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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Would this 1892 Barber be a love token, trench art, or like a trade token? Woman came into the milk store wanting two shooters of Fireball. I saw what she had. I offered her $20 for 1 Morgan, 3 Barbers, 11 Mercury's, 2 Standing Liberty's, and 17 Buffalo nickels. Most common dates, but this dime I got excited until I flipped it to the reverse. Now I am starting to really like it. What do you think it is?    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have not seen anything like that on a dime before, so it's really cool. Seems like a love token to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am sure they sanded it flat before adding that; the mint has not nor would not have done something like this in the late 1800's time frame.
The etching is very exact and most probably not mass produced: likely a one-off by a skilled artesian.
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 United States
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I'd call this a love token. That edge shot makes me think that someone soldered that to the coin rather than carving the coin itself. Either way, it is a nice pick-up!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely a love token. Spence's observation is a keen one.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I have better shots of the edge and I'm not seeing the solder. The dime weight is 2.0 If I remember correctly. That was the first thing I was looking for to see if a back of a locket was soldered. I dont see where a loop was for a necklace. This is really nice. I really need 1892 O for my set lol. Giving this to my Daughter. Thank you very much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have better shots of the edge and I'm not seeing the solder. The dime weight is 2.0 If I remember correctly. That was the first thing I was looking for to see if a back of a locket was soldered. I dont see where a loop was for a necklace. This is really nice. I really need 1892 O for my set lol. Giving this to my Daughter. Thank you very much. I will post better picks of the rim for you Spence so we can see if it was soldered. I was told it could be trench art, like a carving of a memory of a place from home.
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07/05/2021 09:35 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I did use a toothpick and cleaned the groove shown on the left. A lot of dirt, and you can see some uneven cuts in the grooves at the windmill design. If I am missing solder points please point them out so I know. Looks like engraving work to me. Hope this pic helps. thank you for your time with this.  |
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Canada
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Quote: I offered her $20 for 1 Morgan, 3 Barbers, 11 Mercury's, 2 Standing Liberty's, and 17 Buffalo nickels. If she accepted, then you ripped her off, shame on you.. I get the whole I have to make some money, but that was a terrible offer... I caN'T believe I am the first to raise the point.. my opinion only.. |
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Well Silverwolf she was going to buy two of those shooters of fireball alcohol with those coins. Seems she cared very little about those coins in the first place. Ya I thought about what to offer her and I realized she was spending those coins on two little plastic bottles of cinnamon flavored booze. She didnt care in the first place. FYI I did tell her what she had.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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IMHO, the less money the seller got for the coins, the less she had to spend on booze. Then too, her ignorance about the value of the coins suggests to me that it's quite plausible they didn't belong to her.  |
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