New Brunswick 1854 penny token
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This specimen was lot 31237 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada. New Brunswick. Victoria bronzed Proof 'Bust / Ship' Penny Token 1854 PR62 Brown NGC. Nearly matte in appearance, displaying patches of midnight blue tone that weave through the otherwise red-brown surfaces. From the Doug Robins Collection." This type was accompanied by KM 2 (half penny token).
Recorded mintage: 432,000.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 4, NB-2B1.
- 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 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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