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Unusual Seated Quarter Love Token

I run across love tokens in the course of looking at Seated Quarters on ebay, but I've never seen one with a cut out like this. Very cool. It's almost certainly a Catholic reference. I'm guessing the "D of E" is the "Diocese of E??????" Since it's dated 1871, it could probably be researched to a specific Diocese or event.
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cool and the solder on obverse suggests held a pin and used as a button
That's a cool one..
Quarters are a great denomination for love tokens 👍
Nice love token.... Not often seen with cutouts (except for holes). Cheers, RickO
I'm guessing it's technically not a love token as such, but a badge of some kind. But nice piece, whatever it is.
I collect religious related love tokens. I like this one a lot.
Kinda nice that they spared the date. I like it.
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I think the cutout was purposely placed to show that way on the obv.
FWIW, when I first saw it I thought it was a funerary piece, but that is just a hunch.
Keeping it simple, I thought "D of E" is Death of E ???
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Sold for $51 on ebay. Seems like a good price.
Maybe the 1961 "Duke of Earl" was just a cover version?
I'm an idiot. I had to look up "funerary".
I had a slightly higher bid set to go, but cancelled it at the last moment because of the solder on the obverse. If the pin was still attached I would've gone much higher.
Nailed it!
"Duke of Edinburgh" ??
Here's another interesting one that popped up. It's on an 1876 quarter.
Very cool. I love LTs, and have never before seen a cutout like that done in a 19th century context. Cross cutouts done by machine are extremely common on modern zinc cents, of course, but this early forebear of those is quite different. I like it!
I too have never seen a love token with a cut-out. It's also unusual to see one on a quarter. Most love tokens were carved on dimes. Here is a quarter love token which I have had for many years.
Here's another interesting one. Maybe a GAR encampment?
Maybe more likely a store card?
I don't think Surfhouse is a surname in use.
But I found this photo of an old postcard showing
"Cox's Surf House & Bathing Beach, West Haven, Conn."