Lower Canada 1 Penny token, 1812 – 1813

Thomas Halliday

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Lower Canada Lower Canada
Currency Pound
Coin type Token
Denomination 1 Penny
Year 1812 – 1813
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Variable alignment ↺
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 17.6
Diameter (mm) 34.4
Thickness (mm) 2.43
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Penny from Lower Canada. Issued from 1812 to 1813. Struck in Copper. Measures 34.4 mm and weighs 17.6 g.

Obverse
Laureate and draped bust of George III right, H on the truncation; oak-branches at sides, 1812 below; the H is over the first numeral of the date.
Reverse
Commerce seated left on a bale, holding scales and cornucopia; in the distance, a ship; H (sideways) on the ground at right, the third ear of corn from the top points to O.
Edge
Centre grained

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1813  — LC-47C1 4%
1813  — LC-47C2 9%
1812  — LC-47A1 57%
1812  — LC-47A2 9%
1812  — LC-47B1 25%
1812  — LC-47B2

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