Colonial Era Tokens of Lower Canada


Part 4: Token numbers LC-40A1 to LC-47G

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Charlton
Cat #
Breton
Cat #
Obverse Content
Reverse Content
Notes
 Die 
 Axis 
 Metal 
 Size 
(mm)
 Edge 
LC-40A1
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Copper
- Coarsely Reeded edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Coarsely
Reeded 
LC-40A2
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Copper
- Finely Reeded edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Finely
Reeded 
LC-40A3
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Copper
- Normal flan
- Plain edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Plain 
LC-40A4
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Copper
- Thin flan
- Plain edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Plain 
LC-40A5
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Copper
- Overstruck on various tokens
- Various edge treatments

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Plain 
LC-40A6
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Brass
- Coarsely Reeded edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Coarsely
Reeded 
LC-40A7
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Brass
- Finely Reeded edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Finely
Reeded 
LC-40A8
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Brass
- Thin flan
- Plain edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Plain 
LC-40A9
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Brass
- Thin flan
- Reeded edge

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Reeded 
LC-40A10
Br-674
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.0 to 5.3 grams

- Brass
- Overstruck on various tokens
- Various edge treatments

OBV:
- Five shamrocks

REV:
- Sixteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 26.4 
to
 27.1 
 Plain 
LC-41A1
Br-684
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.9 to 6.7 grams

- Copper
- Medal alignment

OBV:
- Six shamrocks

REV:
- Seventeen cherry leaves
↑↑
C
 27.6 
to
 28.3 
 Plain 
LC-41A2
Br-684
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.9 to 6.7 grams

- Copper
- Coin alignment

OBV:
- Six shamrocks

REV:
- Seventeen cherry leaves
↑↓
C
 27.6 
to
 28.3 
 Plain 
LC-41A3
Br-684
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.9 to 6.7 grams

- Brass
- Medal alignment

OBV:
- Six shamrocks

REV:
- Seventeen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 27.6 
to
 28.3 
 Plain 
LC-41A4
Br-684
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
5.9 to 6.7 grams

- Brass
- Coin alignment

OBV:
- Six shamrocks

REV:
- Seventeen cherry leaves
↑↓
B
 27.6 
to
 28.3 
 Plain 
LC-42
Br-None
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
- Only known struck over UC-12B tokens. The undertype obscures most of the design.

Weight:
6.5 grams

OBV:
- Two shamrocks

REV:
- Eighteen cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 27.6 
 Plain 
LC-43A1
Br-689
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL


Note: The 10th edition of the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Colonial Tokens (page 121) states that the existence of this variety is "DOUBTFUL", but as you see here NGC has certified at least one token. It could be a certification error.
Weight:
Variable

- Brass
- Original strike

OBV:
- No shamrocks

REV:
- Twenty-one cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 28.3 
to
 28.5 
 Reeded 
LC-43A2
Br-689
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
Variable

- Brass, Copper or Lead
- Restrike on Round or square flans, foreign coins
- No collar

- Dimensions:
- Round flans = 28.3 to 28.5mm
- Square flans = 39.6 by 36.5mm

OBV:
- No shamrocks

REV:
- Twenty-one cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 See notes 
 Plain 
LC-43A3
Br-689
Montreal Issue "Bouquet Sous"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
Variable

- Brass or Copper
- Restrike
- With collar

OBV:
- No shamrocks

REV:
- Twenty-one cherry leaves
↑↑
B
 28.3 
to
 28.5 
 Plain 
LC-44A1
Br-690
Miscellaneous Issue "Bouquet Sous"

"BOSTON SOU"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
6.8 to 7.0 grams

- Copper
- Coin alignment

OBV:
- Seven shamrocks

REV:
- Eighteen cherry leaves
↑↓
C
 27.5 
to
 27.7 
 Plain 
LC-44A2
Br-690
Miscellaneous Issue "Bouquet Sous"

"BOSTON SOU"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: TOKEN / UN SOU (Wreath of two cherry branches) / MONTREAL
Weight:
6.8 to 7.0 grams

- Brass
- Coin alignment

OBV:
- Seven shamrocks

REV:
- Eighteen cherry leaves
↑↓
B
 27.5 
to
 27.7 
 Plain 
LC-44B
Br-690
NOTE:
The 10th edition of the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Colonial Tokens has re-classified LC-44B as LC-44A2. See above for variety details


 
C
 
 
LC-45
Br-670
Miscellaneous Issue "Bouquet Sous"

"BOSTON SOU"

Obv: +AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE+ / (Bouquet containing maple leaves, shamrocks, thistles, wheat ears, grass, roses and oak leaves) / BAS CANADA

Rev: T. DUSEAMAN BUTCHER / (Eagle standing next to a shield bearing an anchor within 13 Stars) / BELLEVILLE

Note:
Tobias D. Seaman ordered these as a business card. His main occupation was as a hotelier and a butcher.
After he rejected them the "U" was added to the die to create the name DUSEAMAN.
Weight:
10.8 to 11.1 grams

- Brass
- Coin alignment

OBV:
- Three shamrocks

REV:
- Eagle standing next to a shield bearing an anchor within 13 Stars
↑↑
B
 27.9 
to
 28.2 
 Plain 
LC-46A1
Br-960
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
8.2 to 8.6 grams

OBV:
- Four leaves at the top of the laurel wreath
- Four jewels on the pin

REV:
- None of the cannonballs touch the bale
↑↓
C
 28.3 
to
 28.9 
 Engrailed 
LC-46A2
Br-960
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
8.2 to 8.6 grams

OBV:
- Two leaves at the top of the laurel wreath
- Six jewels on the pin

REV:
- The cannonballs touch the bale
↑↓
C
 28.3 
to
 28.9 
 Engrailed 
LC-46A3
Br-960
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
8.2 to 8.6 grams

OBV:
- Four leaves at the top of the laurel wreath
- Four jewels on the pin

REV:
- The cannonballs touch the bale
↑↓
C
 28.3 
to
 28.9 
 Engrailed 
LC-47A1
Br-957
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.8 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- The left and right side of the wreath touch at the top
↑↓
C
 34.3 
to
 34.4 
 Engrailed 
LC-47A2
Br-957
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.8 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- The left and right side of the wreath DO NOT touch at the top
↑↓
C
 34.3 
to
 34.4 
 Engrailed 
LC-47B1
Br-958
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
17.1 to 18.2 grams

REV:
- Small ship on a small expanse of water
- Cornucopia has more wheat than LC-47B2
- Agriculture has elaborate folds in her gown
- Bale is uniform in shape
↑↓
C
 34.2 
to
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47B2
Br-958
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
17.1 to 18.2 grams

REV:
- Large ship on a large expanse of water
- Cornucopia has much less wheat than LC-47B1
- Agriculture has weak folds in her gown
- Bale is misshapen
↑↓
C
 34.2 
to
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47C1
Br-958
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
17.1 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Oak wreath begins with leaves at the bottom
↑↑
C
 34.2 
to
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47C1A
Br-958
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
17.1 to 18.2 grams

Same designs as LC-47C1 but Coin alignment

OBV:
- Oak wreath begins with leaves at the bottom
↑↓
C
 34.2 
to
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47C2
Br-958
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
17.1 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Oak wreath begins with acorns at the bottom
↑↓
C
 34.2 
to
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D1
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Twelve leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D2
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Eleven leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D3
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Nine leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D4
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Eight leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D5
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

OBV:
- Seven leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed 
LC-47D6
Br-959
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet) / 1812
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

Diagonal reeding on the edge OBV:
- Seven leaves on the laurel crown
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Diagonal
Reeding 
LC-47E*
Br-None
*Tiffin Pattern token - Has been re-classified as a Pattern with catalogue numbers PF-6. Has also been classified as PF-11 in the past.

Obv: BON POUR DEUX SOUS / (Bust of King George III facing right) / 1812

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Agriculture, ship sailing in the distance, group of cannonballs at her feet)
Weight:
17.54 grams

↑↓
C
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
LC-47F1
Br-None
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: COMMERCE / (Seated Britannia) / 1814
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

Engrailed on the edge (NE to SW direction)
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Engrailed
////// 
LC-47F2
Br-None
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: COMMERCE / (Seated Britannia) / 1814
Weight:
16.5 to 18.2 grams

Diagonal reeding on the edge (NW to SE direction)
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Diagonal
Reeding
\\\\\\ 
LC-47G
Br-None
Anonymous Token: Thomas Halliday

Obv: Wreath of oak leaves around rim / (Bust of King George III facing right)

Rev: COMMERCE / (Seated Britannia)
Weight:
16.5 grams

(Note: NO DATE below Britannia on reverse)
↑↓
C
 34.1 
to
 34.3 
 Diagonal
Reeding
\\\\\\ 
 
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