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1/2 Penny Imitation Nova Scotia - Warehouse / Harp

Issuer Canadian provinces
Year 1835
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Currency Pound
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Obverse script Latin
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Edge Plain.
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These imitation Nova Scotia halfpennies were produced by private interests seeking to fill a chronic shortage of small copper coinage in the Maritime colonies, where official supply consistently lagged behind commercial demand. The "Warehouse" pieces are generally attributed to Birmingham token manufacturers producing speculative coinage for the North American market — struck to approximate official dimensions and weight but circulated without any governmental sanction. CCT BL-30 is among the better-documented varieties in this loosely organized series, distinguished by the harp reverse pairing.

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