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1/2 Penny Regal Imitation - George III right, uniface
| Emittent | Canadian provinces |
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| Jahr | 1835 |
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| Durchmesser | 27.0 mm |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Crude and incomplete effigy of King George III facing right, rendered in low relief with a broad, flat truncation at the neck base. Two ribbons protrude from the back of the neck, referencing the laureate or tied drapery convention of the regal prototype. The portrait is crudely executed, lacking legend or inscription entirely, consistent with its character as an imitation token. A large raised dot appears below the bust in the lower field. The overall die work is rough, reflecting the emergency or counterfeit nature of the piece. |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse is entirely blank, with no devices, legends, or decorative elements struck. The plain copper field shows only surface marks and metal flow consistent with a uniface striking. This absence of reverse design confirms the piece was struck from a single obverse die only, a characteristic feature of this emergency imitation issue. |
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Regal imitations occupied a legal grey zone in early nineteenth-century Canada. With chronic small-change shortages and no domestic mint, merchants and token issuers produced copper pieces closely imitating official British regal coinage — close enough to circulate without question, distinct enough to avoid a direct forgery charge. The CCT BL-18 is uniface, suggesting either a planchet failure, a trial strike, or a piece deliberately made one-sided, possibly as a check piece or from a defective press run.
By 1835, British authorities were already moving to suppress the token trade in the colonies, a campaign that would intensify through the 1840s.