My GF cousin gave these to me today and I am not sure what they are. My pics are not the best. 1st coin says The Centennial of Our Nation 1789 1889 April 30. Chicago Commemoration. 2nd says Cheyboygan Chapter No. 109 RAM Cheboyganm Michigan. Chartered January 17th 1883 One Penny and STKSHTWS Any mintage info, price, grade, history anything you can provide please. Thanks
The second coin is indeed Masonic. [FONT=cochin,sabon,trebuchet ms,verdana,helvetica,arial][FONT=cochin,sabon,trebuchet ms,verdana,helvetica,arial]The letters should be read clockwise, starting at 12 o'clock: H T W S S T K S. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=cochin,sabon,trebuchet ms,verdana,helvetica,arial][FONT=cochin,sabon,trebuchet ms,verdana,helvetica,arial][/FONT] [FONT=cochin,sabon,trebuchet ms,verdana,helvetica,arial]HIRAM, TYRIAN, WIDOW'S SON, SENDETH TO KING SOLOMON[/FONT] [/FONT]
" Grave Hunting ", I've never heard of this, maybe in some other slang name I'll know what grave hunting is. What do you mean?
The Centennial token is id Douglas 51, Rulau 11-CH 7, and Collins 436. It is made of white metal and is 37mm in diameter. It is listed as a rarity 3 (est. 500 to 1,999 are still existing). Values given in my 1999 ref. are 10.00 VF, 25.00 XF, 40.00 UNC. There is only one die variety listed for the Cheboygan Masonic Penny. It is id #3296 in King's "Masonic Chapter Pennies".
Thanks CWTokenMan! 2 more questions, if you don't mind. 1. Is the Centennial token supposed to have a hole in it? and 2. Do you have any idea of #minted/value for the Masonic token? Thanks again.
Sorry Noost, I haven't checked in for a while. Yes, the Centennial token was issued with the hole and the red, white and blue suspension ribbon. Another id for it is Schmidt C42. My ref. does not give mintages for the Masonic Tokens, likely because more could always be ordered, and records may not have been kept either. Most Masonic Tokens with a common reverse such as yours go for about $10 on ebay, but could vary by up to $5 depending upon how good of a day it was.
