Neat 1857 Seated Liberty Half Dime with Engraving.

ctalmadg

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Found this neat half dime while exploring a late 1700's home site here in NY. Looks to be a S engraved on it. The home on the site is abandoned and someone pulled the mantle away from the wall which opened a void in the wall behind the left and right side of the mantle..among other junk I found the half-dime.

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Gridwalker306

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Cool find, I love exploring old abandoned buildings too.
 

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Whats interesting is that love token was a pendant at 1 time & then the hole filled in. I wonder why you would refill the hole?
 

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Great love token... Keep up the good work
 

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You found 2 things in one find that I have yet to find. Congrats.
 

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Nice love token. That makes it more personal & attaches someone to the find.
 

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Really cool Love Token. I wonder how it get behind the mantle. Since you found it in a house, I wonder if you can trace it to a previous person that lived there. Would be really awesome if you could.
 

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ctalmadg

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Really cool Love Token. I wonder how it get behind the mantle. Since you found it in a house, I wonder if you can trace it to a previous person that lived there. Would be really awesome if you could.

Yep, I'm trying to track down ownership of the home...
 

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ctalmadg

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No luck yet with the home research... heading back tomorrow for some more exploring. Didn't have much time last visit due to it getting dark.
 

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Love me some love token. High on my and I imagine many others bucket list
 

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Ruined the "value" of the dime but Made it neat and special. Very Nice find!
 

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Ruined the "value" of the dime but Made it neat and special. Very Nice find!

Actually, it probably increases it....love tokens sell for a lot more than an average circulated half dime, especially if there is a date.
 

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