"The Greene Swan"
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"The Greene Swan"
Pictorial love token on 1892 Barber dime
(Temporary pix- I'll try to get better ones when this is in hand.)
Obverse: original Barber Liberty head design, unaltered. Reverse: swan facing left with long-stalked plant at right, "L. GREENE" below. Ex-"coinsandcuriosities1" (eBay), 1/22/2016.
While this isn't an exceptional love token, it's definitely not bad, and it's a pictorial with reasonably competent engraving. Considering it cost me less than 22 bucks, that's not bad at all for a pictorial love token; it's closer to the price you'd expect to pay for a more generic monogrammed piece on a Seated dime. These days, it's hard to get any pictorial love token for less than 50 bucks. Furthermore, Barber dimes are slightly less common as love token hosts than Seated dimes, though within the Barber series, the first-year issues of 1892 like this one are often seen.
Engraved/Counterstamped/Oddball Type Set
Pictorial love token on 1892 Barber dime
(Temporary pix- I'll try to get better ones when this is in hand.)
Obverse: original Barber Liberty head design, unaltered. Reverse: swan facing left with long-stalked plant at right, "L. GREENE" below. Ex-"coinsandcuriosities1" (eBay), 1/22/2016.
While this isn't an exceptional love token, it's definitely not bad, and it's a pictorial with reasonably competent engraving. Considering it cost me less than 22 bucks, that's not bad at all for a pictorial love token; it's closer to the price you'd expect to pay for a more generic monogrammed piece on a Seated dime. These days, it's hard to get any pictorial love token for less than 50 bucks. Furthermore, Barber dimes are slightly less common as love token hosts than Seated dimes, though within the Barber series, the first-year issues of 1892 like this one are often seen.
Engraved/Counterstamped/Oddball Type Set
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That's a neat coin, Rob.
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Very nice. I've always preferred the illustrated love tokens over the monogrammed ones.
You and everyone else. Though reasonable grabs like this one are still occasionally possible, competition for pictorial pieces is getting much more difficult these days.
It's still an esoteric enough specialty to be relatively budget-friendly, however. Unlike the really good modern hobo carvings, which are fiercely fought for. (Which is good for the artists- the skilled ones should reap some rewards for their artistry, after all.)
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