FREE: 1837 CANADA HALF PENNY BANK TOKEN "176 YEARS OLD"
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The listing, 1837 CANADA HALF PENNY BANK TOKEN "176 YEARS OLD" has ended.
This is an 1837 Canadian Half Penny Bank Token. Provence of Du Bas. Specifications Metal Copper Weight 9.5 Grams Diameter 28 mm
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During the first half of the l9th century there was a chronic shortage of small coins in Lower Canada. In 1835, following a government decision to remove all the lightweight pieces from circulation, the shortage became acute. No official coins were issued but the Bank of Montreal, the Quebec Bank, the City Bank and La Banque du Peuple were given authority to issue penny and halfpenny tokens of a weight similar to that of British copper coins.