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1/2 Penny Imitation Nova Scotia - Warehouse / Script Initials
| Issuer | Nova Scotia |
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| Year | 1835 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse lettering | HALF PENNY |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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| Additional information |
Nova Scotia's chronic shortage of small change in the 1830s created an opening for private and semi-official token issuers to flood local commerce with halfpenny-sized copper. This piece is among the imitation tokens produced to circulate alongside — and often in place of — officially sanctioned provincial copper, their acceptance dependent entirely on merchant confidence rather than any government guarantee.
The CCT BL-31 attribution places it within the Breton-Lees classification of anonymous warehouse tokens, the script initials suggesting a specific merchant or storage house operation that has not been definitively identified.