Love tokens at the Baltimore show?

[engraved-migration]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me which dealers will have love tokens (engraved coins) at the Baltimore show. It's going to be my first time attending and I've started a small collection of these..

 

Also, I've been lurking for a while and wanted to say thank you to everyone contributing such an amazing depth and breadth of knowledge to this board.

[jesbroken]

I don't know about love tokens, but welcome to this forum. Show us pics of any thing you are interested in. We love pics.

Jim

[MunkyMan95]

I'd assume that there would be some kind of token dealer there. Whether or not he/she deals specifically in Love Tokens is hit or miss in my opinion.

 

There was one dealer at the ANA Charlotte show last weekend that had a ton of tokens, and if i remember correctly, a large assortment of Love Tokens. I don't recall the name of the dealer unfortunately.

 

 

Welcome to the forum!

[AegisIII]

Best bet is likely Steve Hayden and Steve Tannenbaum's table.

[engraved-migration]

Love tokens are a generic name for coins that have had one side ground flat and then engraved. During Victorian times it was common to engrave initials or sometimes a pictorial scene and give it as a token of love or affection. I don't have any of mine imaged but here are two that I think are great.

 

The first I was outbid on at the most recent Rosenblum auction. It was engraved for a British soldier in WWI on an Egyptian coin. The second has an amazing scenic view and is part of Ken Barr's collection at http://www.kenbarr.com/lovetokens.html

Although these are a couple of foreign hosts, they are often found on US seated dimes.