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The listing, 1884 Seated Dime Love Token-MUST SEE!!! has ended.

Alright this is a one of a kind auction and I hope it goes really really well. This is first off an 1884 seated dime, how often do you come across those. The second great part of this coin is that it is a love token. This means back in the day a blacksmith took this coin and shaved off the backside and engraved it with some initials that someone wanted or he wanted to do, thats why there is a mark on the front side. The initials I believe contain the letters JLB but i am not sure, you can see what you think from the pictures. This is a great coin for any collector. Very hard to find, goodluck and thank you for looking.

Questions & Comments

The marks across the middle of the front of the coin, do you know what that is?

Sep 3rd, 2010 at 6:07:19 PM PDT by

That mark is from the tool the blacksmiths would use to create what is on the back on the coin, most love tokens I have seen have the mark.

Sep 3rd, 2010 at 7:28:45 PM PDT by

actually it was someone with a hammer with the die on the end and when they struck them it did the dent like so

Sep 4th, 2010 at 1:07:11 PM PDT by

well there ya go, thank you

Sep 5th, 2010 at 9:13:32 AM PDT by

i like it???????????

Sep 5th, 2010 at 2:59:53 AM PDT by

ah i loved your games and will never live that down. haha just playing with ya. Hope they turn out well for you. Hope to see you bid

Sep 5th, 2010 at 9:14:16 AM PDT by

Looks like a metal detecting find??? I have many of these, none have this "dent" as you say..These were done by jewelers and engravers, not black smiths. The initials are carved in the coin, not hammered.

Sep 5th, 2010 at 10:01:19 AM PDT by

No it was not a metal detecting find, it been in a box of my grandfathers for some time.

Sep 5th, 2010 at 2:10:33 PM PDT by

looka like it couldve been a button or cuff like or other items of the like because of the dent

Sep 5th, 2010 at 10:57:22 AM PDT by

its a coin....

Sep 5th, 2010 at 2:10:47 PM PDT by

They made buttons, cuff links and the like out of coins like this back in the day.
Don't get me wrong, I love these kind of things :-)

Sep 5th, 2010 at 3:56:24 PM PDT by

Im sorry I didnt mean to come across like that, I just quite didnt understand sorry

Sep 5th, 2010 at 4:25:24 PM PDT by

Looks like it may have have been part of a ring. Their appears to be some extra metal on the front of the coin, perhaps where a band would have attached, thus showing the initials? Neat item none the less!

Sep 5th, 2010 at 4:21:24 PM PDT by

I guess theres alot more to this coin than I realized but I enjoy reading everyones thoughts trying to see the history of this item

Sep 5th, 2010 at 4:25:58 PM PDT by

Just guessing based on the wear mark across the center of the dime, something appears to have been attached?

Sep 5th, 2010 at 4:37:52 PM PDT by

very possible, I see these have been used as jewlery alot

Sep 5th, 2010 at 7:05:51 PM PDT by

depending on how this does, I have a canadian love token from around the same time period that anyone may be intrested in.

Sep 6th, 2010 at 4:12:44 PM PDT by

i feel smarter for reading everyone's post on here, i didn't know that any of that stuff was ever done! :)

Sep 6th, 2010 at 8:28:25 PM PDT by

me too haha

Sep 7th, 2010 at 3:19:25 PM PDT by

Nice piece! Looks to be in great condition too!

Sep 8th, 2010 at 11:13:03 AM PDT by

yes the date is clear as day

Sep 8th, 2010 at 11:24:29 AM PDT by

It's an intersting hobby to add love tokens to your coin collection. I've started doing that and everytime I show the to other collectors the oooh's and aaahs' in the room are priceless . I'll be back for this!!

Sep 9th, 2010 at 3:52:53 AM PDT by

Awesome and yes they are a great piece of history

Sep 9th, 2010 at 5:03:40 AM PDT by

1884 Seated Dime Love Token-MUST SEE!!! is in the Collectibles | Coins category