| Love Token Jewelry |
| Love tokens were often made into pendants, pins, bracelets, watch fobs, earrings, necklaces, cufflinks, buttons, and other pieces of jewelry. Jewelry was very popular and that is why most love tokens have holes in them or traces of solder on the coin side where the pin or earring wire was removed. |
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| This pin was made from an 1876 Half Dollar. The pin side is shown in a picture below. The initials are "CM" or "MC". |
| Silver jewelry was high fashion during the 1870's and 1890's. By 1890 silver was "out-of-fashion". For this reason, you will find that love tokens on coins dated after the Columbian Exposition in 1893 are not to plentiful. |
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| This is the way pins were made in the 1800's. Note the pin tip extends beyond the edge of the coin. |
| As you look at each token try to imagine what the engravings on each of these pieces may have meant to the person who received it. |
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| Three dimes made into a pin. The one on the bottom depicts a man fishing. A 1876, 1883, and a 1886 L.S. dime were used. |
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