CUSHNOC CHAPTER No. 43 R.A.M. /AUGUSTA, MAINE / CHARTERED MAY 8th / 1876/ Penny

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1) I am happy to sell to anyone who is able to use the eBay International program, where I ship to their hub in the USA and eBay then sends it on to you. However, if you are outside the USA and buy multiple lots, I cannot send you an invoice and you may have to pay separate s/h for every lot, which is quite expensive. That is beyond my control.
2) Due to eBay's invoicing policies, generally a maximum of 20 items can be put on an invoice.
3) Please wait for me to send an invoice before you pay. I send all items insured or at least with a tracking number. The cost of this is included in the total s/h cost of listed in the ordering information.
4) Wins from the same day will be combined for combined s/h savings, but not for auctions over more than one week. Thanks!
5) I combine postage, so multiple items will be sent together for the higher of the shipping prices quoted. (For example, if you win a banknote with a .99 stated s/h rate and a heavier coin set with a .49 quoted s/h rate, they will be sent together and your total s/h would be .49.
6) I will combine the first 4 wins at the highest quoted price. After 4 wins I will charge an extra 25 cents per item sent at the same time, in addition to the base s/h.
7) Books will likely be sent media rate and may have to be sent separately from non-book items. Ask if you have questions on shipping.
Here is a historic
Masonic Penny.
CUSHNOC CHAPTER No. 43 R.A.M. /
AUGUSTA, MAINE /
CHARTERED MAY 8th / 1876/  ONE PENNY
Engraved with the personal sign of the brother, which was a triangle and arrow (difficult to see in scan, but clear looking at actual item). 31mm.
The item shown in the scans is the one for sale. Please see scans for condition.
History: Chapter Pennies & Mark Tokens
In North America, jurisdiction over the degree of Mark Master Mason is vested in the various Royal Arch grand chapters. The keystone, the space in the keystone’s center, the token itself, and the penny, are all inexorably tied to the Mark Master degree, in terms of both its ritual and its heritage.
Each chapter commissions its mark token and/or penny to be struck in a design unique to that chapter, and issues the penny to each new candidate. The newly advanced Mark Master inscribes his unique mark within the center of the keystone on his respective Mark token. You will note that many of the sample pennies depicted below bear their former owners’ respective marks. Traditionally, a chapter penny was smaller and bore a design specific to the chapter. Over the past century, chapters have combined the elements of the two coins, and have effectively merged the two coins into one, although the ritual still refers separately to the chapter penny, mark token, and half-sheqel.