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Jim - The design with the sun & scales was also used by Woodmen of the World (another fraternal organization). The image below is from a M. C. Lilley & Co catalog c1895: (View Post)

Sorry, I have no information to assist with this. You are correct. These were initially produced with H S K T S S W T in the center of the reverse die in error. This die was reworked to have the lett… (View Post)

Are these hub dies? No. I would simply call these stamping dies. They are not hubs and they were not made from a hub. A 'hub' or 'hob' is a tool used to impress a design into a stamping die. A die us… (View Post)

These are two examples of custom designs manufactured by Thomas Parry's Sons Company (Camden, NJ). My estimate is only 2-3% of U.S. chapter pennies are custom designs. Canadian and other foreign chap… (View Post)

This is an example of a die used to make what I refer to as a 'stock penny' design for R. A. M. chapter pennies. (View Post)