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Unusual Seated Quarter Love Token

Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 8,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
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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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  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a cool one..
    Quarters are a great denomination for love tokens 👍

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice love token.... Not often seen with cutouts (except for holes). Cheers, RickO

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 10, 2024 7:45AM

    I'm guessing it's technically not a love token as such, but a badge of some kind. But nice piece, whatever it is.

  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I collect religious related love tokens. I like this one a lot.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Kinda nice that they spared the date. I like it.

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 8,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Namvet69 said:
    Kinda nice that they spared the date. I like it.

    I think the cutout was purposely placed to show that way on the obv.

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    FWIW, when I first saw it I thought it was a funerary piece, but that is just a hunch.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Keeping it simple, I thought "D of E" is Death of E ???

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 8,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sold for $51 on ebay. Seems like a good price.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,026 ✭✭✭✭✭

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwM3GLW8BQ
    Maybe the 1961 "Duke of Earl" was just a cover version? :)

  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    FWIW, when I first saw it I thought it was a funerary piece, but that is just a hunch.

    I'm an idiot. I had to look up "funerary". :s

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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Manifest_Destiny said:
    Sold for $51 on ebay. Seems like a good price.

    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.

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 8,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @yosclimber said:
    Maybe the 1961 "Duke of Earl" was just a cover version? :)

    Nailed it!

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,988 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Duke of Edinburgh" ??

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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!


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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,740 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 8,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's another interesting one. Maybe a GAR encampment?

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