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 United States
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I don't know if this is a coin or a token. Any ideas what this could be? It is 24mm and 4.3 grams, alum-bronze.   Ron Edited by echizento
08/04/2007 8:54 pm
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Australia
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Whoah. You got me. The writing on the wreath side looks Ge'ez (Ethiopian), while the other side has a mix of Arabic, Western and "something else" - Sinhalese?
The Western script says "Mascot" (which could either be a blundering or alternate spelling of "Muscat") and a monogram which appears to be something like "AEF".
Best guess: a trade token made for or used in the East Africa / Indian Ocean region. No idea who made it, or when.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Netherlands
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Mascot is a branch in clothing which is worn by people in offshore industry, and it is a firm which produces tokens, but I do not know the intention making it 24, so I guess it has to be something you can give at your work for a meal or something like that.
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 United States
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What country were they in and are they still in business?
Thanks for the info.
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08/06/2007 5:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am going to be a lot less adventurous and guess that because of the apparent Hebrew letters that this is likely a Eastern Star or Masonic temple token of some sort.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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There was a Masonic Hall in Mascot, New South Wales Australia. The numbers on the back could be the the ranking of the person with the Initials on the front. Instead of reading 770 it maybe 77 degree Mason.
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United States
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Chrycopaul I think you are correct that this is a Masonic Token.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Scottishmoney came up with the Masonic possibility.
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United States
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Sorry I didn't see that post. Thanks Scottishmoney
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New Member
United States
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That is an Anna Eva Fay magic token circa 1900.
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