Love token; heart with 'John'

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Love token; heart with 'John'
Love token; heart with 'John'
Love token; heart with 'John'
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By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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229945
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00.367
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Love token; heart with 'John'
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copper alloy
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18th Century
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In the latter half of the 18th century copper pennies and halfpennies became fashionable as love tokens. The surface of the coins was first smoothed flat then it was engraved with various symbols of love such as hearts, love knots, and the name or initials of the sender and recipient.
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