Interesting Coin/Love Token

chiloquin

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Dec 21, 2011
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Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
Detector(s) used
DFX 300, XP Deus, Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Found an interesting "coin" in an old park in my town. I live in Oregon just above the California border. The park has been in use since around 1880, and was the site of an old mill before that. The "coin" rang up in the low 80s on the Deus in 11kHz. It is convex on the side with the eagle and concave and blank on the other side. It is smaller than a dime as noted with the Mercury Dime for comparison. Please have a look and thanks in advance for any info.
 

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Don.

I was leaning toward the 5 Centavos (1869-1897) with the wing structure of the eagle.
 

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Yep, the back is shot. That's why I thought it was a Love Token. I actually thought it was a Trime when I dug it. Thanks for he help on the ID. GL & HH
 

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