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Provincial Government - 1/2 penny 1854

Provincial Government - 1/2 penny 1854

Description

By the 1840s New Brunswick's population and trade had expanded to the point where there was a real need for a local currency, and in 1843 the legislature decided to issue copper penny and halfpenny tokens... Read more »

Provincial Government - 1/2 penny 1854 values and prices

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Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
 -$3.00$5.90$12.40$30.20$67.90$132
Varieties MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
 $336$371$500$620---
Varieties PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
 --$1,200$1,540$4,290--

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Specifications

  • Mintage: 864 000
  • Issuer: Government of New Brunswick
  • Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
  • Mint: Ralph Heaton & Co.
  • Issuing date: 1854
  • Composition: Copper
  • Die axis: ↑↑
  • Weight: 8 grams
  • Diameter: 28.2 mm
  • Edge: Smooth
  • Breton #: 912
  • Charlton #: NB1B
  • McLachlan #: 389
  • Courteau #: 30-41
  • Sandham #: 4
  • Haxby-Willey #: 69
  • Batty #: 1332-1343
  • Raymond #: 134
  • Willey #: 469-473

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Last update : Saturday, February 18, 2023

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