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Oh the old "evil eye" I never understood why wearing such a creepy looking object was good luck. Surely though you would have a lucky sixpence or Mercury dime in your possession?

Those angel gold coins look very nice though!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(coin)

Get yourself one. They are still affordable. :) Get a holed one used as a touchpiece and the price drops by a half or more. I like them.

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Hello Debbie. I don't recall Warhammer 40,000

Oh dear, yes sorry Patrick for hijacking your thread! I vaguely remember you talking about you painting war hammer figures when you were sorting out your bedroom or something along those lines I could (and still can) relate to the mess as my son is an avid collector.

Richard I love the idea that you actually wear that touch piece. I have quite a few love token broaches pinned to various garments / hats and the like. They are almost always commented on – they all have a story to tell! :)

Rob - so, do you have one for sale? :rolleyes:

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I have angels both pierced and intact but sadly, none for sale at the moment.

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I have quite a few love token broaches pinned to various garments / hats and the like. They are almost always commented on – they all have a story to tell! :)

I do think it's nice to wear these things occasionally! I particularly like this painting of the Infanta Maria Ana. (Sorry it's on Shutterstock) You can see she's wearing various 'apotropaic' amulets including crucifixes, a relic of her patron saint, badger claws, a jet 'fica mana' and a malachite and coral teether for protection.

http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/4409-19379

Interesting that Nordle noticed that my dime is from a leap year (the last leap year of issue)! :D

And Andrew Howitt has a touchpiece for sale Debbie. Though not in my price range. http://www.bottles.freeserve.co.uk/Charles-II.htm

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WOW!

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WOW!

I think you can get a commoner one for about half that though. London coins sold a couple for £650 +commission.

Brings a whole new meaning to 'touching history' eh?

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Interesting that Nordle noticed that my dime is from a leap year (the last leap year of issue)! :D

Well I'd not heard of touch pieces before reading through this thread, so after a little familiarisation I found that, of the Mercury Dimes, the leap years were meant to be particularly lucky and more sought after than the other years. I also read how they were looped through red ribbon or string of some sort so it's good to see you've kept tradition! :)

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You want a proper touchpiece, not the milled ones. A bit of 'ammered gold with an 'ole

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Nice - and you can see just where its been touched the most.

Nordie - I am constantly learning new things about coins too!

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Nice - and you can see just where its been touched the most.

Nordie - I am constantly learning new things about coins too!

Tell me about it, I've only been collecting for about 2-3 years.. I have A LOT to learn.

Not that I just want to skip learning part and know it all, the journey is always more fruitfull than the destination!

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I like to carry around a flint arrow head.With close fitting jeans you have to take a bit of time.Ouch. :)

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And I take it that the charm has been working well for you Peter! :rolleyes:

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The Token has been pictured. However, you'll probably have to zoom out to 25%. Sorry

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I have a nice liverpool halfpenny with a sailing ship on it its in great grade too

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:unsure: is it bad?

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:unsure: is it bad?

No, I wouldn't say that (though the photographs are a bit out of focus). From what I can see, I would say Fine, and perfectly respectable. However, at that grade it would have to be rare to be worth anything much.

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:unsure: is it bad?

No, I wouldn't say that (though the photographs are a bit out of focus). From what I can see, I would say Fine, and perfectly respectable. However, at that grade it would have to be rare to be worth anything much.

They seem to sell for around £20 in similar conditions on Ebay. I need better photos first.

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