Need Help ! New Member ! Opium/Locket Box?

I'd like to see some pics. The 'coin' was made into a locket? Those are rare. I've only personally seen one in a pawn shop, made of 2 Morgan obverses. Fella called it a snuff box.

Can I forward a picture to your email address ?
Regards
Craig

From what this oldtime collector has garnered, the term "opium dollar" and similar names are simply flights of fancy, intended to add a sense of mystery to what were actually coin lockets for photos. Two coins were used in the process, and the large Trade dollars were most often used. (The use of genuine gold coins would certainly be a more prized and valuable collectible.) Back when these coins circulated, the late 1800's, opium was not a controlled substance, so there was no need to hide or smuggle it within a coin. These lockets may well have been produced by student jewelers, machinists, honing their skills; akin, to a test of their progress in the art. The Trade dollar lockets will typically sell in the $200-$400 range, depending upon their condition and artful design.