I've never seen pennies stamped like this and didn't know it was a thing! What an interesting keepsake!
"Do you have anything Masonic or Masonic-adjacent among your family treasures?"
I do! I have a pair of cufflinks and a watch fob that belonged to my grandfather. He was very active in his lodge, although I have no clue what level or positions he might have held over the years. The coolest thing is the watch fob. It was made with a little circular disc mounted in a frame, such that the disc could freely spin around. Half of the Masonic emblem is printed on one side of the circle and half on the other. Flicking the disc with one's finger causes it to spin and the symbol is seen, in full. 😁 I'll have to dig it out and try to get pics!
Yaasss! I'm pretty sure I have one of those somewhere too! Along with stuff like granddad's ring, a tie tack, and other stuff. Kinda neat that apparently many Masons all over had these things. A connecting thread in a world that was much, MUCH less connected than we are today!