Lesslie & Sons - 1/2 penny 1828
Source : Bank of Canada
Description
During much of the century preceding Confederation there was a chronic shortage of small change in all the British provinces. No official coins were provided for either Upper or Lower Canada and the foreign coins brought into the country tended to flow out again. The gap was partially filled by enterprising merchants who issued their own tokens as a local coinage... Read more »
Text : Lesslie and Sons - York Kingston & Dundas. Prosperity to Canada - Prudence et la candeur - Token Halfpenny.
Lesslie & Sons - 1/2 penny 1828 values and prices
The value of a canadian token depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.
- Circulated
- Uncirculated
| Varieties | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With comma - Near A | $4.00 | $5.00 | $12.30 | $25.50 | $73.00 | $159 | $339 |
| With comma - Far A | $4.00 | $5.00 | $11.70 | $24.00 | $68.50 | $144 | $324 |
| Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With comma - Near A | $630 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| With comma - Far A | $630 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Varieties
With comma - Near A
With comma
Near A
With comma - Far A
With comma
Far A
Specifications
With comma - Near A
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1828
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 27 grams
- Diameter: 7 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Breton #: 718
- Charlton #: UC2A4
- McLachlan #: 224
- Sandham #: 18
- Haxby-Willey #: 201a
- Batty #: 540
- Raymond #: 68
- Willey #: 827
With comma - Far A
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1828
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 27 grams
- Diameter: 7 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Breton #: 718
- Charlton #: UC2A5
- McLachlan #: 225
- Sandham #: 18
- Haxby-Willey #: 201a
- Batty #: 543
- Raymond #: 68
- Willey #: 828
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Last update : Tuesday, July 18, 2023
