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My friend works at a pawn shop and somebody gave him a bag of coins and tokens there were around 250 of them so he gave them to me, I don't know much about tokens so Id like to know what this is and value if possible thanks.
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Masonic token.
 
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PBK said:
It's a Masonic "chapter penny," a token belonging to a member of that fraternal order. The keystone, mallet, and chisel are all familiar symbols of Freemasonry The letters HTWSSTKS (forming a circle) 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 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."
 
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