1930 s Penny

kissablysweet · 11-22-2009, 02:29 PM

My son found a 1930 s penny today and it has the Freemason symbol pressed into it. I was wondering about the significance of it. I have never seen one like this before. I did look up the coin and by itself it's worth $4.00. My son was really excited to see the symbol pressed into it, the Lincoln side of it. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank YOU. I've looked at Masonic pennies and this doesn't resemble them. It's just the symbol itself over Lincoln. You can see Lincoln Clearly even with the symbol there.

**Ashlar521** · 11-23-2009, 08:53 AM

There's really nothing special about them . Take a metal die stamp with a Square and Compasses on it and hammer (or use a press) it into a regular penny and that's all it takes . I have an entire roll of pennies stamped with a Square and Compasses that was given to me by a friend (thanks Jason!) that I give to new Masons .

Other than it's age making it special , it's really just a souviner for a Mason and something neat to find for a non-Mason .

11-22-2009, 02:29 PM	#1
kissablysweet Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Lodge:	1930 s Penny My son found a 1930 s penny today and it has the Freemason symbol pressed into it. I was wondering about the significance of it. I have never seen one like this before. I did look up the coin and by itself it's worth $4.00. My son was really excited to see the symbol pressed into it, the Lincoln side of it. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank YOU. I've looked at Masonic pennies and this doesn't resemble them. It's just the symbol itself over Lincoln. You can see Lincoln Clearly even with the symbol there. Last edited by kissablysweet; 11-22-2009 at 02:34 PM..

11-23-2009, 08:53 AM	#2
Ashlar521 Semper fidelis Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,417 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	There's really nothing special about them . Take a metal die stamp with a Square and Compasses on it and hammer (or use a press) it into a regular penny and that's all it takes . I have an entire roll of pennies stamped with a Square and Compasses that was given to me by a friend (thanks Jason!) that I give to new Masons . Other than it's age making it special , it's really just a souviner for a Mason and something neat to find for a non-Mason . __________________ US Marines - "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." - Ronald Reagan "Death Smiles At Everyone -- Marines Smile Back" "Artillery brings dignity to what would otherwise just be a brawl " Last edited by Ashlar521; 11-23-2009 at 09:00 AM..

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