Love token BST list draft, Jan. 2013

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The numbers in parentheses at the end of each line are the combined production of ALL mints during that particular year, excluding proofs.

On coins with monograms where the order of the initials is uncertain, I'll just list them in alphabetical order.

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1837
"C", "L", & "M" in monogram.
Gift from "savoyspecial" (CU). (682,500).
TEMPORARILY ON HOLD (until I decide whether or not to keep it for my engraved type set)

1838
"Toler" in script with ornamental border.
Ex-Charles Rickard (wcsdeals.com). (2,398,534).

1839
"WBM" in script initials.
Ex-"shelbind" (eBay). (2,376,115).

1840
Monogram with three letters. One is obviously a "K". The others could be "A" and "R" but it's hard to say.
Late 2011 acquisition, provenance forgotten. (2,534,000).

1841
"JNM"(?) in script.
Ex-"love-tokens" (eBay). (3,630,000).

1842
Old English "A" within wreath. Part of a matched pair with the 1855 coin, below.
Ex-"zebiak-maritime.intl" (eBay). (3,907,500).

1843
"H" and "M" in monogram, with ornamental flourishes.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (1,520,000).
ON HOLD

1845
"X" in ornamental border.
Ex-Charles Rickard (wcsdeals.com). (1,985,000).

1848
"CFW" in script.
Semi-key date. Scarce. Ex-"engraved" (CU). (451,500).

1849
Fancy "R" initial in border.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (1,139,000).

1850
Old English "P" in concentric circles.
From a bulk lot purchased on eBay. (2,441,500).

1851
Old English "L" within ornamental border with sunbursts.
Part of a matched pair of clothing studs with an 1853 identical twin which is not displayed as part of this set.
Ex-eBay. (1,426,500).

1852
"Claribel" in script below lighthouse. Probably from a bracelet.
Ex-eBay. (1,935,000).
TEMPORARILY ON HOLD (until I decide whether or not to keep it for my engraved type set)

1853
"Minnie" around top hat, with "89" and flourishes below (presumably the latter is the engraving date?)
Ex-eBay. (13,273,010).
TEMPORARILY ON HOLD (until I decide whether or not to keep it for my engraved type set)

1854
Old English "D" in fancy star. Probably once mounted on a button or cufflink.
Ex-"pinetreecoinandjewelry" (eBay). (6,240,000).

1855
Old English "A" within wreath. Part of a matched pair with the 1842 coin, above.
Ex-"zebiak-maritime.intl" (eBay). (2,075,000)

1856
"H" and "W" in monogram with ornamental border.
Ex-"mrcrest" (eBay). (7,030,000).

1857
Floral design in geometric border. Probably once mounted on a hatpin or similar piece of jewelry.
Ex-"yoyolz" (eBay). (7,120,000).

1858
"QP" (or maybe "PP"?) in script with wreath, flourishes, and ornamental border. Original suspension ring.
Ex-eBay. (1,890,000).

1859
"C", "E", and "P" in monogram, with ornamental border.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (970,000).

1862
"DE" (or maybe "DC"?) in Old English letters. Old center mount- may have been a button or cufflink.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (1,027,750).

1863
"J", "K", and "S" (or maybe I,K,S?) in monogram. Old center mount- probably was a button or cufflink.
Semi-key date. Scarce. Ex-"engraved" (CU). (171,500).

1868
"C", "E", and "F" in monogram.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (724,000).

1870
"B", "B", and "W" in monogram.
Ex-Sunday & Sunday Antiques (goantiques.com). (520,500).

1871
"Dio" in Old English letters, with flourishes & border.
Ex-"lkrarecoins" (CU). (1,246,850).

1872
"JWD" with geometric design and stork in well-executed marsh scene with flying birds in sky.
Ex-eBay. (2,620,980).

1873
Single masted schooner sailing left in seascape with waves and birds.
Ex-"legacycoins_collectibles" (eBay). (4,431,891).

1874
"J", "O", and "W" in monogram with fancy border and rays. Ex-eBay. (3,190,117).

1875
"Will" and two-masted schooner sailing right over textured waves. Ex-"exo" (eBay). (24,065,000).

1876
"Papa" in fancy script below landscape with church scene.
Ex-eBay. (30,150,000).

1877
"ELB" in inverted horseshoe, with flourishes and border.
Ex-"coinsjewelry" (eBay). (17,350,000)

1878
"D", "H", and "M" in monogram.
Ex-"eirikrtripartite" (eBay). (1,877,200).

1879
"A" and "J" in monogram with ornamental border.
Key date. Rare, especially as a love token. High grade host coin. Ex-"seanq" (CU). (14,000).

1880
"C", "I" (or "J"), & "L" in monogram with ornamental border.
Key date. Rare, especially as a love token. I found this piece in a bulk lot for only $7.50! Not long before that, I had bought a different one for about $125.00. I resold the $125.00 example at cost, and kept the lucky cherrypick. Both were remarkably similar in grade. Both ex-eBay. (36,000).

1881
"A", "H", and "W" in monogram, with flourishes.
Key date. Rare, especially as a love token. Ex-"Minerscoin" (CU). (24,000).

1882
"E" and "L" through "C" in small monogram, below horse's head.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (3,910,000).

1883
"PETE" on fence, with chick hatching from egg below.
Ex-eBay. (7,674,673).

1884
"J.J.T." above river scene with boats and the Brooklyn Bridge. A nice companion to the 1887 "Statue of Liberty" piece below. Both this and the coin below date within a year of the dedication of the landmarks they portray. Ex-eBay, 2011. (3,930,474).

1885
"WJH" in banner across inverted horseshoe.
Ex-"love-tokens" (eBay). (2,576,187).

1886
"P. L." below lighthouse and seascape, with partial ornamental border and scroll above.
Ex-"rarecoinsgallery" (eBay). (6,583,208).

1887
"MA-MA" with Statue of Liberty scene and rope border. Like the "Brooklyn Bridge" piece above, the host coin dates to within a year of the opening of the landmark. Ex-Heritage Long Beach Tokens & Medals Auction #110, Lot 29116, 09/2008. (15,737,679)

1888
"Ivy De" or "Joy De"(?) in script, with parachute (!) and ornamental border.
Ex-"engraved" (CU). (7,215,655).

1889
"FHI" or "FHJ" in script with flourishes and fancy borders. Very intricate.
Ex-"rarecoinsgallery" (eBay), 04/2008. (8,352,678)

1890
"SPL" (or SPI?) monogram on high grade host coin.
Ex-"oscarsaab" (eBay). (11,334,027).

1891
"CEB" script initials, with flourishes above and below.
Ex-"mrcrest" (eBay). (23,046,116).

1892
"DF" in fancy script.
Ex-eBay. (16,952,410).

1894
"E", "F", and "M" in geometric style monogram with ornamental border.
Ex-eBay. (2,050,000).

1899
"A", "C", and "P" in monogram with ornamental border.
Ex-eBay. (24,097,493).

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Lookin' good, Rob!