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New Member
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Hi. I'm going through some old coins I acquired a while ago (not a serious collector), and I came across a coin I can't id. It looks just like an 1864 2 cent piece on one side, but the other side does not have a denomination. Instead, it has what looks like the letters M and C intertwined in a design. Any ideas of what this could be? This is my first post and I have trouble posting good pics of coins, but I'm really stumped! I tried to post a pic, but not sure if and how well it worked.   I know it's hard to see, but it looks like a fancy large "M" with what looks like a very flattened "C" or some other symbol interlocking with it. Edited by Brenbren
08/26/2010 6:50 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Welcome to the forum and the picture is well, not good. See if there are any helpful hints here for you to do better. Uploading PhotosYou'll see that link on the left hand border. |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for your response. I scanned the coin but am having a hard time getting the pdf to translate to a form I can post and be able to enlarge it enough. I took a couple of pics with the coin in my hand and am going to see if it works any better.   Edited by Brenbren
08/26/2010 7:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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a 2 cent piece with the reverse sanded down and then counter stamped.
maybe worth a buck or to.
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New Member
United States
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Wow, that's strange! So the 2 cent denomination side was probably sanded down then stamped?
Who would do something like that? Thanks for your response.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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2 cent pireces are supposed to look like this   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think this is a love token, or atleast that is what I understand about them. I don't know if this was done a really long time ago or later but I see a lot that look like that.
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New Member
United States
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Yes, I know-that's why I was so confused! I almost couldn't even figure out it was
a 2 cent coin. I don't even know what to call it! A counterstamped 1864 2 cent
coin? It's like some strange hybrid!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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sorry, didn't read you post, forgot to refresh.
I'm not sure why someone would do this, I would think to spread business, but it must have been stamped when 2 cent pieces were in normal circulation, because this could possibly be a rare variety.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ahhh! keep forgetting to refresh!
i don't think this would be called a hybrid (or mule) because it does not have 2 different COIN patterns.
but I guess it could be called a hybrid
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New Member
United States
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Thanks. I don't really know the terminology. But thanks so much for all your help!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thanks for sharing!
that is a very interesting coin!
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New Member
United States
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I did a search on ebay for love token and I see some similar coins. Not the exact item, but along the same idea. Interesting... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a love token and there are collectors for such. It looks like vintage artwork to me. Check out this site, http://www.kenbarr.com/lovetokens.html I bet you could connect with these people for a value. Good ( better ) work on your pictures. I like your token! |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the link. I'm going to check it out.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Vintage love tokens were hand engraved, not stamped or struck. The ornateness of the engraving can play a large role in the value.
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Posted 08/26/2010 6:38 pm
