"Jennie by the Seaside"
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(This piece was the topic of an earlier thread along with one other, but since I ended up keeping both, I'm giving it its own thread to link to from my collection index.)
"Jennie by the Seaside"
Pictorial love token on 1890 Seated Liberty dime
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Obverse: original Seated Liberty design, unaltered. Reverse: "Jennie" in cursive script above ornamental diagonal band, sunburst above, seascape/beach scene with curiously slanted buildings, sailboat, and birds below. Ex- "ridgecoin1", eBay, 11/03/2015.
This is a nice seascape love token with some whimsically naive yet well-excuted engraving. I bought this piece at the same time as I acquired another landscape dime with the name "Charley" on it. "Charley" featured a sunrise scene and had a similar diagonal band in the design, though the two pieces were obviously carved by different artists at different times.
This piece was reasonably priced, but "Charley", the other one, had a rather bloated pricetag. I had already bought "Jennie", this piece, so when it seemed the seller of "Charley" and I would not find common ground, I was not unduly disappointed. However, to my surprise, that seller relented and accepted my offer on that other piece, so I ended up with both coins.
Since my collection is intended as a type set, I really don't need two Seated dimes, but I decided to keep both of them anyway. As the Seated Liberty dime was by far the most common host coin for American love tokens, I guess it was inevitable that I'd end up with two or more of them in my set, despite only needing one to represent that type. But hey, there are worse things to have duplicates of, right? And in any event, since love tokens are all as individual as snowflakes, one could argue they aren't really "duplicates" at all.
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"Jennie by the Seaside"
Pictorial love token on 1890 Seated Liberty dime
Larger obverse picture
Larger reverse picture
Obverse: original Seated Liberty design, unaltered. Reverse: "Jennie" in cursive script above ornamental diagonal band, sunburst above, seascape/beach scene with curiously slanted buildings, sailboat, and birds below. Ex- "ridgecoin1", eBay, 11/03/2015.
This is a nice seascape love token with some whimsically naive yet well-excuted engraving. I bought this piece at the same time as I acquired another landscape dime with the name "Charley" on it. "Charley" featured a sunrise scene and had a similar diagonal band in the design, though the two pieces were obviously carved by different artists at different times.
This piece was reasonably priced, but "Charley", the other one, had a rather bloated pricetag. I had already bought "Jennie", this piece, so when it seemed the seller of "Charley" and I would not find common ground, I was not unduly disappointed. However, to my surprise, that seller relented and accepted my offer on that other piece, so I ended up with both coins.
Since my collection is intended as a type set, I really don't need two Seated dimes, but I decided to keep both of them anyway. As the Seated Liberty dime was by far the most common host coin for American love tokens, I guess it was inevitable that I'd end up with two or more of them in my set, despite only needing one to represent that type. But hey, there are worse things to have duplicates of, right? And in any event, since love tokens are all as individual as snowflakes, one could argue they aren't really "duplicates" at all.
Engraved/Counterstamped/Oddball Type Set
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Obviously the same carver. Interesting to note the differences in style throughout. Way too cool to have both of these together on the boards.
Thanks for posting.
merse
I'll see your 'Jennie' and I will raise you ...... a 'Jennie'.
Obviously the same carver. Interesting to note the differences in style throughout. Way too cool to have both of these together on the boards.
Thanks for posting.
Wow. Now THAT is amazing!
I disagree that they're from the same carver (yours is done with more skill) but they're certainly evidence that the same tropes existed in carving (were there pattern books for this stuff? Who knows?) ... and the fact that your is both the same style AND the same name is really, really neat!
Thank YOU for posting yours!
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Another theory - someone was teaching love token carving, and used this as a standard design - kind of like a model in an art class
We will probably never know, though.
merse
Jenny most of been one lovely women ...
Perhaps one of the local port girls who was frequently visited by sailors coming in for R&R?
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There is a 1948 film "Portrait of Jennie" where a girl name Jennie takes a sailboat out to a lighthouse.
The coincidences keep stacking up!
Just an idle musing.
TD
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