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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1649339, member: 22729"][ATTACH]239890.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]239891.vB[/ATTACH]I have a small collection of counterstamped Masonic coins, some full overstrikes on Lincoln Cents and some just individual symbols on copper or silver coins. I just picked this one up last week. It's on a 32mm coin of some type...I can't make out any detail. I didn't notice it at first, but after looking at the coin closer I realized that the symbol and lettering are all applied by individual punches. Whoever did the work was very good. The obverse is a little rough, but the only indication I can find of seperate punches on the reverse is a slight double strike on the symbol and on the "5" of "305".I didn't find much history on J.G. Norton. Apparently he was in the mining business as he was the co-founder of the Medina Lime Corp. in 1914 in Shelby, NY. The reference to Syracuse indicates Norton's home town, not the location of the Lodge. Central City Lodge was (and still is) located in Fayetteville, NY about 10 miles east of Syracuse. I couldn't get any information as to when it was organized. This token probably dates back to about 1900 or a bit earlier. Bruce[/QUOTE]