2 Pence Lesslie and Sons

2 Pence (Lesslie and Sons) - obverse2 Pence (Lesslie and Sons) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Upper Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type Token
Year 1822
Value 2 Pence (1⁄120)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 28.0 g
Diameter 40.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
99733
References CCT# UC-3,
Clément Chapados-Girard; 2019. Canadian Colonial Tokens (10th edition). Charlton Press, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Breton His# 717
Pierre Napoléon Breton; 1894. Histoire illustrée des monnaies et jetons du Canada. P.N. Breton & Co., Montreal, Canada.

Obverse

Justice standing with scales in left hand and sword in right hand, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LESSLIE & SONS
TORONTO & DUNDAS

Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram

Reverse

Plough left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.PROSPERITY TO CANADA.
TOKEN
2d CURRENCY
LA PRUDENCE ET LA CANDEUR

Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram

Edge

Plain

Comments

Weight: 27.8 - 28.3g
Diameter: 40.2 - 40.5mm

 Ever since it was founded, York was unofficially called Toronto, popularly thought to be the old Indian name for "meeting place". This piece bears the name Toronto, even though it was issued before the city was incorporated in 1834.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1822 

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