Newp Souvenir Token
jesbroken
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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
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
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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.
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
I like it very much. I’ve never seen this one before. Any info on this?
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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
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
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.
http://www.fi.edu/learn/sci-tech/coin-press/coin-press.php?cts=instrumentation
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
That's neat..... oops!...I think you already said that. O.k., it's nice, real nice. And neato. I like it. Fixed.
Great token @jesbroken! This is one of my favorites.
I have a bunch of these.
Here's my favorite:
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
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
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
That is an interesting little item... I like Ben Franklin pieces.... A brilliant man and an interesting character. Cheers, RickO