1 Penny - Montréal Bank Token

Features

Issuer	United Province of Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type	Token
Years	1837-1842
Value	1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound (1841-1858)
Composition	Copper
Weight	18.3 g
Diameter	34 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 10125
References	CCT# PC-2, Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Breton His# 526 Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.

Obverse

Front of the Bank building with trees left and right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·PROVINCE OF CANADA·
BANK OF MONTREAL

Reverse

The bank's coats of arm with issuing bank name on ribbon.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANK TOKEN
CONCORDIA SALUS
BANK OF MONTREAL
1842
ONE PENNY

Edge

Smooth

Comments

"CITY BANK" on ribbon
PC-2A1 Copper, Medal alignment, normal flan, Weight: 16.1 - 18.9g (1842)
PC-2A2 Copper, Coin alignment, thick flan, Weight: 23.0 - 24.0g (1870)
PC-2A3 Silver, Medal alignment, thin flan, Weight: 13.3g (1842)
Only 2 known to exist of PC-2A3.

BANK OF MONTREAL on ribbon
PC-2B Copper, Weight: 17.7 - 18.9g

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2019 April 25 - 29 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Chicago 3073 Lot 30709	Apr 29, 2019	1842 – PC-2B	UNC (NGC PR64 Brown)	USD 1320.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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