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Love token - Love birds
Image of cartwheel penny rubbed smooth and engraved. Side one: image of two pierced hearts with arrows, and two lovebirds on top, surrounded by the…
Love token - Elizabeth Crouch
Image of copper halfpenny rubbed down and engraved with image of a harlequin, names and date. Side one: image of a dancing harlequin, with house and tree, engraved and highlighted in white. Side two: the name and date "Elizh Crouch 1756" engraved and…
Love token - George Shelley
Image of a copper coin rubbed down and engraved with names and outline of a ship. Side one: "Forget me note" above image of three masted ship. Side two: "George Shelley to Ann Shelley." Both sides decorated with flourishes. Script style lettering,…
Love Token - George Shelley bound to slavery
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with names and outline of a prison hulk. Side one: inscribed with idiom "When this you see Remember me When I am bound To Slavery" above image of a prison hulk, highlighted in white. Side two: "George…
Love token - John Lisk and Elisabeth Hobbs
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with names and a wheatsheaf. Side one: "John Lisk Elisabeth Hobbs" with decorative border. Side two: image of a wheatsheaf, symbol of peace and plenty, highlighted in white. All in Roman Block style…
Love token - Betty Cross
Image of a silver coin rubbed smooth and engraved with name. Side one: engraved with "Betty Cross" (spelt "Crofs", as "f" in the eighteenth century indicated a long "s"), in Roman cursive style lettering. Side two: as minted - head of William III.
Love token - My heart is fixt
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with hearts and idiom. Side one: two overlapping, bleeding and flaming hearts pierced diagonally by two arrows. "Elizabeth Phipps" above and date "1781" below. Side two: "My heart is fixt I cannot…
Love token - Mary Jacques, Margate
Image of a Charles II coronation medal rubbed smooth and engraved with name and location. Side one : initials "P.A." Side two: "Mary Jacques, Margate, May 6th 1776"
Love token - Montague Sloop
Image of a silver halfcrown rubbed smooth and engraved with name and outline of a ship. Side one: "Montague Sloop in distress Dec 12th 1772" around border, with outline of damaged ship with broken mast and flag. Side two: "William Waterer Master"…
Love token - Sarah Harrison
Image of a copper halfpenny token (?) rubbed smooth and engraved with name, location and outline of a peacock. Side one: "Sarah Harrison Wigton" with foliage decoration on border. Side two: peacock with elaborate plumage, highlighted in white. Roman…
Love token - George Freeland
Image of a copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved with names and a pierced heart. Side one: "James Catherine Freeland" around border with heart in centre pierced diagonally by two arrows, foliage and star and year "1786". Side two: "George…