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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 2081177, member: 2100"]Since the reverse does not have a wreath, and the color of the token IMO suggests that the metal is brass, I would say that the I.D. number in E. A. King's "Masonic Chapter Pennies" for your token is 5801d. The obverse is the most common style where the face is divided into 3 spaces by 2 circles. The reverse, the side with the keystone, hammer and chisel was made with die # 47. If you are not familiar with the meaning of the letters H.T.W.S.S.T.K.S. in a circle on the reverse, they stand for Hiram (the) Tyrian Widow's Son Sendeth To King Solomon. There is background for that, but too lengthy to post here. Those letters represent the "mark" of the Ancient Grand Master. I consider your token to be a bit more valuable than the average Masonic token, if my thoughts are correct on it being made of brass. The least valuable are the "generics" that do not mention a specific chapter, and typically were made in greater quantities. Tokens displaying a specific Chapter are better, and copper ones would be close to BRandM's estimate of about $10, give or take a couple of dollars. If made of brass, I think the value would be pushed up to the $15 to $20 range. Most of the ones with even higher values depict seldom seen designs on the reverse, such as the Arc of the Covenant, Noah's Arc, Solomon's Temple, a camel, etc.[/QUOTE]