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Thomas Halliday - 1/2 penny 1812
Description
Nowhere in British North America did the private copper tokens issued by merchants and others have a more fascinating evolutionary history than in Lower Canada - now Quebec. In the 1820s and 1830s, trade in Montreal, the colony's commercial centre, created a strong demand for coinage. As coins were often in short supply, privately produced tokens filled the void... Read more »
Texte : Halfpenny Token 1812.
Thomas Halliday - 1/2 penny 1812 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 |
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4 dots - Low cannonballs | - | - | $7.20 | $9.70 | $15.10 | $56.80 | $113 |
6 dots | - | - | $7.20 | $12.10 | $17.30 | $45.30 | $113 |
4 dots - High cannonballs | - | - | $6.30 | $9.70 | $16.70 | $45.30 | $113 |
Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 dots - Low cannonballs | $269 | - | $1,180 | - | - | - | - |
6 dots | $259 | - | $993 | - | - | - | - |
4 dots - High cannonballs | $269 | - | $949 | - | - | - | - |
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Varieties
4 dots - Low cannonballs
6 dots
4 dots - High cannonballs
Errors and varieties from the community
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#44 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
#45 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
#46 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
Grading
G-4
VF-20
Specifications
4 dots - Low cannonballs
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A1
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 25
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 47
6 dots
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A2
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 27
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 48
4 dots - High cannonballs
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A3
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 26
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 47
Last update : Monday, October 23, 2023