1 Penny token Thomas Halliday
Features
| Issuer |
Lower Canada
(Canadian provinces)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Years | 1812-1814 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 17.3 g |
| Diameter | 34.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 99337 |
| References | CCT# LC-47D, LC-47F, etc. Charlton Press (publisher). Canadian Colonial Tokens. Charlton Press (13 volumes). Pierre-Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada = Illustrated history of coins and tokens relating to Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 2010. The Token Book / Volume 1. 17th 18th & 19th Century Tokens and their Values. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Laureate and draped bust of George III right, H on the truncation; oak-branches at sides; the H is over the first numeral of the date.
Engraver: Thomas Halliday
Reverse
Commerce seated left on a bale, holding scales and cornucopia; in the distance, a ship; H (sideways) on the ground at right, the third ear o corn from the top points to O, date below
Lettering:
ONE PENNY TOKEN
~~~~~~ or ~~~~~~~
COMMERCE
Engraver: Thomas Halliday
Edge
Engrailed or reeded
Comments
Weight: 16.5 - 18.2g
Diameter: 34.1 - 34.3mm
LC-47D1 Laurel crown with 12 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1382)
LC-47D2 Laurel crown with 11 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1381)
LC-47D3 Laurel crown with 9 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1380)
LC-47D4 Laurel crown with 8 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1383)
LC-47D5 Laurel crown with 7 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959)
LC-47D6 Laurel crown with 7 leaves, reeded diagonally (Br# 959)
LC-47F1 Rev: COMMERCE top, date below, engrailed
LC-47F2 Rev: COMMERCE top, date below, reeded
LC-47G Rev: COMMERCE top, no date
LC-47F & 47G were not listed by Breton but were listed by Courteau because of their die linkage to other Halliday tokens.
Diameter: 34.1 - 34.3mm
LC-47D1 Laurel crown with 12 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1382)
LC-47D2 Laurel crown with 11 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1381)
LC-47D3 Laurel crown with 9 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1380)
LC-47D4 Laurel crown with 8 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959, Withers# 1383)
LC-47D5 Laurel crown with 7 leaves, engrailed (Br# 959)
LC-47D6 Laurel crown with 7 leaves, reeded diagonally (Br# 959)
LC-47F1 Rev: COMMERCE top, date below, engrailed
LC-47F2 Rev: COMMERCE top, date below, reeded
LC-47G Rev: COMMERCE top, no date
LC-47F & 47G were not listed by Breton but were listed by Courteau because of their die linkage to other Halliday tokens.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1812 | LC-47D6 | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1814) | LC-47G1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1814 | LC-47F1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1814 | LC-47F2 | ||||||||||||||
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