1856 Seated Dime, Need Help To Identify The Reverse. (ID?: Love Token)

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thebuoy New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/20/2021 01:24 am I have an 1856, what appears to be a Seated Liberty with a fancy D on reverse instead of the word dime. Can't find anything about it. Please help. uploaded/thebuoy/20210220_DSC03019--2-.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 02/20/2021 03:04 am You might not find anything exactly like it. The reverse was smoothed and custom engraved long after the coin was minted. These are commonly called "love tokens." If you use those search terms, you will find more examples. The Seated dime seems to have been a common starting point for creating love tokens in the US. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/20/2021 08:49 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Diy89Nurm7 Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 02/20/2021 2:06 pm I, too, have a love token but, among the many things I do not know, I do not know if there is a repository of info about these. I bought one and have passed on others that sell for more than melt until I get more educated... Stay well, Diy89Nurm7 Report this Post to the Staff
PNWType Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 02/20/2021 8:33 pm As others said, a love token. Each of these is their own piece of art, made by one person and given to another. That individuality means that there is no official tracking of these things, sort of like Hobo Nickels, whoever wanted to make one could make one. That sets it apart from alterations done in official capacities like Reales being counter-stamped to be a different currency but hold the same silver weight. The best you'll find online will likely be a gallery of examples, if such a thing exists online. There won't be any official info because each of these often bears one or both initials of a pair of random lovers from some time in history Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187914 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 12:33 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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