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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 134920, member: 2100"]Apologies for reviving an old post, but some may find this info of interest. These pieces are known as Masonic Chapter Pennies. The OP's is the most common type of Mark Penny, which has the obverse divided into three spaces by two circles. Normally the outer space will display the name, number and location of the Chapter, the middle space typically displays an inscription stating when the charter was granted (not when the token was made), while the inner space consists of the words "ONE / PENNY" in two lines. The reverse of this type displays a keystone with the letters H.T.W.S.S.T.K.S. arranged in a circle.These letters represent the "mark" of the Ancient Grand Master. Since your Penny does not have all of the identification that would normally appear, it was likely used by a Chapter that had not yet adopted a special Mark Penny, Shekel, or Token that would bear the name, number, location, etc. These generic Pennies are known as stock Pennies, and there are many variations. "US$0.01 is one cent. There's no such thing as a United States "Penny"." While not a government issue, this is certainly a Penny that was made in the United States (as are the Shekels). U.S. Exonumia has a wide range of oddball denominations likely not familiar to regular coinage collectors, such as the 87 and one half cent token,  a 6 and one quarter cent, two and half cents, one dollar and fifteen cents, etc.[/QUOTE]