Lower Canada (1813) 1/2 penny token

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 37644

This specimen was lot 37642 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. Lower Canada. Copper Penny Token, ND (1813). PCGS MS-62 Brown. Ex: John J. Ford, Jr Collection. August ANA (08/2013) Lot # 21136. Ex: A.H. Baldwin & Sons in June 1965." This token was issued decades before regular coinage was issued for Canada.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: WE-13; BR-985.

Source:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• Lower Canada 1812 1/2 penny token, Wellington, restorer of Portugal
• Lower Canada 1812 penny token
• Canada 1815 1/2 penny token
• Coins and currency dated 1813