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SILVER AND GOLD COIN LOVE TOKEN JEWELRYI found this earlier this week for the Numismatic Nuggets article, but I reached out to Love Token expert Carol Bastable, and she shared additional information for readers. Thanks! -Editor
1861 $2.50 Love Token with reverse nicely engraved CGC. Cannot tell which reverse because of the engraving. 1857 half dime seems to be engraved AC on reverse. 1861 in bezel, 1857 has two small holes and both connected with loop Most Love Tokens are singles, but are sometimes seen in multiples as part of bracelets and other jewelry items. This one is the first I recall seeing with coins of two different metals. -Editor
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Here are Carol's additions on the topic, ending with images of another really spectacular two-metal aggregate piece. -Editor Gold and silver coins are not often found in the same jewelry piece, but I have seen it done. This jewelry item is not complete, so we do not know what it came off of or if someone at a later point in time just linked them together. I do have an affinity for gold overlay love tokens. You can find silver coins with gold monograms adhered on top, although not terribly common. There are gold on gold overlaid coins too. While all gold is more luxurious, one could argue that the bimetal is more striking visually. I attached two images from my Pinterest board. One is a bar pin with gold overlay on both the brooch and the three dimes dangling from it. The other is what I usually term a triangle brooch. These have rows of coins that diminish in quantity with each row. The resulting shape is a triangle. The last photo is another triangle brooch that I dug out of my collection to photograph as another example of silver love tokens paired with a gold coin. The bottom coin is a type one gold dollar. 
To view Carol's Pinterest page on Overlay Love Tokens, see:
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