½ Penny - Victoria

½ Penny - Victoria - obverse½ Penny - Victoria - reverse

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Features

Issuer Nova Scotia (Canadian provinces)
Queen Victoria (1855-1901)
Type Token
Years 1840-1843
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (1812-1860)
Composition Copper
Weight 8.7 g
Diameter 28.4 mm
Thickness 1.68 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
1028
References CCT# NS-1E,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 874,
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.
KM# 3
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Queen Victoria facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

Engraver: William Wyon

Reverse

Thistle surrounded by lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALFPENNY TOKEN
1840

Edge

Engrailed and plain

Comments

Weight: 8.6 - 8.8g
Diameter: 28.0 - 28.8mm

NS-1E1 Large "0" in date
NS-1E2 Medium "0" in date
NS-1E3 Small "0" in date, plain edge
NS-1E4 Small "0" in date, engrailed edge

As with earlier issues, these tokens were circulated without imperial authority.
Proofs of NS-1E1 exist.
Crude cast forgeries exit.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1840  300 000 $ 5.40 $ 5.40 31% NS-1E1
1840  $ 24 29% NS-1E2
1840  5% NS-1E3
1840  10% NS-1E4
1843  300 000 $ 5.00 39%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Penny - Victoria
Katz
Auction 67
Lot 2973
Internet Archive
24 Sep 2022 Undetermined XF USD 51.83
(EUR 48.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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