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
Year 1843
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound (1812-1860)
Composition Copper
Weight 8.6 g
Diameter 28.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
98095
References CCT# NS-1F,
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.

Obverse

Portrait of Queen Victoria facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA

Reverse

Thistle surrounded by lettering.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALFPENNY TOKEN
1843

Edge

Engrailed

Comments

Diameter: 28.0 - 28.8mm

Reverse variations
NS-1F1 15 bracts, 10 thorns
NS-1F2 14 bracts, 14 thorns
NS-1F3 13 bracts, 14 thorns
NS-1F4 13 bracts, 9 thorns
NS-1F5 13 bracts, 8 thorns



Note: Variations on NS-1E also apply.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1843  300 000 58% NS-1F1
1843  3% NS-1F2
1843  6% NS-1F3
1843  16% NS-1F4
1843  32% NS-1F5

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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