Charlton
Cat #

Breton
Cat #

Obverse Content
Reverse Content

Notes

 Die 
 Axis 

 Metal 

 Size 
(mm)

 Edge 

LC-10A1

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
9.9 to 10.4 grams

COPPER

OBV:
- Left fence has 13 palings, 8 to the left of the tree
- Header above building entrance has five equal sized circles

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10A2

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
9.9 to 10.4 grams

BRASS

OBV:
- Left fence has 13 palings, 8 to the left of the tree

B

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10A3

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
9.9 to 10.4 grams

COPPER

OBV:
- Left fence has 11 palings, 6 to the left of the tree

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10A3A

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
9.9 to 10.4 grams

BRASS

OBV:
- Left fence has 11 palings, 6 to the left of the tree

B

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10A4

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

NOTE: The only token certified to be an LC-10A4 was incorrectly attributed by NGC.
These photos of the only known REAL LC-10A4 token are from the American Numismatic Society's collection.

Weight:
9.9 to 10.4 grams

COPPER

OBV:
- LEFT fence has 11 palings, 6 to the left of the tree
- RIGHT fence has 8 palings, 3 to the left of the tree

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10B1

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1839

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
8.76 to 9.07 grams

OBV:
- Right tip of the roof points to the "L" in MONTREAL
- Left fence has 15 palings

REV:
- Beaver's head is looking down
- Beaver's tail overlaps the belt

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10B2

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1839

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

Weight:
8.76 to 9.07 grams

OBV:
- Right tip of the roof points between the "A" and the "L" in MONTREAL
- Left fence has 14 palings

REV:
- Beaver's head is looking up
- Beaver's tail does NOT touch the belt

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-10B3

Br-524

"Side View" Half Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1839

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / HALF PENNY

MULE variety consisting of the obverse from LC-10B1 and the reverse from LC-10B2

Weight:
8.76 to 9.07 grams

OBV:
- Right tip of the roof points to the "L" in MONTREAL
- Left fence has 15 palings

REV:
- Beaver's head is looking up
- Beaver's tail does NOT touch the belt

See LC-10B1 and LC-10B2 above for detail images

C

 28.0 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 

LC-11A1

Br-523

"Side View" One Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / ONE PENNY

Weight:
19.2 to 19.8 grams

COPPER or BRASS

OBV:
- Left fence has 14 palings
- Dated 1838

REV:
- Beaver's tail is narrow and almost touches the top left serif of the "M" in MONTREAL

C
or
B

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Plain 

LC-11A2

Br-523

"Side View" One Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1838

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / ONE PENNY

Weight:
19.2 to 19.8 grams

COPPER or BRASS

OBV:
- Dated 1838
- Left fence has 14 palings

REV:
- Beaver's tail is wide and points to the bottom left serif of the "M" in MONTREAL

C
or
B

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Plain 

LC-11B

Br-523

"Side View" One Penny Token - Bank of Montreal on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1839

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANK OF MONTREAL" on the ribbon) / ONE PENNY

Weight:
18.43 to 18.7 grams

OBV:
- Dated 1839
- Left fence has 13 palings, 8 of which are to the left of the tree, leftmost paling is very tall

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Plain 

LC-11C

Br-523

"Side View" One Penny Token - Banque du Peuple on ribbon

Obv: BANK OF MONTREAL / (Left-front corner view of the bank building) / 1839

Rev: BANK TOKEN / (Coat of arms of the City of Montreal which reads "CONCORDIA SALUS" on the belt and "BANQUE DU PEUPLE" on the ribbon) / ONE PENNY

Weight:
18.56 to 19.02 grams

OBV:
- Dated 1839
- Left fence has 13 palings, 8 of which are to the left of the tree

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Plain 

LC-12

Br-531

Obv: HALF PENNY TOKEN / (Uniformed bust facing left surrounded by an inner ring - see note) / 1816

Rev: MONTREAL / (Ship sailing to the right, surrounded by an inner ring)

NOTE:

The bust on the obverse bears a VERY striking resemblance to Field Marshal Wellington but that has not been absolutely confirmed.

Weight:
5.2 to 5.8 grams

C

 27.9 
to
 28.2 

 Plain 

LC-13A

Br-532

Duncan & Company Half Penny

Obv: CANADA / 1830

Rev: HALF PENNY

Weight:
5.8 grams

C

 25.7 
to
 26.1 

 Plain 

LC-13B

Br-532

Duncan & Company Half Penny

Obv: CANADA / 1841

Rev: HALF PENNY

Weight:
5.3 to 5.8 grams

C

 25.7 
to
 26.1 

 Plain 

LC-14A

Br-533

Obv: FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION / (Ship sailing to the right)

Rev: CANADA / HALF PENNY / TOKEN

Weight:
6.5 to 7.2 grams

Medal alignment

C

 27.6 
to
 28.0 

 Plain 
or
Reeded

LC-14B

Br-533

Obv: FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION / (Ship sailing to the right)

Rev: CANADA / HALF PENNY / TOKEN

Weight:
6.5 to 7.2 grams

Coin alignment

C

 27.6 
to
 28.0 

 Plain 
or
Reeded

LC-15A1

Br-561

T.S. Brown & Co Token

Obv: (Crossed shovels over an anvil, flanked to the left by a saw and to the right by a vise with a hammer and tongs behind)

Rev:

Weight:
7.1 to 7.6 grams

REV:
- "S" in IMPORTERS is close to "Co"
- Dot under the "o" in Co

C

 27.9 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 
or
Reeded

LC-15A2

Br-561

T.S. Brown & Co Token

Obv: (Crossed shovels over an anvil, flanked to the left by a saw and to the right by a vise with a hammer and tongs behind)

Rev:

Weight:
7.1 to 7.6 grams

REV:
- "S" in IMPORTERS is far from "Co"
- No dot under the "o" in Co

C

 27.9 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 
or
Reeded

LC-15A3

Br-561

T.S. Brown & Co Token

Obv: (Crossed shovels over an anvil, flanked to the left by a saw and to the right by a vise with a hammer and tongs behind)

Rev:

Weight:
7.1 to 7.6 grams

REV:
- "S" in IMPORTERS is far from "Co"
- Dot under the "o" in Co

C

 27.9 
to
 28.3 

 Plain 
or
Reeded

LC-16A1

Br-562

Ths & Wm Molson Token

Obv: THs & Wm MOLSON / BREWERS / UN (image of a barrel on its side) SOU surrounded by an inner ring / DISTILLERS ..&.&.&../ MONTREAL

Rev: CASH PAID FOR ALL SORTS OF GRAIN / (Distillery equipment surrounded by an inner ring) / 1837

Thick flan, Reeded edge

Weight:
10.1 to 12.21 grams

Note:
A few specimens (variety unknown) were struck in silver for presentation purposes

C

 28.2 
to
 29.4 

 Reeded 

LC-16A2

Br-562

Ths & Wm Molson Token

Obv: THs & Wm MOLSON / BREWERS / UN (image of a barrel on its side) SOU surrounded by an inner ring / DISTILLERS ..&.&.&.. / MONTREAL

Rev: CASH PAID FOR ALL SORTS OF GRAIN / (Distillery equipment surrounded by an inner ring) / 1837

Thick flan, Plain edge

Weight:
10.1 to 12.21 grams

Note:
A few specimens (variety unknown) were struck in silver for presentation purposes

C

 28.2 
to
 29.4 

 Plain 

LC-16A3

Br-562

Ths & Wm Molson Token

Obv: THs & Wm MOLSON / BREWERS / UN (image of a barrel on its side) SOU surrounded by an inner ring / DISTILLERS ..&.&.&.. / MONTREAL

Rev: CASH PAID FOR ALL SORTS OF GRAIN / (Distillery equipment surrounded by an inner ring) / 1837

Thin flan, Reeded edge

Weight:
8.2 to 10.0 grams

Note:
A few specimens (variety unknown) were struck in silver for presentation purposes

C

 28.2 
to
 29.4 

 Reeded 

LC-16A4

Br-562

Ths & Wm Molson Token

Obv: THs & Wm MOLSON / BREWERS / UN (image of a barrel on its side) SOU surrounded by an inner ring / DISTILLERS ..&.&.&.. / MONTREAL

Rev: CASH PAID FOR ALL SORTS OF GRAIN / (Distillery equipment surrounded by an inner ring) / 1837

Thin flan, Plain edge

Weight:
8.2 to 10.0 grams

Note:
A few specimens (variety unknown) were struck in silver for presentation purposes

C

 28.2 
to
 29.4 

 Plain 

LC-17A1

Br-563

Francis Mullins & Son Token

Obv: COMMERCE / (Ship sailing to the right) / TOKEN

Rev: FRANCIS MULLINS & SON / IMPORTERS OF SHIP CHANDLERY &c. / MONTREAL

Weight:
4.8 to 5.4 grams

COPPER

C

 26.6 
to
 26.8 

 Plain 

LC-17A2

Br-563

Francis Mullins & Son Token

Obv: COMMERCE / (Ship sailing to the right) / TOKEN

Rev: FRANCIS MULLINS & SON / IMPORTERS OF SHIP CHANDLERY &c. / MONTREAL

Weight:
4.8 to 5.4 grams

BRASS

B

 26.6 
to
 26.8 

 Plain 

LC-18

Br-564

Owen Ropery Token

Obv: (Ship sailing to the right)

Rev: R.W. OWEN / MONTREAL / ROPERY

Weight:
7.78 to 7.8 grams

C

 26.7 
to
 27.8 

 Engrailed 

LC-19A1

Br-565

Obv: (crossed saw and shovel over a kettle, kettle over crossed knife and fork, flanked on the left by a vise and on the right by a wood saw)

Rev: J.S. SHAW & Co / IMPORTERS / OF / HARDWARES / UPPER TOWN / QUEBEC

Weight:
6.4 to 7.6 grams

REV:
- Weak "W" in HARDWARES

C

 27.9 
to
 28.3 

 Reeded 

LC-19A2

Br-565

Obv: (crossed saw and shovel over a kettle, kettle over crossed knife and fork, flanked on the left by a vise and on the right by a wood saw)

Rev: J.S. SHAW & Co / IMPORTERS / OF / HARDWARES / UPPER TOWN / QUEBEC

Weight:
6.4 to 7.6 grams

REV:
- Strong "W" in HARDWARES

C

 27.9 
to
 28.3 

 Reeded 

LC-20A1

Br-671

Obv: COMMERCE / (Crossed maple leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: Jh ROY / UN SOU (Laurel wreath) / MONTREAL

Thick flan

Weight:
8.2 to 9.2 grams

C

 27.1 
to
 28.0 

 Plain 

LC-20A2

Br-671

Obv: COMMERCE / (Crossed maple leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: Jh ROY / UN SOU (Laurel wreath) / MONTREAL

Thin flan

Weight:
5.87 to 6.8 grams

C

 27.1 
to
 28.0 

 Plain 

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