1857 Seated Dime, Great Shape, its a Love Token.

[steelheadwill]

1857 Seated Dime, Great Shape, it's a Love Token.

Spent 2 hours going low & slow with the joey coil & TTF around a 'New To Me'
foundation, a center hearth with massive granite doorstep
Just as I was about to pack it up after finding two buttons amonst the iron,
I get a good surface signal next to a sapling, move some leaves, spot the coin.
Pushed out by the roots, or flew off someones shovel (mine?) I don't know,
many times a root snaps unexpectedly and my plug goes skyward
Anyway, a nice coin with some not so romantic handwork on the reverse.
(when I remove that black stuff stuck to it)
searched around another hour & got a spoon handle, sheeps bell, broken plow point
& an oxshoe.
Happy with this hunt!
My first 'Successful' foundation dig, (this one is pretty remote, & not on all maps)
Best Digs All
Check out this new MD site, it's well set up & easy to use..
www.justgodetecting.com

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Re: 1857 Seated Dime, Great Shape, it's a Love Token.

Quite well done.
Will look good in the display.

 

[JW15]

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Awesome find Herbie!! Big congrats!

 

[Getty]

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Sweet coin there!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

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Nice finds. I have always wanted to find a love token. Mike

 

[James from TN]

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That is a nice love token. I think the black spot on the back (or front of the coin) is solder from where the pin was attached.

 

[VOL1266-X]

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Great Find Herbie!! HH, Quindy.

 

[steelheadwill]

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That is a nice love token. I think the black spot on the back (or front of the coin) is solder from where the pin was attached.

Thanks for all your Comments
James, I'm thinking you are right.
other than chipping the high spot off, none of my methods touch this material.
Any Ideas on getting that stuff off ?
My 4 inch grinder would do the trick
black solder on that lovely AU face

 

[worldtalker]

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Herbie, Superb love token ya got there man!!! Did the wanderer show up on the door step yet?? God Bless HH Chris

 

[civilman1]

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Very Cool coin,love to find one myself

 

[steelheadwill]

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Herbie, Superb love token ya got there man!!! Did the wanderer show up on the door step yet?? God Bless HH Chris

Hi Chris,
Lucy came home late last nite, Morris alerted me by sitting in the doorway and meowing, he knew she was home...
Be seeing you soon!

 

[mainer]

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Nice digs Herbie. Hope to dig a love token myself someday.

 

[steelheadwill]

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Thanks Mainer!
You never know what's gonna turn up, the last thing on my mind was a love token.
I moved the leaves, & could see it was a Seated without moving it,
got my phone pic, (who changed my resolution? ) then picked up the coin & was pretty shocked when I saw the design. I really wish there was an original there in that kind of shape too
This is my first significant find from the dozens of foundations I've tracked down & searched.....
Makes me want to revisit all of them..
We are really fortunate to live up here where there are so many history rich opportunities
HH All!

 

[jewelerguy]

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that's awesome. a love token is high on my wish list. congrats!

 

[eboy1960]

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nice seated ,great looking token

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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That's one beautiful love token find Herbie!
I think the, "not so romantic handwork on the reverse" is really beautiful!
The button is a nice find and so is the bell!

Glad to here that Morris got home safely . . . great picture too!

Take care buddy,
Dave

 

[HighTone]

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That is a sweet find nice button to. I found a love token myself this spring made of a 1 dollar gold coin it has sodder on it in two places. a fella said he could get it off but i dont wanta mess with it. Probley my find of a lifetime. Heres a pic sorry its so big i dont know how to down size. Any way thats a super find Congrats

 

[ModernMiner]

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Nice finds. I have always wanted to find a love token. Mike

That makes two of us.

Herbie,
That love token is a fantastic find. Still on my wish list.
Excellent!
-Dug-

P.S. I've really enjoyed your posts on the LETSGODETECTING web site too.

 

[Indiana Digger]

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Some real nice saves there, Steel!

 

[mainer]

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Thanks Mainer!
You never know what's gonna turn up, the last thing on my mind was a love token.
I moved the leaves, & could see it was a Seated without moving it,
got my camera pic, then picked up the coin & was pretty shocked when I saw the design. I really wish there was an original there in that kind of shape too
This is my first significant find from the dozens of foundations I've tracked down & searched.....
Makes me want to revisit all of them..
We are really fortunate to live up here where there are so many history rich opportunities
HH All!

Remind me again in a couple of months how lucky we are to live up here.

Seateds are a rare dig for me aswell herbie. I have dug more capped busts then I have seated's. Which is weird where the capped bust was only minted for 38 years compared to 54 for the seated's.