Colonial Era Tokens of Lower Canada


Part 2: Token numbers LC-10A1 to LC-20A2

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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


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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

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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


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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

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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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