Canada (1837-38) sou token KM-Tn5

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Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 29392
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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 55628
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This specimen was part of lot 29392 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lower Canada. Group of Five Bouquet Sou Tokens ND, ...2) Unc, ...From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens." The second specimen was lot 55628 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[2] noted, "CANADA. Lower Canada. Montreal. Agriculture & Commerce Copper Sou Token, ND (ca. 1836). Belleville (New Jersey) Mint. PCGS MS-62 Brown." The SCWC notes that the Bank of Montreal, the Banque du Peuple and City Bank were granted the right to issue halfpenny and penny tokens, which right was exercised 1837-39, 1842-45 and 1852. However, when official provincial coinage was issued in 1858, decimal coinage similar to United States coins was chosen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, the first specimen 6.05 g.

Catalog reference: Br-678, LC-23C, Courteau-56, KM Tn5. the second specimen is LC-31C; Br-694.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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