Masonic Steel Penny - Looking for Help

[packs]

I'm in NYC. Maybe I'll try to take it up to Brigandi one day and get their opinion.

Never mind. Looks like they closed. I'll see if I can find another shop.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

I'm in NYC. Maybe I'll try to take it up to Brigandi one day and get their opinion.

Never mind. Looks like they closed. I'll see if I can find another shop.

I can't imagine if real it is under a 6 figure coin. One sold 10 years ago for 200K and one sold around 15 years ago for 125K. Now they didn't have the Mason symbol stamped into them so who knows what that would do to the value. The amount of wear is the main thing that concerns me.

[packs]

Wow. Well that makes it worth looking into. I think I'll take it in to this place tomorrow on my lunch break and see if they have any insight:

https://stacksbowers.com/

[sb1]

It has copper showing thru on the rims and several other raised areas. It has been plated, most likely with zinc.

[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by sb1

It has copper showing thru on the rims and several other raised areas. It has been plated, most likely with zinc.

Looks like copper at the reverse rim to me as well. Good catch.....

[packs]

The store I took it too felt it was decoratively plated too.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

The store I took it too felt it was decoratively plated too.

That is too bad. It would have been great to have had the aluminum experimental penny with a stamp from a Mason working at the mint. Still a cool item for a Mason to have/display but sadly only worth a few dollars.