1/2 Penny Regal Imitation - George III right, uniface

€144,253.00
IssuerCanadian provinces
Year1835
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound
CompositionCopper
Weight5.9 g
Dimensions27.0 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (Blacksmith tokens)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#BL-19
Obverse descriptionCrude laureate bust facing right with a long nose, pointed chin, and a flat truncation. The ribbon of the chaplet has short ends and no bow. Two marks, apparently to imitate a bit of badly worn legend, appear behind the head at the top.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionBlank.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1835)  - Two known examples -
Catalog ID5806491740
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