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jewelry goes way back in history. Between the 1880s and World War II, it was particularly popular to etch and decorate coins by hand to create floral motifs and initials. Pieces like this are often called "sweetheart jewelry", the idea being that sailors and soldiers did these to bring back to their sweethearts. Coins would be smoothed, worked and engraved by hand with with meaningful names, dates, designs or initials. Occasionally, enameling was used to highlight the design. Some jewelry uses the coin as-is, with no engraving. Coins may be pierced and joined as necklaces and bracelet, or mounted as brooches, rings and earrings. |
COIN style Art Nouveau brooch with lovely lady’s profile. View View #Q24241 | VICTORIAN sterling coins charm bracelet. The 1880’s coins were etched and decorated by hand to create floral motifs and initials. Pieces like this are often called "sweetheart jewelry", the idea being that sailors did these on board their ships to bring back to their sweethearts. View View View View View View #V20197 | COIN PURSE of cut steel beads with Greek god motif, 2-1/4", marked "R" in arrowhead, patn 1890". This purse can be seen on page 204 of Haertig’s "More Beautiful Purses". View View View #P12673 |
VICTORIAN sterling 1-1/4" Queen Victoria 50th anniversary coin brooch dated 1837-1887. View #V17401
| VICTORIAN sterling 1-1/4" Queen Victoria 50th anniversary coin brooch dated 1837-1887. View #V17400 | VICTORIAN 1887 Queen Victoria sterling coin brooch in a lovely rope twist setting with c-catch, 1-1/3". View #V25990 |
VICTORIAN sterling English coin brooch. View #V17402 | Victorian coin brooches collection. | ROSENSTEIN embossed gold tone coin style brooch with Indian motif. View #X19272
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STERLING coin bracelet engraved "MED 1943 England, with lots of love from Link", 7-1/2" by 5/8". View View View #N27728 | SILVER WWII Australia coin bracelet, circa 1944, 6-1/3" by 3/4". View View View #N27888 | PENNY farthing English coin bracelet dated 1944, hook and eye closure, 7" by 3/4". View View View #N27729 |
POMERANTZ English coins brooch dated 1935, 3-1/3". View #X28109 | VRBA gold tone medallion brooch with golden and topaz colored rhinestones, 4-1/8". View #K15853 | CANADIAN silver coins necklace, 14-16". #Y26862 |
CHATELAINE style gold tone and rose and clear rhinestones and cabochon clock faces brooch, 3". View #Y31718 | CINER coin motif with clear rhinestones set in gold tone necklace and earrings set, ca. 1980, Bulgari style, 17 3/8" necklace, 1 1/4" matching earrings. View View View View #X31109 | EDWARDIAN 1904 Zwet Mark German coin brooch in silver and gold tone beaded edge setting and Victorian style c-catch, 1-1/3". The coin is .900 sterling and the setting is silver and gold tone. View #V25353 |
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