½ Penny Prince Edward Island - Self government and free trade

½ Penny (Prince Edward Island - Self government and free trade) - obverse½ Penny (Prince Edward Island - Self government and free trade) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Prince Edward Island (Canadian provinces)
Queen Victoria (1855-1901)
Type Token
Year 1855
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (1790-1871)
Composition Copper
Weight 4.9 g
Diameter 26.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
82212
References CCT# PE-7B,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 919
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.

Obverse

Legend around date

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND *
1855

Reverse

5 - line inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SELF
GOVERNMENT
AND
FREE
TRADE

Edge

Plain

Comments

Weight: 4.7 - 5.1g
Diameter: 26.0 - 26.3mm

PE-7B1 Top of "5" points to "S" of ISLAND.
PE-7B2 Top of "5" points between "I" and "S" of ISLAND.

Found in both Coin and Medal alignment.
Courteau variations exist with date digits slightly closer together.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1855  38% PE-7B1
1855  65% PE-7B2

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