Nice find from a CWR of cents

[mountainman 2]

Hello all. Long time no post. Anyway, i was going through some customer wrapped rolls of cents yesterday on my dinner break. Saw a thick white coin near the end of a roll and pulled this. My oldest coin to date out of a roll and from the same branch that gave me a civil war token a couple of years back. Looks like someone might have in the process of turning it into something, possibly a love token as the reverse is completely smooth. Thanks for reading, MM2

 

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[Wickaboag]

Wow, super find, I’d usually say “cool find, too bad about condition” but this is such a great story behind it, and front is great condition! Congrats!

 

[Wickaboag]

Wow, super find, I’d usually say “cool find, too bad about condition” but this is such a great story behind it, and front is great condition! Congrats!

 

[Diver_Down]

MM, When I saw your thread title, right away I thought about the CW Token. I was like "no way, did he find another." Still a cool find, and it looks like someone gave you a blank canvass to finish the love token. Find a jeweler with skilled engraving and create your own custom love token.

 

[mountainman 2]

Good idea DD, I might do that.

 

[Diver_Down]

Good idea DD, I might do that.

It is half-way there. It has no numismatic value in it's current state. With a skilled engraving, it will have more meaning to you and value to love token collectors. I have quite a few in my collection.

 

[Rosco53]

Gorgeous coin, regardless of the condition. Love to just think of the series of events that had to occur for these old ones to find their ways into the collection. Who had them, where they've been, spent on what, lost how many times, found, and in your case, ground down... Favorite part of this hobby is finding the old ones! IMO, thats almost better than a token, older then them and made it through!

 

[Megalodon]

At 160 years, I think this is the oldest coin I've seen reported here from a coin roll. Nice find and Congrats!

 

[FormerTeller]

With a skilled engraving, it will have more meaning to you and value to love token collectors.

Not sure I agree with that statement. Most serious love token collectors, myself included, make a determined effort to stay away from recently engraved pieces, regardless of the host coin. They certainly don’t command the same prices as love token that were engraved in the same time period as the coin.

That said, if you want to have it engraved there’s nothing wrong with it, just be aware that it’s extremely unlikely you would be able to sell it for enough to cover the cost of engraving.

 

[FormerTeller]

My thought was that this would be a perfect coin to put in an album, with only the front showing.

 

[Diver_Down]

Not sure I agree with that statement. Most serious love token collectors, myself included, make a determined effort to stay away from recently engraved pieces, regardless of the host coin. They certainly don’t command the same prices as love token that were engraved in the same time period as the coin.

That said, if you want to have it engraved there’s nothing wrong with it, just be aware that it’s extremely unlikely you would be able to sell it for enough to cover the cost of engraving.

I agree with the general sentiment that a period engraving is worth more than a modern work of art, but it would still be worth more than it's present condition. Also, everything new can be made to look old - Liver of Sulfur. I had a Confederate veteran's reunion medal with the clasp that was broken. I had the clasp soldered onto the back, but the solder was new and a giveaway for the repair. Liver of Sulfur took care of that.

 

[Uncleslick18]

Too bad about the reverse, that’s an awesome
Find!

 

[A2coins]

Thats a rare coin to find crh