LOVE TOKEN SOCIETY JOURNALS ON NEWMAN PORTAL

The Newman Portal has recently digitized The Love Letter, published by the Love Token Society. Issues from 1972 to 2011 can be found under "periodicals" in the library section of the Newman Portal. "Love tokens" are artistically altered coins and were especially popular in the 19th century.

Within U.S. coinage, love tokens were often made using Liberty Seated dimes as host coins, though all denominations were used to a varying extent. In the August 2011 issue of The Love Letter, Russ Frank explores love tokens fashioned from Columbian Exposition half dollars.

Many love tokens exhibit exquisite detail, and these examples of folk art have been the focus of the Love Token Society for nearly 50 years. The Newman Portal acknowledges Carol Bastable, president of the Love Token Society, for assistance with this project.

Image: Love token on 1795 bust dollar, from the Eclectic Numismatic Treasure collection

Link to The Love Letter on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/526066

Love tokens from the Eclectic Numismatic Treasure collection on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagecollection/510918

Love Token Society home page:
http://lovetokensociety.com/

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