"a F I U" Pin With American Flag, Identification Request

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Johnathan55 Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 04:13 am Not exactly a coin but I was hoping someone might recognize the initials. It looks like it has some age, so I'm really curious as to the source of this pin. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Koinz Valued Member United States 71 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 07:50 am It has some words on the edge of the back of the pin. I can make out 'MAY 17 1898 USA but there are about three words before that. I think the first one is face? Can you read what those first three words are? Maybe it was some event the pin was made for. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 08:11 am Quote: MAY 17 1898 USA Or perhaps 1899 considering the date of the patent? ~~I'm not sure, but agree that knowing the remaining text along the rim on the back would be helpful.~~ edit: Now that I really look more carefully, the word before May on the rim could be PATENT. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 06/09/2018 08:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 10:19 am Well, in Pakistan it would appear that AFIU is an interesting acronym. https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/AFIU Armed Forces Institute of Urology. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 10:30 am I looked on and around the date. I bet the answer is in here somewhere: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1898/may Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Johnathan55 Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 2:13 pm Quote: Armed Forces Institute of Urology. Oh dear, I hope that's not why it's yellow. Quote: the word before May on the rim could be PATENT. Words around the rim are a bit hard to make out but I tried: (unknownword)PATENT MAY 17, 1898 USA The pin blocked the company name in the picture, but it says Torsch & Minks Badge Co. on the back. I have a few other pins that have a similar backing like this, all from different groups. I think the company mass produced these pins for different entities who then put their own designs on the pins, so I don't think any of the text on the back has any connection to the design on the front. My best guess is it was made for a veterans group in one of the states. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 3:43 pm American Fraternal Insurance Union, founded in 1890 Report this Post to the Staff
Johnathan55 Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 4:23 pm Quote: American Fraternal Insurance Union, founded in 1890 Thank you! Nice to finally find the source. Looks like they don't exist anymore, must be the reason they don't show up on the internet. Edited by Johnathan55 06/09/2018 4:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Alpha2814 Pillar of the Community United States 2023 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 4:35 pm @Petrus: How did you find that? I wouldn't have guessed any of those words (except the first one) and my image search didn't find any hits. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 4:44 pm Well done Petrus! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
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"A F I U" Pin With American Flag, Identification Request