Lower Canada 1 Penny / 2 Sous, 1837

Montréal - Mule : City Bank

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Information

Country Lower Canada Lower Canada
Currency Pound
Coin type Token
Denomination 1 Penny
Year 1837
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g) 19
Diameter (mm) 34.1
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Penny from Lower Canada. Issued in 1837. Struck in Copper. Measures 34.1 mm and weighs 19 g.

Obverse
The bank's coat of arms. This coin is a mistake: the dies were incorrectly mated, and instead of using the bank's coat of arms with "Bank of Montreal" and bearing the date "1842", they used the coat of arms inscribed with "City Bank" and the date "1837". These coins were minted by Boulton & Watt. These coins are much rarer. There is also a contemporary re-strike of this coin, made by Taylor.
Reverse
The façade of the Bank of Montreal.
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1837  — Original error
1837  — Proof
1837  — Same error, but restrike of Taylor

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