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Masonic Tokens.
MASONIC TOKENS .
IN the course ofthe past month , some copper pieces newly struck from a die which appears to be executed in a stile superior to any ' of the Provincial Coins at present in circulation , came to the hands of the Proprietor of this MAGAZINE . On inspection they appear to be called MASONIC TOKENS , and to have been invented by a Brother JAMES SKETCIILEYof BIRMINGHAMwho intended them
, , to serve as pocket-pieces ; but , either from the novelty of the idea , or the excellence of' the " workmanship , it would appear that many persons have been content to receive them in change as Halfpence , in the same manner as the Liverpool , Norwich , Lancaster , Anglesey , Bungay , Macclesfield , Leak , Manchester , Coventry , & c . coins have " acquired cfedit and currency . ¦ '
The subjoined Engraving exhibits the obverse and reverse of the MASONIC TOKEN ; and any gentleman desirous of preserving such pieces may receive them in parcels ( containing 24 ) at One Shilling each , by applying at the BRITISH LETTER FOVUDRY , Bream ' s Buildings , Chancery Lane , London , ' " ; : "' . - ¦' . '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Tokens.
MASONIC TOKENS .
IN the course ofthe past month , some copper pieces newly struck from a die which appears to be executed in a stile superior to any ' of the Provincial Coins at present in circulation , came to the hands of the Proprietor of this MAGAZINE . On inspection they appear to be called MASONIC TOKENS , and to have been invented by a Brother JAMES SKETCIILEYof BIRMINGHAMwho intended them
, , to serve as pocket-pieces ; but , either from the novelty of the idea , or the excellence of' the " workmanship , it would appear that many persons have been content to receive them in change as Halfpence , in the same manner as the Liverpool , Norwich , Lancaster , Anglesey , Bungay , Macclesfield , Leak , Manchester , Coventry , & c . coins have " acquired cfedit and currency . ¦ '
The subjoined Engraving exhibits the obverse and reverse of the MASONIC TOKEN ; and any gentleman desirous of preserving such pieces may receive them in parcels ( containing 24 ) at One Shilling each , by applying at the BRITISH LETTER FOVUDRY , Bream ' s Buildings , Chancery Lane , London , ' " ; : "' . - ¦' . '