Modified 1877 seated dime

[niffler]

My friend found this dime while we were water hunting in a large lake on the Idaho/Utah border last Saturday. It's a dime minted in 1877 but the reverse has raised lettering or initials applied. It still has it's reeded edge. It also has a bit of solder on the front, maybe from a soldered on loop or something. Anyone have any idea what this thing is other than an old dime? Also, I apologize for the bad pictures, I only had my phone with me and his place is very dark.

 

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[joe_dirt]

My guess would be someone once used it as a pendant

 

[grasshopper]

Love token?

 

[Tuberale]

Likely a kind of love token. Congrats!

 

[ironhorse]

I'm sure theres a lost talent for the skills to make those love tokens as the Victorian era silversmiths and jewelry makers did...super find!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[washingtonian]

Very unique old dime. Don't know much about it but congrats on a great find to your friend!!

 

[Relicific]

Very nice find

 

[toasted]

Never seen a love token with raised lettering. Nice one

 

[NZ49er]

Looks like an H-M to me. I would love to find a love token! AWESOME find!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Looks like a love token, very nice find!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm gonna say love token also. Nice find.