Love Token, United States, 1883
date: label: Date made
content: 1883
name: label: maker
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) cent love token
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1883
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty wearing a Native American headdress.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1883
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Decorative monogram.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: R H W
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Obverse was holed then plugged.
label: Description
content: This coin is called a love token because the official markings have been replaced with a personal message. Some have artistically arranged initials and others depict objects of personal significance. Because love tokens are engraved by hand, they are unique. They may be used as lucky charms, jewelry, or commemorative gifts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mendel L. Peterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.247637.0011
label: accession number
content: 247637
label: catalog number
content: NU71713
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
label: Object Name
content: token, love
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: engraved (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 1.9 cm; 1/32 in x 3/4 in