seated liberty "love token"

[wildthunder]

at first I was unsure as to what I found..after a little research I found this to be a "love token" basically a coin that back in the day was converted into a keepsake by removing one side of a coin and then a jeweler would inscribe there own design.. like a monogram etc.. this one say "Sidney" .. wish that was my name but I think its better then a normal seated liberty quarter.
By the way it was found in 8 inches of rock and silt in a saltwater cove behind a "stage coach" / post office that was in business in the mid 1800.. I found it at low tide in about 2 feet of water.. on my second scoop while testing my rig in saltwater. AT pro with the 8X11 coil.. I use the 5x8 all the time on land.

 

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[mikefromIllinois]

WOW- one of the nicer ones i have seen posted. Would like to find one someday. Congrats

 

[SusanMN]

Fantastic find!

 

[Evolution]

Awesome find! I've always wanted to find one of those.... still looking.

 

[Erik in NJ]

That's a fairly unique love token to boot. Most of them simply have the person's initials in fancy script. Great find!!

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

Wow! Never seen one of those, now I know what they are.

 

[Dr.Tones]

That is too cool!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find wildthunder.

 

[g-olden years]

CONGRATS ON THE AWESOME LOVE TOKEN! Lady luck was with you today, seated & otherwise! FIND OF A LIFETIME! Andi

 

[cjon455]

thats pretty cool!, way to go

 

[park pirate]

Love them love tokens, a firend of mine found one some years ago...Cool find....

 

[jewelerguy]

love tokens are awesome. i hope to find one some day. looks like yours was maybe once soldered to something like a pin fastener for use as a brooch, or perhaps it was part of a bracelet.

 

[terpfan]

I love to see it when THers find love tokens. Each one is unique and special. Congrats on a great recovery.

 

[mangum]

Really neat find!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is a beautiful find!

A love token is still on my list. Trouble is, I don't typically hunt sites that date from the Victorian era so I am not likely to find one except by accident. But--there's always hope!

-Buck

 

[wheatfinder13]

Awesome find!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Big Congrats on a terrific save!
On my wish list as well .

Those silver engravers were a talented bunch .
Not sure why the reverse of seated silvers was their favorite choice for a " love message " but the idea makes for a thrill sought after by many .

What State are you searching ?

dawg

 

[wildthunder]

love tokens are awesome. i hope to find one some day. looks like yours was maybe once soldered to something like a pin fastener for use as a brooch, or perhaps it was part of a bracelet.

I did see another one online with the same marks on the front, so it might have been soldered to something years ago..

 

[wildthunder]

Rhode Island is the state I found it in.. in a salt water cove thats pretty huge..
I would give the exact location but I do want to get back there very soon...I only found brass odd ball stuff that day... this was the only coin..so far

 

[Erik in NJ]

I did see another one online with the same marks on the front, so it might have been soldered to something years ago..

Yes, it's my understanding that a guy would give one of these to his sweetheart and it would be worn as a brooch. The English love tokens were quite different and were essentially two identical coins that were bent in two places into a shallow "Z" shape in a vise.