Very interesting. I just saw one the other day for sale engraved by C. C. Wright, one of top die sinkers of the day in New York City, and also a maker of steel pens. The token was for a maker of gold watch dials and commemorated winning a prize at the Mechanics Fair in NYC. C.C. Wright was one of the more colorful of the early American steel pen makers. https://thesteelpen.com/2017/11/22/pen-history-1840s-c-c-wright-co/
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