My Best Love Token

[Don in SJ]

When a local lake was drained that used to have an 1890's amusement park located on it shores, I found this wonderful love token.

The love token is unusual in that both sides of the coin were engraved, whereas normally just the reverse side is engraved. Oh, it was a Seated Liberty Quarter.

Our metal detecting club had a guest speaker who is an expert on Love Tokens and he really like this one for being unique in that manner. I was told it would be OK to clean up the staining on it from the hundred years of sitting under water, but I have never done so. It is pretty enough just the way I found it......

Don in South Jersey

 

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[dugupfinds]

Nice unique connection with real life.

Your 110% correct, keep it as is!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I love those Love Tokens.....So many memories you are holding in your hand! Very nice!

 

[Don in SJ]

Gypsy, I tried looking up those initials for residents of that time frame in hopes of determining who the two individuals were, but I got nowhere. Our population in Southern New Jersey at that time was not too big, so I thought I had a shot at it.

I wonder if the top set of initials are the guy and the bottom the gal, or vica versa. I do remember when I was looking for the names I was trying the lower set of initials as the guy, since in 1890 in this area, you would most likely be more affluent to get a love token made and the initials FNW matched those of a prominant manufacturer in our area, but I believe the age was not right for making one for a gal or the one initial was wrong, not sure.

But, maybe someday I will stumble upon the names and than that would be something very special to know.

Don

 

[bk]

very nice token! I have a Indian Head cent with a similar design. If I can find it I'll post a pic.

 

[romeo-1]

Very cool...I really like the landscape!

 

[pgill]

That is very special..... I wish we had tokens here in South Africa

God bless
Peter

 

[Silver Searcher]

Exellent Find Don, Beautifull Workmanship.

 

[Mona Lisa]

It's gorgeous, Don. Thanks for showing us!

 

[bk]

Not quite the same, but close.

 

[ColonialDude]

That is a beautiful find!! Never found one of those...it's on my wishlist!

 

[RON (PA)]

That is a super token. I would not clean it. Keep it the way it is.

 

[skierbob]

Neat token, Don. Thanks for showing it.
Bob

 

[dugupfinds]

In the UK Love Tokens were popular between 1790-1830. They were mainly William III sixpences (as pictured), the wealthy would use shillings. They were bend in opposite directions & discarded in a favourite spot never to be found again!!

Not as pretty as yours.