Neat 1857 Seated Liberty Half Dime with Engraving.

[ctalmadg]

Found this neat half dime while exploring a late 1700's home site here in NY. Looks to be a S engraved on it. The home on the site is abandoned and someone pulled the mantle away from the wall which opened a void in the wall behind the left and right side of the mantle..among other junk I found the half-dime.

 

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[Gridwalker306]

Cool find, I love exploring old abandoned buildings too.

 

[Argentium]

Wow ! A time capsule find ! That would be a "Love Token" very cool find for sure !

 

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[CRUSADER]

Whats interesting is that love token was a pendant at 1 time & then the hole filled in. I wonder why you would refill the hole?

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great love token... Keep up the good work

 

[park pirate]

Nice love token..

 

[Old Dude]

You found 2 things in one find that I have yet to find. Congrats.

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice find

 

[Fingerlakes119]

Nice save. Probably rare to find a vintage love token like that, especially on a half dime. Congrats.

george

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice love token. That makes it more personal & attaches someone to the find.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Really cool Love Token. I wonder how it get behind the mantle. Since you found it in a house, I wonder if you can trace it to a previous person that lived there. Would be really awesome if you could.

 

[ctalmadg]

Really cool Love Token. I wonder how it get behind the mantle. Since you found it in a house, I wonder if you can trace it to a previous person that lived there. Would be really awesome if you could.

Yep, I'm trying to track down ownership of the home...

 

[ctalmadg]

No luck yet with the home research... heading back tomorrow for some more exploring. Didn't have much time last visit due to it getting dark.

 

[toasted]

Love me some love token. High on my and I imagine many others bucket list

 

[trdking]

Ruined the "value" of the dime but Made it neat and special. Very Nice find!

 

[BigWaveDave]

Ruined the "value" of the dime but Made it neat and special. Very Nice find!

Actually, it probably increases it....love tokens sell for a lot more than an average circulated half dime, especially if there is a date.