Engraved Coins, Love Tokens, and Coin Jewelry

Engraved Menu Fashioned out of an 1873-Dated Liberty Seated Half Dollar.

The reverse of the host coin has been engraved with a decadent menu in French, whose original purpose can only be guessed at. The engraving reads: OYSTERS CONSUMED MERICOURT / GREEN TURTLE WITH CLAIRE / TIMBALES DES GOURMETS / BASS STRIPED A LA MARGUERY / MELTING POTATOES / SADDLE OF SHEEP IN LANGLAISE / LITTLE PEAS PARISIENNE / TIMBALES DES GOURMETS / BASS STRIPED A LA MARGUERY / MELTING POTATOES / SADDLE OF SHEEP IN LANGLAISE / LITTLE PARIS PEAS / ASPARAGUS SAUCE HOLLANDAISE / TOMATOES DE POULE TREVISE / NEWBURY TERRAPENE / SERBET TOSCA / CANVASBACK DUCK PIGEONNEAUX / LITTLE ASPIE OF FOIES GRAS / LETTUCE SALAD / DESSERT ICE CREAM / FRUIT COFFEE. A fascinating engraved coin.

From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.

Estimate: $ 175