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A Masonic chapter penny from Mill Valley CA

 

Florence Nightingale medal sold at the Crystal Palace exhibition in 1856. 42mm by Pinches, London.

 

Re: The Mill Valley Masonic penny

That token is a very rare one as Mill Valley in Marin County is a small town and consequently had a small lodge.

The token year 2441 is the Masonic year which is the AD year (1911) added to 530.

Guard it carefully as it has great power.

 

Came in a bulk buy I liked it because of it historical ties to the gold rush and timber industry. Along with its boom times after the 1906 quake and fire people came and never left. It will reside on the page with my other masonic tokens.

 

I've had this token for about 30 years. I've learned it is a gambling token produced by a company named simcox. Someone on another thread suggested I post it here and maybe someone can tell me more about it. Does anyone know much about these? Where were they used? Is the date (1795) likely true or is this a later copy? Thanks in advance for any information you might have.

 

I have a couple of these "guinea spade tokens". Here is a link with some info, also you can search the internet and find much more.

http://www.johnwinter.net/jw/2014/12/the-spade-guinea-advertising-token/

 

Thanks!

 

2011 elongated ore boat

 

Royal Humane Society medal, 51mm by Pingo, 1774, awarded 1806

History of the Royal Humane Society
https://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/history/

 

Here's a neat little counterstamp I got from eBay last week. Stamps on CWTs are pretty scarce, so I was happy to pick this one up for a decent price. It a 50 /335 Patriotic struck with a small "C.S. Dana"counterstamp on the reverse. The issue is listed in Brunk as D-57 but is unattributed. There are three other examples known, but this is the only one on a CWT.

The stamp is small, and gets lost somewhat in the design elements of the token, but is still pretty clear. It may be a jeweler's or watchmaker's mark because of the size and look.

Bruce

 

Here is a coin that combines two popular counterstamps from late 19th century England. This coin was counterstamped PEAR'S SOAP and then later on, EMPIRE THEATRE / IMMENSE SUCCESS.

 

Got this beauty today.

 

This is on a penny