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1882 Cupid Gold Token Octagonal NGC AU 58 - Any Information?

InGodWeTrustCoinsInGodWeTrustCoins Posts: 151 ✭✭✭
edited December 31, 2024 5:35PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Just got this graded at NGC. Does anyone have any information on it? I would assume it is fairly rare as I cannot find anything about it. Any idea on value?


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  • raysrays Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting token. I’ve never seen nor heard of anything quite like it.

  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't remember seeing another example either.

    There are a bunch of uncommon designs in small gold tokens dated in the early 1880s. I assume this is part of that series. As far as I know there is no standard reference for them

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's too bad they didn't use that floating coin holder mentioned in another thread.

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,332 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have never seen or even heard of anything like this.

    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,631 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Based on the coloring it is likely made of solid 8K or 10K gold, with a high-karat gold plating.
    This was typical for gold charms of this era (about 1880-1903).

    Moonlight Mint

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