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lovett L'S TRADEMARK
lovett in addition to engraving the obverse and
reverse confederate sides, saw fit to put into
his coins the L, for lovett. A and M for his wife.
"AMANDA M. LOVETT", little known the AML, appearing
over and over again,
in the very texture of coin itsself.
The L is known, to verify by lovett, the ALM must be present.
THIS TRADEMARK, THE L, IS PRESENT ON ALL HIS WORKS.
THE 1861 PENNY, THE 1861 QUARTER, THE 1861 HALF DOLLAR,
MADE BY LOVETT.
At the beginning of the war
the Confederate treasury planned to issue
quarters, half-dollars and penny coins.
Pattern pieces for the half, and quarter were produced
and sent to the New Orleans Mint,
Insufficient supplies of metal in the South
prevented their production in any quantity.
They resorted to placing an order
for dies with a private northern minter
Dies sent and made by Lovett,
working for Bailey, since he was known as a war supporter.
The Confederacy sent orders to New York.
A northern minter , Bailey, was chosen.
He prepared dies and struck coins as requested
Using Lovette as their engraver.
Pennies were found, more than likly done last
Buried in his cellar with die for fear
of being called a traitor
THE NORTHERN COIN MINTER, BAILEY,
TO LOVETT, ENGRAVER,
TO NEW ORLEANS.
TO PETERSON , NEW ORLEANS ENGRAVER
The Dahlonega mint specialized in gold coins in a mountain town
Its locical, since control of new orleans mint was under confederate
control from the very beginning, and a port city,
dies sent through union lines would go to new orleans,
rather than a small mt. mint in georgia.
Their mint idenified by letter D at the time.
Mainly to strike gold coins.
See click below Lovett.
Identified by the L initial on the reverse.
Lovett was approached, when the cents appeared,
the l is his tradenark>
They reconized his work, at first he denied
any knowledge of such pieces.
The head copied from a picture in his store
The same head on pennies and quarters,
When he was confronted with the Penny,
he then admitted that he had made them,
Later hiding them fearful of the consequences.
He stating they were ordered in 1861 by csa,
" and they were sent with dies,"
NOT just pennies, BUT quarters and halfs,
Logic demands quarters and halfs, to help with paper crunch
just pennies would be a waste of time.
I believe pennies were done last, not enough time to dispose of them.
ANOTHER UNDISPUTABLE PROOF THAT LOVETT MADE MINE,
HALF DOLLARS, AS WELL AS THE PENNY AND QUARTER
IS HIS F AND E LETTERS IN HIS ENGRAVINGS AS PROOF.
EVIDENT IN THESE COINS,
F LIKE P, AND E LIKE B.
But the CSA did manage to mint a few coins.
In 1861, Mr. Robert Lovett Jr. of Philadelphia was
commissioned BY BAILEY to design,
engrave, and make pieces for the Confederacy.
He used the Liberty Head
for the obverse of the penny, AND QUARTER.
Using nickel and copper, he made a few samples.
Confederate Half Dollars were struck at New Orleans in 1861,
from REVISED lovett dies, finalized by Peterson,
The south before the war relied on the mint in phil. for their dies
then Peterson, at new orleans received from northern minter bailey.
added a T for taylor, M for Memmenger.
from the dies sent by Lovett.
As the Civil War continued, the cost of the war loomed large.
Any precious metals available in the South often made their way
to Europe to procure war goods.New orleans port used.
lovett fearing prosecution for aiding the enemy,
stopped his work, and hid the penny coins and dies in his cellar.
QUARTERS AND HALF DOLLARS WERE SHIPPED TO NEW ORLEANS.
Penny dies were purchased later and used to make restrikes.
perhaps not enough time to ship pennies, with quarters and halfs.
QUARTER DIES AND HALF DOLLAR NEVER FOUND.
UNTIL NOW, MY HALF.
MY LIBERTY OBVERSE L
L visable at tip of toe.
my L,M,A outlined on my coin together with L.
going to baker coins by r lovett,
www.coins.nd.edu/washtoken/washtokentext/1850-59c.html
obverse
reverse
A L CAN BE SEEN HIS TRADEMARK, see box
ft mchenery reverse by r lovett
about 1859, then stolen.
AN L HIDDEN IN STEEPLE
CONFEDERATE SIDE L WHOLE PICTURE
obverse m engraved
PENNY
QUARTER
full obverse
quarter obverse L
ANOTHER UNDISPUTABLE PROOF THAT LOVETT MADE MINE,
AS WELL AS THE PENNY AND QUARTER
IS HIS F AND E LETTERS IN HIS ENGRAVINGS AS PROOF.
EVIDENT IN THESE COINS,
F LIKE P, AND E LIKE B.
my E
my F
PENNYS F
quarters F
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