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1/2 Penny - Original Bust and Harp
| Issuer | Lower Canada |
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| Year | 1820-1825 |
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| Currency | Pound |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Lower Canada never had a government mint — these pieces were struck privately in Birmingham by John Walker & Co. under commission from Montreal merchants desperate for small change. The colonial administration in Quebec had repeatedly petitioned London for a proper copper coinage, but Westminster dragged its feet for decades, leaving the field to token issuers who filled the vacuum at a profit.
The two CCT varieties distinguished under LC-60A and LC-60B differ primarily in harp string count and minor die details — a distinction that matters considerably to specialists working the series.