Coins from Canadian provinces

During the period 1794 to 1867, Great Britain's foreign policy was to maintain rigid control of the British North American colonies. Colonies were to produce the raw materials needed by the homeland and to pay for imported goods in what the mother country considered legal tender. As the local colonial economies grew the need for circulating coinage became quite acute because they were constantly short of legal tender coins. Consequently the colonists resorted to their own ingenuity and produced many local tokens from many sources, including counterfeits.
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See also: Canada, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Upper Canada, New Brunswick, United Province of Canada, Newfoundland, New France

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Canada › Canadian provinces › New Brunswick • Dollar (1860-1867)

100 Cents = 1 Dollar

1 Cent - Victoria (Pattern)
1861
Pattern
Bronze • 4.65 g • ⌀ 25.4 mm
N# 331775

1 Cent - Victoria
1861-1864
Bronze • 5.633 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 6, N# 14468

5 Cents - Victoria
1862-1864
Silver (.925) • 1.162 g • ⌀ 15.49 mm
KM# 7, N# 20017

10 Cents - Victoria (Pattern)
1862
Pattern
Silver • 2.34 g • ⌀ 18.0 mm
N# 331776

10 Cents - Victoria
1862-1864
Silver (.925) • 2.324 g • ⌀ 17.91 mm
KM# 8, N# 22551

20 Cents - Victoria
1862-1864
Silver (.925) • 4.648 g • ⌀ 23.27 mm
KM# 9, N# 1900

Canada › Canadian provinces › New France • Unspecified currency

2 Deniers - Louis XIV (Nouvelle France, Pattern)
1670
Pattern
Copper • 3.826 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 33121

6 Deniers - Louis XV (Nouvelle France)
1717
Bronze • 6.118 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 3, N# 33126

9 Deniers - Louis XV (colonies américaines)
1721-1722
Copper • 6.81 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 5, Zay# 6, N# 29089

12 Deniers - Louis XV (Nouvelle France)
1717
Bronze • 12.238 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 4, N# 33128

Canada › Canadian provinces › Newfoundland • Pound

1 Farthing - Peter McAuslane
1844
Token
Brass • 2.1 g • ⌀ 19.9 mm
CCT# NF-2, Breton His# 956, N# 97919

½ Penny - Rutherford ("St John's")
ND (1841)
Token
Copper • 9.7 g • ⌀ 28.8 mm
CCT# NF-1A, Breton His# 952, N# 97916

½ Penny - Rutherford ("St John's")
1841
Token
Copper • 9.7 g • ⌀ 29.2 mm
CCT# NF-1B, Breton His# 952, N# 61851

½ Penny - Rutherford (Harbour Grace)
1846
Token
Copper • 8.1 g • ⌀ 29.4 mm
CCT# NF-1C, Breton His# 953, N# 17850

½ Penny - (Sailing Ship design)
1858
Token
Copper • 5.5 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
CCT# NF-3A, Breton His# 954, N# 97921

½ Penny - Responsible Government and Free Trade
1860
Token
Copper • 5.3 g • ⌀ 26.1 mm
CCT# NF-4A, Breton His# 955, N# 97922

Canada › Canadian provinces › Newfoundland • Dollar (1865-1949)

100 Cents = 1 Dollar

1 Cent - Victoria (Pattern)
1864
Pattern
Bronze • 5.69 g • ⌀ 25.4 mm
KM# Pn2, Bo# 25, Ch# NF6, N# 22537

1 Cent - Victoria (Pattern)
1865
Pattern
Bronze • 5.45 g • ⌀ 25.4 mm
KM# Pn7, Bo# 27, Ch# NF7, N# 165555

1 Cent - Victoria
1865-1896
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.33 mm
KM# 1, N# 3958

1 Cent - Edward VII
1904-1909
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.53 mm
KM# 9, N# 22534

1 Cent - George V
1913-1936
Bronze • 5.67 g • ⌀ 25.47 mm
KM# 16, N# 1006

1 Cent - George VI
1938-1947
Bronze • 3.24 g • ⌀ 19.05 mm
KM# 18, N# 1021

5 Cents - Victoria (Pattern)
1864
Pattern
Bronze • 1.4 g • ⌀ 15.5 mm
KM# Pn3, Bo# 28, N# 165594

5 Cents - Victoria
1865-1896
Silver (.925) • 1.18 g • ⌀ 15.49 mm
KM# 2, N# 16036

5 Cents - Edward VII
1903-1908
Silver (.925) • 1.178 g • ⌀ 15.49 mm
KM# 7, N# 16038

5 Cents - George V
1912-1929
Silver (.925) • 1.17 g • ⌀ 15.59 mm
KM# 13, N# 16037

5 Cents - George VI
1938-1943
Silver (.925) • 1.166 g • ⌀ 15.69 mm
KM# 19, N# 4583

5 Cents - George VI
1944-1947
Silver (.800) • 1.166 g • ⌀ 15.49 mm
KM# 19a, N# 7427

10 Cents - Victoria
1865-1896
Silver (.925) • 2.36 g • ⌀ 17.98 mm
KM# 3, N# 22943

10 Cents - Edward VII
1903-1904
Silver (.925) • 2.3564 g • ⌀ 17.96 mm
KM# 8, N# 16039

10 Cents - George V
1912-1919
Silver (.925) • 2.3564 g • ⌀ 18.03 mm
KM# 14, N# 22536

10 Cents - George VI
1938-1944
Silver (.925) • 2.3564 g • ⌀ 18.03 mm
KM# 20, N# 4584

10 Cents - George VI
1945-1947
Silver (.800) • 2.333 g • ⌀ 18.03 mm
KM# 20a, N# 7452

20 Cents - Victoria
1865-1900
Silver (.925) • 4.71 g • ⌀ 23.19 mm
KM# 4, N# 1304

20 Cents - Edward VII
1904
Silver (.925) • 4.7127 g • ⌀ 23.2 mm
KM# 10, N# 16040

20 Cents - George V
1912
Silver (.925) • 4.7127 g • ⌀ 23.2 mm
KM# 15, N# 8798

25 Cents - George V
1917-1919
Silver (.925) • 5.83 g • ⌀ 23.62 mm
KM# 17, N# 2785

50 Cents - Victoria
1870-1900
Silver (.925) • 11.7818 g • ⌀ 29.85 mm
KM# 6, N# 6788

50 Cents - Edward VII
1904-1909
Silver (.925) • 11.78 g • ⌀ 29.74 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 5, N# 4585

50 Cents - George V
1911-1919
Silver (.925) • 11.78 g • ⌀ 29.85 mm
KM# 12, N# 8799

2 Dollars - Victoria (Pattern)
1865
Pattern
Gold • 3.36 g • ⌀ 17.98 mm
KM# Pn15, N# 96980

2 Dollars - Victoria
1865-1888
Gold (.917) • 3.3284 g • ⌀ 17.98 mm
KM# 5, Fr# 1, N# 16041

Canada › Canadian provinces › Nova Scotia • Pound (1812-1860)

12 Pence = 1 Shilling • 20 Shilling = 1 Pound

1 Farthing (Trade and Navigation)
1813
Token
Copper • 3.6 g • ⌀ 22.4 mm
CCT# NS-18, Breton His# 964, N# 98441

1 Farthing (W.L. White's Halifax House)
ND (1831)
Token
Brass • 4.0 g • ⌀ 21.8 mm
CCT# NS-17, Breton His# 899, N# 98439

½ Penny (Trade and Navigation Token)
1812-1813
Token
Copper • 9.0 g • ⌀ 27.5 mm
CCT# NS-19, Breton His# 963, N# 3194

½ Penny (For general accommodation)
ND (1813)
Token
Copper • 7.4 g • ⌀ 27.2 mm
Breton His# 966, CCT# AM-1, N# 31160

½ Penny ("Trade and Navigation" Token)
1813
Token
Copper • 7.7 g • ⌀ 27.3 mm
CCT# NS-21, Breton His# 965, N# 36041

½ Penny - Halifax (Captain Broke long bust - Britannia)
1814
Token
Copper • 7.9 g • ⌀ 27.0 mm
CCT# NS-7A, Breton His# 879, N# 97959

½ Penny - Halifax (Captain Broke short bust - Britannia)
1814
Token
Copper • 7.1 g • ⌀ 26.6 mm
CCT# NS-7B, Breton His# 879, N# 83917

½ Penny Token (Convenience of Trade)
1814
Token
Copper • 5.6 g • ⌀ 28.2 mm
CCT# NS-8, Breton His# 880, N# 98390