an 1884 Morgan dollar.

Points will be awarded based on size (any country, any metal):

Dollar size: 5 points
½ dollar size: 4 points
25 cent size: 3 points
10 cent size: 2 points
5 cent silver size: 1 point

We won't be too obsessive with the size. Nor will we be too obsessive about what constitutes a love token, as long as it is something inscribed on a coin/ token and it seems plausible that this would have been given to someone else.

A "J" stamped on an "Ike" is not a plausible love token!

Note that I didn't say that the love token has to be old. Maybe some of you still make them!

In the case of a tie, I will break the tie by giving the win to the most aesthetically pleasing one-the one with the best engraving/ decoration, with extra credit for a recognizable date/ name. If I am really in doubt, I will ask @jbuck to make the final decision.

I suggest that there be 4 days (to 7 pm December 26) allotted, since a lot of people will be enjoying their holiday festivities the day before.

That's a great one ccc! All but the first are 1887. I wonder if the 1886 is there on purpose or not. It's also rotated 180° from the rest.

It looks like I'll be sitting this one out.

My only love token. Struggled to get a decent picture as the engraving is very light on this one. PHD engraved on a Victorian threepence - it's the jubilee bust so the coin is 1887-1894, but I suspect it was engraved much later looking at the wear.

oriole ----just wish there was more information on the coin so we could find out ----- but never mind we can add our own story

I do have this 1 as well 1918 but this is a sailors coin of his ship. It may be possible the same person in WW11 which would mean that he was born in 1918 ---who knows?
A.I.D over H36 >A poss HMS Antelope a British class Destroyer 1929-1946

Awe, man.


Good thing I was disqualified.