Help with identifying a token
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I found this in a bag of coins my grandfather gave to me quite a few years ago. I don't have a book on tokens, and I've never been able to identify it.
~Richard Dorrance
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Billy
That token is called a "chapter penny" as it relates to a unit of the York Rite.
There are collectors who specialize in these pennies; if you ask around the Masonic lodges in your area I'm sure they can help you.
I have two of these -- the one I got when I went through the York Rite and my grandfather's. Needless to say, these are prized possessions.
Incidentally, some people say that the set of letters in the center of the obverse stands for "Hot Tempered Women Should Strive To Keep Silent"!!
I wouldn't care to comment on that one way or the other...
Incidentally, "R.A.M." on the reverse stands for "Royal Arch Masonry".
Hope this helps.