1861 Seated Liberty with different back?

[Footballman77]

I’m having a hard time finding this coin, any help would be greatly appreciated

 

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[dgrs2]

Someone carved the coin. I think it’s called a love token.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Yup.... a love token
Awesome!
How’d you acquire it?
I got mine at a coin show...but several guys here have found them detecting.

 

[Footballman77]

Awesome, thank you guys! I got it in a box of coins when my grandfather passed along with a couple gold coins. Just curious does it have much value (like I should have it be protected) or is the value just in it being an old family piece?

 

[BigWaveDave]

Mostly valuable as a family piece...
Love token dimes usually go anywhere from $20 to $30 bucks.

 

[HuntinDog]

Beautiful LOVE token !
Most sell in the $20-$30 range, BUT
Your biggest value will be to you as a family piece.
I think your picture is upside down.
If you can figure out who the initials are for, it will give you even more personal value.
It's a great piece...
Don't clean it !!


Dave we were typing at the same time..

 

[RudyT]

Very nice. It is upside down. I’m curious what the 1574 means.

 

[Jason in Enid]

If it has a family relation, that makes it priceless! The initials should be easy enough to track down whos it was.

 

[dfallis1]

You wont find that in any book. Love tokens are unique. I have never found one. Great find!

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice love token. since you are unfamiliar with love tokens, here's a web site with some good information if you're interested to learn more about them... What Are Love Tokens? | Love Token Society

 

[Footballman77]

This site is awesome, thank you all for such quick info! I’m gonna try to figure out who the initials are for

 

[Mackaydon]

'1574' might mean January 5, 1874.
You may wish to match that date with the initials of your kin living on that date.
Don..........

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Love Token,,
Not easy to come by.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Was it legal to deface coins like this back then?

 

[Footballman77]

Good suggestion Mackaydon, I’m working on that to see if anything matches up. Thanks again