Newfoundland 1858 1/2 penny token
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This specimen was lot 31240 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada. Newfoundland "Ship" 1/2 Penny Token 1858 AU55 Brown NGC, Closed 5, obverse with no H's in the waves at the right. The closed 5 and no H obverse are the usual module for the type and constitutes by far the largest portion of the survivors of the type. Mahogany toned with a deepening of color around the devices and a hint of red visible on the reverse. From the Doug Robins Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Br-954, NF-3A2.
- 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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