Newp Souvenir Token

jesbroken

Picked this up the other day and just received it. I absolutely love it. Same size as a Small Cent. Not worth much, but neat.
Jim

Lazybones

I love it!

Value is a very personal thing. I have stuff in my collection that people just shake their heads at. But I place a lot of value on satisfaction.

coinsarefun

I like it very much. I’ve never seen this one before. Any info on this?

jesbroken

Perhaps made in 1934-1935. Not a lot of info. Obviously engraver was Augustus Frank. The size is what got me, being of a small cent size 19mm. Haven't seen tokens this size since the 1800's. So far unable to find a lot of info but still looking. While my photos do not show it the token is Uncirculated redbrown. Many are for sale, but not a lot in this condition.
Jim

jesbroken

More information found from Cointalk.
Benjamin Franklin Institute purchased and made medals using the U.S. first steam powered coin press converted to
electrical in 1933-34.
The Franklin Institute acquired the coining press in 1927 from Mrs. George B. Soley. It was then reconditioned and
motorized. The press moved to the site of the new Science Museum in 1933-34, in order to strike aluminum tokens
for visitors. A bust of Benjamin Franklin appeared on the souvenir coin, with the facade of The
Franklin Institute on its reverse.

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http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/coin-press/coin-press.php?cts=instrumentation

Hydrant

That's neat..... oops!...I think you already said that. O.k., it's nice, real nice. And neato. I like it. Fixed.

Zoins

Great token @jesbroken! This is one of my favorites.

I have a bunch of these.

Here's my favorite:

Zoins

@jesbroken said:
More information found from Cointalk.
Benjamin Franklin Institute purchased and made medals using the U.S. first steam powered coin press converted to
electrical in 1933-34.
The Franklin Institute acquired the coining press in 1927 from Mrs. George B. Soley. It was then reconditioned and
motorized. The press moved to the site of the new Science Museum in 1933-34, in order to strike aluminum tokens
for visitors. A bust of Benjamin Franklin appeared on the souvenir coin, with the facade of The
Franklin Institute on its reverse.

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http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/coin-press/coin-press.php?cts=instrumentation

This link doesn't work for for me.

Here's the current link and slightly modified text:

https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/coin-press

The Franklin Institute acquired the coining press in 1927 from Mrs. George B. Soley. It was then reconditioned and motorized. The press moved to the site of the new Science Museum in 1933-34, in order to strike aluminum tokens for visitors. A bust of Benjamin Franklin appeared on the souvenir coin, with the facade of The Franklin Institute on its reverse.

jesbroken

Sorry, I got the link from the CoinTalk post. I was hoping it would verify the post's information, but my bad. I have contacted the Benjamin Franklin Institute and will update any info that they allow me.
Jim

ricko

That is an interesting little item... I like Ben Franklin pieces.... A brilliant man and an interesting character. Cheers, RickO