Nice surprise silver

thought i had just a widow head sixpence when i took this coin out of the ground but when i turned it over a beautiful piece of engraving came to life.never seen it before was well pleased,another silver locket and a nz sixpence followed.real easy digging ground is saturated.good luck

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Neat find Roy so have they filed one side then engraved ?

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Nice finds Roy, I’ve seen similar coins on you tube they called them love tokens and they are made from coins. Well done.

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That’s a boomer! Nice.

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they must have but it does not look any thinner still has all its reeded edge

ive seen love tokens bent into S shapes but this is a fist,i would like to think it was made for a soldier going off to the first world war has got some years in circulation. maybe a silversmith here in ch.ch

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Awesome finds! perhaps something heated pressed against it to partly melt it blank?

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It’s funny since I got into this hobby it’s finds Like that that keep me going please don’t come up here😁

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Great finds Roy keep it up :grinning:

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