Masonic coin

[Giant056]

I found this old Masonic coin yesterday in a park that was totally turned over with excavating a couple years ago and the coin was right in with a lot of iron, glass shards and old pottery. You could see the old ash in with the dirt too. I figure this coin must have been made prior to 1920 cause they put the park in then (it use to be a dump). I would appreciate any info on the lettering identification if possible.

 

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[Gator-Flea]

Nice coin......

 

[Bramblefind]

That is very cool. I've been trying to figure out what the letters might mean. I believe they could be unique to a particular chapter so it is tricky.

The only thing I could come up with so far is a guess on the L F U - that the F is Fraternal and the U is Union, L is Lodge? Just some ideas...

I see your location says SW Michigan. Was this item found in that area?

Do you think the name scratch on it reads "D A Potter"?

I'll look around some more.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Masonic cipher

http://tinyurl.com/23y7aer

 

[Tubecity]

Other than the 'square' shown in the second photo, I see nothing here that actually proves this is
purely Masonic in nature. There is no compass shown with the square & not much there that links
it to Chapter, which is Royal Arch. Also the letters don't match the R.A. coins.

 

[Giant056]

That is very cool. I've been trying to figure out what the letters might mean. I believe they could be unique to a particular chapter so it is tricky.

The only thing I could come up with so far is a guess on the L F U - that the F is Fraternal and the U is Union, L is Lodge? Just some ideas...

I see your location says SW Michigan. Was this item found in that area?

Do you think the name scratch on it reads "D A Potter"?

I'll look around some more.

That's what I figure is D.A. Potter, when I hold the coin at an angle I can see the R even though it's been smashed in that area. Thanks for your replies everyone, maybe someone will know what it is for sure but I figure it must be Masonic if anything.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Masonic cipher

http://tinyurl.com/23y7aer

It says: " Drink Ovaltine"

 

[72cheyenne]

Masonic cipher

http://tinyurl.com/23y7aer

It says: " Drink Ovaltine"

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

We need some more clues. Can you tell us what is inside the Ouroboros in the center of pic 1?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

Also what is directly above the square in pic2?

 

[Giant056]

here's a couple closer shots, maybe y'all can tell a little more by these.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great pics. I think its an old wood plane above the square.

The square looks hand engraved.

 

[postalgriff]

nice find Giant...that thing is very intriguing...I hope someone here can give it a positive ID

 

[diggummup]

Great pics. I think its an old wood plane above the square.

The square looks hand engraved.

I agree BigC. This is an interesting token. I've been trying to identify it for days and can't come up with squat. Probably a local chapter of some Masonic or Fraternal order.

 

[Montauk]

The three letters "U.L.F." may stand for the "Universal League of Freemasons".
Interestingly, from what I can glean in search, the U.L.F. seems to believe in the
spread of Freemasonry, as a kind of "new world order" & appears not to be completely
in line with mainstream Masonic philosophy. ( I do not claim to know what is or isn't
Masonic philosophy.)

Quoting from "Is It True What They Say About Freemasonry? The Methods of Anti-Masons."
Letter 18, 3.G Morris to Sampson (December 29, 1995)
http://www.scottishrite.org/web/SRpublications/deHoyos-chapter6.htm

"The U.L.F. is a "clandestine" organization, membership in which usually results in
expulsion for regular Masons. I know of no regular Grand Lodge that acknowledges the
U.L.F. The question of whether membership in the U.L.F. proves one is a Mason is similar
to the question of whether membership in the Mormon Church proves one is a Christian.
It is my understanding the U.L.F. will accept anyone who claims to be a Mason."

U.L.F. arcana may shed some light on the background & interpretation of your coin.
Deeper research might reveal more specifics about the U.L.F. I have only found sites
that speak in generalities & say nothing about organizational origins.

If you keyword "Universal League of Freemasons" a few references show up but they are
vague, mysterious & decidedly international. I haven't included any other links because
I didn't find anything that provides a definitive history, timeline or names, etc.

Also though, keyword "Universal Freemasonry" & a lot of curious citations come up that
may elucidate the U.L.F. Specifically with regard to Gen. Albert Pike, Sovereign Pontiff
of Universal Freemasonry. Pike espoused some unusual ideas that may not have sat
comfortably with solid Christian Masons.

As your coin certainly looks to be 19th century I might assume that it may be associated
with the U.L.F. in that time frame.

Some of the above may explain why this Masonic coin appears to be sort of quasi-Masonic.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great research Montauk. The Universal League of Freemasons origin appears to be 1905.

http://www.ufl-luf.org/ufl-luf_004.htm

http://www.thephylaxis.org/bogus/history.php

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Masonic cipher

http://tinyurl.com/23y7aer

It says: " Drink Ovaltine"

LOL

 

[Montauk]

Great research Montauk. The Universal League of Freemasons origin appears to be 1905.

http://www.ufl-luf.org/ufl-luf_004.htm

http://www.thephylaxis.org/bogus/history.php

Thanks BigC. I just took the three letters in different sequences & keyworded them with "Masonic", "Freemasonry", etc. & it simply revealed itself. The alpha code & "runes"
are something else altogether & I think beyond my reach.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks BigC. I just took the three letters in different sequences & keyworded them with "Masonic", "Freemasonry", etc. & it simply revealed itself. The alpha code & "runes"
are something else altogether & I think beyond my reach.

I tried the 3 letters in different sequences but couldnt get it. I think this one is solved.

 

[De.Digger]

Unusaual, but nice find !
Charlie must have watched Christmas Story again ! lol

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I found this on the "bogus" Masonic organization.: http://lufliban.tripod.com/

The Universal League of Freemasons (UFL) is an association composed of active Freemasons who, since its founding in the year 1905 at the first International Esperanto Congress in Boulogne (France), have pursued the aim of fostering, improving and extending the friendly and fraternal relations among Freemasons throughout the world. The universality of the UFL is fundamentally an ideal which, like tolerance, belongs to the basic content of Freemasonry and has much to contribute to the construction of a more peaceful and more social world. We Freemasons subscribe without reservation to the General Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations (Paris, 10 December 1948) and categorically reject every discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, language or religion. In addition, as an undogmatic system of fulfilling the duties of the individual to himself and to the human community, Freemasonry teaches the positive attitude to life of continuous self-correction with tolerance as its method and humaneness as its goal. This Masonic method of self-knowledge, self-control und self-perfection forms an sharpens the consciousness within the field of tension between feelings and intellect and can ease the harmonization of human goal-setting and social values and so work against the fracturing and destabilization of society.