This is a novelty item engraved after the coin left the Mint. While it may have some value among a few collectors, standard coin collectors consider this a defaced item and do not believe it merits any significant resale value. Masonic Pennies, like this, generally sell for a few dollars apiece to collectors.
A Masonic Penny is a penny stamped with the square and compasses, the internationally recognized symbol of Freemasonry. It also has allusion to the 1st degree in the York Rite of Freemasonry.
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Assuming you refer to the predecimal Sixpence, it was written as 6d. The lower case "d" is the symbol for Penny taken from the Roman coin the Denarius.
No, "A penny saved is a penny earned".
Penny from which country?
One penny. They were not issued that way and have no collector's value. And Lincoln was never a Freemason.
A Masonic Penny is a penny stamped with the square and compasses, the internationally recognized symbol of Freemasonry. It also has allusion to the 1st degree in the York Rite of Freemasonry.
September 3, 2009 The coin you have described is defaced and as such has no numisnamtic value at all. Its worth is equal to that of the metals used to make it which today is about 1.8 cents.
It's just face value unless you find someone that wants it.
You have what is known as a Masonic Penny. The design you see on Lincoln's neck is the Mason's symbol. These generally sell for a couple dollars apiece.
A cent.
3 cents.
One branch of Masonic Lodges, called Mark Lodges, produce tokens called pennies which may have masonic symbols on them, as well as the name of the Mark Lodge which issued it. Such pennies are of curiosity value only--they have no market value.
...One cent. This is post-mint damage, and while it is an interesting curiosity, it adds nothing to the value of your coin.
I have no idea what it means but I found a 1992 penny today with the same symbol... itS also stamped on the right side just above the year.
The metal is soft & they are stamped with an engraved die.
Because 1909 was the 100th year of Lincolns birth.