1878 Morgan Dollar Love token

Bruggs

Are love tokens on Morgan dollars rare? I recently came across this piece and decided I better buy it. Carved on an 1878, while not the most scriptive and elegant, the name "Anna" is quite plain. Any ideas on value of this token?
Thanks.
Bruggs

Pistareen

Love tokens on Morgans are probably 10 times rarer than on dimes or quarters -- which doesn't make them rare, but a whole lot scarcer than those denominations. Most are names, like this one.

A modern name, like Anna, is a lot easier to sell than a more dated name (like Edith). Most of these sell in the $75-125 range.

Something really unusual, like a good detailed figural, or some kind of prize inscription, could be considerably more. Initials, or crude engraving, or Edith, might be worth less.

ricko

Definitely not common.... Cheers, RickO

DorkGirl

We need a pic!

messydesk

Need pics of the coin. Murphy's Law of Rare Die Marriages dictates that a love token carved on an 1878 Morgan dollar will be one of the rare ones, or at least compel every VAM collector who sees it to determine if it is a rare one.