Genuine Antique Love Token, HEA - Made From an 1800's Silver Dime - Beautiful Scroll Work, 1800s Silver Love Token,

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Genuine Antique Love Token, HEA - Made From an 1800's Silver Dime - Beautiful Scroll Work, 1800s Silver Love Token, "HEA" Love TokenThis listing is for the photographed Antique Love Token. Found all over the world, love tokens are coins that have been removed from circulation, sanded smooth on at least one side, and hand engraved with letters and or symbols that represent a particular sentiment. At the height of their popularity in the late 1800s, love tokens were all the rage in the United States and Great Britain. In America, the Civil War (1861 1865) brought suffering and loss

a 5-point star with a radiated burst from it

and it consists of two main cycles: the 260-day Sacred Calendar (Tzolk'in) and the 365-day Haab calendar

Friedberg Number 1244

making it possible to create precisely shaped gemstones for jewelry and other products

Serial number also has a star at the end

The dime's design was changed in 1946 to feature President Roosevelt on the obverse of the coin who had recently deceased

indicating that the pin is made of sterling silver

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia had issued their own coinage prior to that date

rarely seeing the light of day but for a brief moment here and there

Design: Intricate engraving featuring a historical scene or landmark of Portsmouth

a five and dime

not handwritten