wayfas4u
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- Mar 29, 2010
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- All Treasure Hunting
I’ve been hunting a few old home sites lately with GaRebel1861 and fyrffytr1 and dug this neat Masonic “chapter penny”. It is made out of copper material and is a bit larger than a modern half dollar. With a Magnifying glass I can read the following: Darley Chapter No. 7 R.A.M. Columbus, Georgia Chapter 1842. The letters are in a circle “H.T.W.S.S.T.K.S.” I did a bit of research and found out R.A.M. stands for Royal Arch Mason, and the circular letters are said to be the mark of the order's ancient Grand Master, and to stand for, "Hiram The Widow's Son Sent To King Solomon". The really interesting part is this….the small space within the lettered circle is reserved for the member's own "mark"— i.e.,initial(s) or some other personal symbol. Because of that, a token of this type is also known as a "mark penny." I can make out a name of AUTHUR ROBERTS – the last name is a bit of a struggle to read. Really ‘neat’ find as fyrffytr1 says, and I agree! This is my first 'personalized' find, has anybody else ever found one of these?
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