New Brunswick 1843 1/2 penny token

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Heritage sale 3073, lot 30701
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30701 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,860. The catalog description[1] noted, "New Brunswick. Victoria bronzed Proof Bust / Ship 1/2 Penny Token 1843 PR64 Brown NGC. Unmistakably Proof, exhibiting needle-sharp detail amidst fields blessed with iridescent cabernet tones. From the Doug Robins Collection." This type, accompanied by a penny token, is available in circulated condition but rather expensive choice.

Recorded mintage: 480,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 1, Br-910, NB-1A1.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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