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1/2 Penny Commerce and Trade
| Issuer | Prince Edward Island |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND HALFPENNY 1840 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Prince Edward Island operated outside the British North American currency mainstream well into the confederation period, and its pre-Confederation token issues were largely the product of private merchants and importers filling a genuine small-denomination vacuum. This particular token was produced in Birmingham — almost certainly by Boulton's successors at the Soho Mint or one of the competing die-cutting houses that dominated the colonial token trade — and shipped across the Atlantic in bulk.
Breton 916 is among the more frequently encountered PEI tokens, suggesting a substantial original shipment. Die alignment and edge treatment can vary across surviving examples.