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~*~ Lord Marcovan's Oddball Type Set ~*~

lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
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October, 2015: I had lots of fun with love tokens the last time, when I was working on a dime date set of them. So I always had the feeling I'd return to them and branch out, maybe into a type set. So now it's time to start that. This time the focus will be on pictorial love tokens where possible, but any interesting engraved or counterstamped pieces which catch my fancy, be they ornate or primitive, might end up here. There isn't much to see here yet, of course.



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UNITED STATES TYPE COINS

(In order by host coin denomination, then date)







"Philodemic Society"

Intaglio seal matrix carved on 1838 Coronet large cent



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"Spiny Lighthouse Seascape"

Pictorial love token on 1864 two-cent piece



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"Three-Cent Chicken"

Pictorial love token on 1851 silver three-cent piece



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"Spooky Moon Face"

Unusual pictorial love token engraving on 1862 Seated Liberty half dime



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"Relic of a Short Life"

"JASPER DILDAY" love token on ca. 1867-1869 Shield nickel



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"The Quarrelsome Dr. Prince"

"Dr. Will J. Prince" engraving on 1883 Liberty nickel



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(It was perhaps inevitable that I ended up with more than one Seated dime here, since that type was by far the most common host coin for love tokens at the time...)





"Ten Cents for the Tinsmith"

Folk art carving on 1853 Seated Liberty dime



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Over the Garden Wall"

Whimsical love token engraving on 1876 Seated Liberty dime



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"Charley Greets the Dawn"

Pictorial love token on 1883 Seated Liberty dime



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"Jennie by the Seaside"

Pictorial love token on 1890 Seated Liberty dime



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"The Greene Swan"

Pictorial love token on 1892 Barber dime



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"The Helmsman"

Modern (ca. 2016) hobo carving on 1900 Barber dime, by artist David HJ He



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"Two Bits for an Odd Fellow"

Fraternal lodge token on 1857 Seated Liberty quarter



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"Grand Pretensions"

"W.H. Vanderbilt" carved on 1826 Capped Bust half dollar



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"Died on the Train"

Mourning token inscribed "L. Frank Gray/July 1st 1878" on 1858 Seated Liberty half dollar



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OTHER TOKENS & NON-US COINS

(In chronological order by host coin date)







"Pill-Poppin' Sam, Before the Big Binge"

1773 love token on British King George III halfpenny



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"Weird Wellington & The Penguin Lady"

Bizarre folk art carving on ca. 1811-1813 Canadian "Marshal Wellington" halfpenny token



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"Swiss Frog"

Pictorial love token carving on 1885-B Swiss 20-rappen coin



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"Over There... In the Air"

World War I Royal Flying Corps identity disc made from 1916 British half crown



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"Bertha's Boy"

World War I love token on 1916 French franc, from a fallen Canadian soldier to his mother



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    lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,486 ✭✭✭
    i love it and hope to see the updates as this set morph's into mature status
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


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    SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fun stuff!!!
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    JJSingletonJJSingleton Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What a neat idea. The lighthouse is cool.

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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great idea.... interesting progress so far... Good luck LordM... Cheers, RickO
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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I hope to see these soon! image

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    LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    that 2c is tough. shoo



    was hoping id get to see it when you mentioned it previously.

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, the set is growing. I'm up to a dozen pieces as of this update, and Lucky 13 is also on the way. It's a Darkside piece, so I'll post it over on that forum when I've got the pictures ready. (Hint: it is another piece identifiable to a specific individual, with a WW1 theme, but not on a French host coin, as WW1 "dogtag" pieces often are.)

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    WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nice stuff Lord, dieci ravioli per te.
    Good for you.
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    JebJeb Posts: 122 ✭
    Very nice love tokens. Thank you for sharing.
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    thebeavthebeav Posts: 4,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those are very cool......

    A great idea for a collection !
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,832 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Musky1011Musky1011 Posts: 3,934 ✭✭✭✭
    Luv dem love tokens
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    TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 4,547 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well done
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Added a Barber dime love token for my first newp of 2016.



    This is still a small collection, and nothing museum-worthy or anything, but considering this is my "cheaper" sideline collection, I've picked up a few interesting pieces now, and I'm having lots of fun with it.

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Two more additions for February, 2016.



    This collection is growing to the point that I should probably think about sending all the coins off to someone and have better pictures made of all of them. So far I'm just recycling the sellers' images.











    "Swiss Frog"

    Pictorial love token carving on 1885-B Swiss 20-rappen coin



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    "Bertha's Boy"

    World War I love token on 1916 French franc, from a fallen Canadian soldier to his mother



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    garrynotgarrynot Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭
    Very impressive. I always enjoy L. Frank Gray whenever I see it.
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    coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,434 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice LordM. Love it!
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    dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great concept and great looks there, LM!


    Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...



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    guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,308 ✭✭✭
    Cool set coming along nicely. I know where there is an Ex-LordM $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle love token. image

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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 13,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Really neat set!
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great set LordM....and should you ever decide to part with the Swiss Frog, please let

    me know....Frogs are special in my incredibly crazy life... Cheers, RickO
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bump, with a newp that is now the oldest piece in the set:





    "Pill-Poppin' Sam, Before the Big Binge"

    1773 love token on British King George III halfpenny



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    StorkStork Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome set! You aught to post this over on the dark side too.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice addition LordM..... still looking at that frog.. image Cheers, RickO
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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great collection, Rob! image

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Two more newps for mid-July 2016.



    This project is gradually starting to look more like a Dansco-7070-style type set, as I'd originally intended. But of course there's a long way to go.







    "Three-Cent Chicken"

    Pictorial love token on 1851 silver three-cent piece



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    "Two Bits for an Odd Fellow"

    Fraternal lodge token on 1857 Seated Liberty quarter



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