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1876 Three Cent Nickel Piece Choice Key Date Centennial US Coin - Love Token - Initials "D.L."

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1876 Three Cent Nickel Piece Choice Key Date Centennial US Coin - Love Token - Initials  D.L.
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1876 Three Cent Nickel Piece Choice Key Date Centennial US Coin - Love Token - Initials "D.L."
- Low Mintage 162,000
- A Love Token is a coin that's been rubbed smooth and hand engraved with initials, names or sayings. These coins were given as gifts until the early twentieth century and were symbols of promise or remembrance. During the late seventeenth century people also began to engrave their lucky coins. These coins were appropriately referred to as engraved coins and many of them had simple linear designs. In addition to marking lucky coins, people also began to engrave coins to mark births, deaths, unions and marriages.
- The U.S. Centennial Exposition opened in May in the same city these historic coins were struck - Philadelphia. Many new inventions and modern miracles were on display, including the torch and hand from the Statue of Liberty that was started the year before in France. Recall this momentous occasion with a centennial-year nickel 3¢ piece.