A pleasant little surprise for these gray days
wev
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I was taking a picture of my grandfather's signet ring for my daughter today. It was in the original C. D. Peacock box, from the venerable Chicago jeweler c 1920. When I went to take the ring out, it stuck, and the plush liner came with it. And therein was an unexpected prize -- lying in the bottom under some very old cotton wool was this Masonic token. It measures 3/8" x 1/2" and thin as a piece of 100 lb cover stock.
I have various pieces of my grandfather's jewelry and Masonic memorabilia, but had never given this ring more than a cursory glance before. I'll have to do some research to see if this little wafer has a particular meaning, but in the mean time, it sure is cool.
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That is very very cool!!
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Not only is it way cool in and of itself and the fact that it was your grandfathers, but the way you discovered it makes it more amazing!
Looks like a half dollar?
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Its tagged Half Dime, and I don't think that the date digits are big enough for a Half Dollar...I have been wrong before.
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A half dime was my guess and I don't know beans about coins. Assuming it was squared off at the rim when it was cut (given the remaining dentils), I used a circle template and it measured a tight 9/16" diameter, so pretty small.
Looks like a half dime.
Really cool and likely (assuredly?) unique.
Thank you for sharing.
Nice!
A resourceful conversion for sure. Exciting find! Is 1858 a significant date in your family tree? Peace Roy
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Cool find!
Great story and a super find....Probably was a special memento for your Grandfather....Too bad the backstory is lost. Definitely a family heirloom now...Cheers, RickO
Nice I like
Oneof the cooler 'love-tokens' I've ever seen !
Nice one, WEV!
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Incredible find.
Seems well worn so carried as a pocket piece?
Probably was a pocket piece.
Could've been carried by the owner in case something happened to him, to show he was a FreeMason.
Just one guess.
Pete
Looks like a half dime to me. Should be 15.5 mm or 5/8" in diameter, or in this case, corner to corner. Very cool piece!
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If it was, he would have needed to be very careful where he put it -- it is very tiny. The pic shows it on the tip of my index finger. That said, it may have been in a now gone locket or watch fob.
Just a touch less from corner wear
Very cool.
Can we assume "G" was one of his initials? (My eyes see a "G" anyway...)
No. The Letter G stands for "Geometry", which is the mathematical science upon which Architecture and Masonry were founded. It is a primary symbol in Masonic iconography.
Really neat !!!
Any cool new spoons lately, WEV? I'm on SMPUB, too
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Very cool.
Some free mason symbols 👍
I have been a very good boy lately (damn it)
Cool
WEV, any idea who this may be?
(1740’s Rat rail Hanoverian tablespoon)
I’ve been trying to figure this maker out for a few years now.
And this is the composition:
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I have seen the journeyman's counter mark twice before, once alone and once with a mark too worn to decipher. Both were on similar vintage place/serving spoons without provenance. I have never seen an attribution for the WS mark, I'm afraid.
It's a treasure map Indiana! It will lead you to the lost gold of the Incas!! Cool find~
Thanks!
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