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My partner has had this coin for many years and we're wondering if it has any value? Thanks so much!
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Looks like gold, so you have that. What's the date?My partner has had this coin for many years and we're wondering if it has any value? Thanks so much!
Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!My partner has had this coin for many years and we're wondering if it has any value? Thanks so much!
Thanks so much. I tried googling it myself but couldn't find any with the flip side with the initials only.Looks like a Gold Australian Sovereign ? Half Sovereign ?
late 1800's
I'm not familiar enough with them to say 100%
Real. But being it was turned into a Love Token it's Likely a real one.
Definitely worth its weight in gold and a Premium
to "Love Token" Collectors,
My guess Bare Minimum $400.00 to collectors.
Far Less to Pawn Shops, Coin Dealers & Gold Buyers
Thanks so much. I tried googling it myself but couldn't find any with the flip side with the initials only.
Just for discussion how does your feature distinguish size/weight/year of the Jubilee Head?I have a feature on my Android phone, i took the pic and it says 22K Gold 1892 Queen Victoria Sovereign. Wow 22 karat.
Grasshopper, thank you so very much. That's what was confusing me, as I wasn't able to find the other side for a match. That is incredible! His family is from the UK so now we have a bit more to go on for his history.The initials were hand carved to make what's called a "love token" as others have mentioned. It's made from a real coin, so the back would have originally looked different. It was modified by someone at some point.
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(not sure if this is the exact coin)
Thank you, I'll do some snooping. This is very exciting!google "love token society" and the first hit is a forum for love token collectors if you are interested in talking to any of them about your piece. They also have a facebook group that's listed on that page as well. I'd share a link here but since it's another forum, I'm not sure if that's against the rules here or not.
Just for discussion how does your feature distinguish size/weight/year of the Jubilee Head?
Answer: Probably it doesn't-random selectionView attachment 2135822
The OP needs to measure the coin to determine size
When we speak about modern sovereigns, including the half sovereigns, we refer to issues beyond 1817. The dimensions of the modern half-sovereign include a diameter of 19.30 mm and a thickness of 0.99mm.
On the other hand, the full sovereign has a diameter of 22.05 mm and a thickness of 1.52 mm. The half-sovereign, weighing 3.99 g, is around half that of the full sovereign, which weighs 7.98 g. The half-sovereign, therefore, contains 0.1176 troy ounces of 22-carat crown gold. You can see more detail about the sizes of sovereigns on our dedicated page.
That's the total weight with the clasp?The weight of the coin is 3.5g. whereas the half-sovereign is 3.99g. Why is that I wonder?? I don't have a battery for my calipers for dimensions.