Wasnt expecting this!!!

[RelicDude]

It's been a long time since I've posted in today's finds I'm usually down in the glass forum but this qualifies . So today I grabbed the old etrac and headed to the woods to a site that I thought was hunted out I. I was wrong. I dug a plug and silver caught my eye and I got excited because saw the tails side of a seated quarter but when I flipped it over it was engraved with he word excelsior which is odd. I don't think it's a love token and I wonder if it has to do with the New York militia. All in all it's my best find so far this year that's not glass. Thanks for looking- justin

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[joesmarbles]

Motto for New York.....Joe McDonough

 

[david680]

Great find. Looks like it was made into a brooch. Finding a seated quarter is great, but pieces like this are extremely interesting.

 

[RelicDude]

Thats why I'm thinking of a New York militia connection. I found it in northwest ct.

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[MrMikeJackie]

That's a love token buddy, and worth some coin. Collectors are snatching them up right now and coin dealers have been buying and hoarding them for a few years already as most people didn't know what they had. Go to someone reputable if your planning on selling.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[beez0404]

That is a great piece. Very nice!

 

[vpnavy]

Great find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Your quarter has to be an 1853 as it has the rays on the reverse............Nice find!

 

[park pirate]

Sweet love token..

 

[diggervet]

very cool find!

 

[The Rebel]

While it seems to fit the bill for a love token, I wonder if it does have a NY Militia link due to the name carved in it. Perhaps a secret love token from a guy in NY so the girls dad didn't know who gave it to her as he went off to war.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

such a great piece man! That deserves its own display case.

 

[fongu]

Excellent recovery. Congratulations.

 

[RelicDude]

It's deffinantly a lot cooler then a plain seated quarter. And I'm thinking about about having it turned back into pin.

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[thrillathahunt]

Yes, it's a love token and a truly "one of a kind" find. I would be ecstatic!

Congratulations!

 

[coinman123]

Awesome piece of history.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

It's deffinantly a lot cooler then a plain seated quarter. And I'm thinking about about having it turned back into pin.

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That's exactly what I would do, Relic Dude! Good plan!

 

[dirtlooter]

kind of gives you the urge to dig some more when you find things like this

 

[Henley]

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Love Token Society