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| Uitgever | Nova Scotia |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1835 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Log in om details te zien |
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| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | HALF PENNY |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Plain. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
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.