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gwhutch New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 01:02 am I came across what I believe is a Three Cent coin. I have look at every coin on line but I cannot find one that looks like the one I have. One side has the star shield like the other coins I have seen. The other side has an engraved C R interlinked. Any one knows of this? Edited by gwhutch 07/04/2006 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 01:26 am Hi gwhutch Welcome to the forum !! Can you post a pic ? and do I understand that the CR is inset into the coin and not in relief on the coin ? The reverse of the Three Cent coin should Have a Large C with three pillar style bars within the curve. A pic would be most helpful !! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 04:04 am Lovely coin you found, May I ask where you found it? If its genuine then: G-4--------$24 F-12-------$32 EF-40------$95 MS-60------$325 But I think you should post a picture of it. TKC! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16841 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 08:12 am Sounds to me like an ordinary 3¢ coin that's been "vandalised". It might be a "love token" - where someone filed off the usual reverse design and carved their initials there. Don't know why they'd use a tiny 3 cent for it, though. Unless they were secret lovers... If its been engraved like that, then the coin is considered damaged and will usually be worth less than an undamaged one to a collector, unless the history behind the person (or people) who did the "vandalism" is known. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 08:28 am yep, I was gonna say its a Love Token, I have seen Seated dime love tokens just like that. Especially if it looks like a jewelers doing instead of someone just scratching the initials in the coin which from your description I am guessing it looks fairly nice like this Seated dime Love Token Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 07/04/2006 09:10 am Welcome to the forum! I really can't give an opinion until I see pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
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