Anonymous and Miscellaneous Colonial Era Canadian Tokens


Part 2: Transportation, Vexator, Non-Canadian and Pattern Tokens

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 Die 
 Axis 
 Metal 
 Size 
(mm)
 Edge 
NC-1A1
Br-857
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/2 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / II (Anchor with a crown above) II / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)

NOTE: EVERY example of NC-1A1 that could be found online (both raw and certified) were mis-attributed as such.
The only online example of a TRUE NC-1A1 that could be found came from a collector named Jon Hansson.
His images are used here with his full permission.
Weight:
13.0 grams

ONE HALF Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Plain date
↑↓
S
 32.2 
 Reeded 
NC-1A2
Br-857
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/2 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / II (Anchor with a crown above) II / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
13.0 grams

ONE HALF Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Last 2 over 1
↑↓
S
 32.2 
 Reeded 
NC-1B1
Br-858
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/4 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / IV (Anchor with a crown above) IV / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
6.3 to 6.6 grams

ONE QUARTER Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8
- First 2 over 2
↑↓
S
 25.6 
 Reeded 
NC-1B2
Br-858
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/4 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / IV (Anchor with a crown above) IV / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
6.3 to 6.6 grams

ONE QUARTER Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8
- Re-engraved First 2 over 2
↑↓
S
 25.6 
 Reeded 
NC-1B3
Br-858
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/4 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / IV (Anchor with a crown above) IV / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
6.3 to 6.6 grams

ONE QUARTER Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8
- Last 2 over 1
↑↓
S
 25.6 
 Reeded 
NC-1C1
Br-859
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/8 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / VIII (Anchor with a crown above) VIII / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
3.3 grams

ONE EIGHTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8
- First 2 over 2
↑↓
S
 20.5 
 Reeded 
NC-1C2
Br-859
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/8 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / VIII (Anchor with a crown above) VIII / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
3.3 grams

EIGHTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Wide 8
- Plain date
↑↓
S
 20.5 
 Reeded 
NC-1C3
Br-859
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/8 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / VIII (Anchor with a crown above) VIII / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
3.3 grams

ONE EIGHTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Wide 8
- Recut 2s
↑↓
S
 20.5 
 Reeded 
NC-1C4
Br-859
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/8 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / VIII (Anchor with a crown above) VIII / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
3.3 grams

EIGHTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Wide Date
- Last 2 over 1
↑↓
S
 20.5 
 Reeded 
NC-1D1
Br-860
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/16 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / XVI (Anchor with a crown above) XVI / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
1.6 grams

ONE SIXTEENTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8 over Wide 8
↑↓
S
 15.9 
to
 16.1 
 Reeded 
NC-1D2
Br-860
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/16 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / XVI (Anchor with a crown above) XVI / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
1.6 grams

ONE SIXTEENTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Narrow 8
- First 2 over 2
↑↓
S
 15.9 
to
 16.1 
 Reeded 
NC-1D3
Br-860
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/16 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / XVI (Anchor with a crown above) XVI / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
1.6 grams

ONE SIXTEENTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Wide 8
- Narrow date
↑↓
S
 15.9 
to
 16.1 
 Reeded 
NC-1D4
Br-860
Non-Canadian Token - Anchor Money (1/16 Dollar)

Obv: COLONIAR : BRITAN : MONET / XVI (Anchor with a crown above) XVI / 1822

Rev: GEORGIUS IV D:G: BRITANNIARUM REX F:D: / (British coat of arms on an ornate shield)
Weight:
1.6 grams

ONE SIXTEENTH Dollar

OBV DATE VARIETY:
- Wide 8
- Wide date
↑↓
S
 15.9 
to
 16.1 
 Reeded 
PF-2
Br-861
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Colonial 1/50 Dollar

Obv: GEOR:IV D:G: / (Bust of King George IV in a toga, wearing a laurel wreath crown, facing left) / BRI:REX.

Rev: COLONIAL / 1/50 DOLLAR (surrounded by an oak leaf wreath, tied with a ribbon at the bottom) / 1823
Weight:
N/A

↑↑
C
 34.0 
 Plain 
PF-3
Br862
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Colonial 1/100 Dollar

Obv: GEOR:IV D:G: / (Bust of King George IV in a toga, wearing a laurel wreath crown, facing left) / BRI:REX.

Rev: COLONIAL / 1/100 DOLLAR (surrounded by an oak leaf wreath, tied with a ribbon at the bottom) / 1823
Weight:
N/A

↑↑
C
 27.0 
 Plain 
PF-4A
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (Original Strike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
12.8 to 13.1 grams

COPPER flan

Original Strike:
REV:
- All "O"s are round
- All "R"s have straight tails
↑↓
C
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-4B
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (Original Strike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
8.3 grams

WHITE METAL flan

This token is listed as Uniface, but at this time it is unknown which side is blank. Photos could not be found for this token. WHat is shown here is a Photoshopped simulation.

Original Strike:
REV:
- All "O"s are round
- All "R"s have straight tails
Uniface
WM
 29.1 
 Plain 
PF-5A
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
15.7 grams

GOLD flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
G
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-5B
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
12.8 grams

SILVER flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
S
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-5C
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
15.7 grams

COPPER flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
C
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-5D
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
9.8 grams

BRASS/BRONZE flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
B
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-5E
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
2.3 grams

ALUMINUM flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
A
 28.9 
 Plain 
PF-5F
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
Unknown

LEAD flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
L
 Unknown 
 Plain 
PF-5G
Br-721
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (REPLICA Restrike)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA
Weight:
Unknown

WHITE METAL flan

Replica Restrike:
REV:
- All "O"s are oval
- All "R"s have tails which curl upwards
↑↑
WM
 Unknown 
 Plain 
PF-??
Br-721?
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (Eccleston Mule)

Obv: FERTILITATUM DIVITIAS QUE CIRCUMFERREMUS / (Image of a river god reclining near a body of water) PONTHON / 1794

Rev: DANIEL ECCLESTON / (Image of Daniel Eccleston facing left) PONTHON / LANCASTER
Weight:
Unknown

MULE Token:
- The obverse is the same as PF-4 and PF-5
- The reverse is the same as the obverse of a 1794 Daniel Eccleston 1/2 Penny
(click the image below to view the original)


↑↑
C
 Unknown 
 Plain 
PF-??
Br-722
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Copper Company of Upper Canada (British Settlement Kentucky Mule)

Obv: BRITISH SETTLEMENT KENTUCKY / (Two female figures with children) /

Rev: ONE HALF PENNY / COPPER COMPANY OF UPPER CANADA


Two years after he struck the 1794 patterns for the Copper Co. of Upper Canada halfpenny, Matthew Boulton produced another pattern intended for a North American token. An Englishman named P.P.P. Myddleton had acquired a parcel of land in Kentucky and planned to establish a plantation, the "British Settlement Kentucky". In 1796 Boulton struck proofs of Myddelton's token in copper and silver, but Myddelton's plantation scheme came to nothing. That same year, Boulton created a mule piece for sales purposes, using the obverse die from the Myddelton and the reverse die from the Copper Co. of Upper Canada token. The mules seem to have only been struck in copper and fewer than 25 are believed to have survived.
Weight:
Unknown

MULE Token:
- The obverse is the same as a 1796 token commissioned by P.P.P. Myddleton
(click the image below to view the original)
- The reverse is the same as PF-4



↑↑
C
 Unknown 
 Plain 
PF-6
Br-None
Pattern / Fantasy Token - Tiffin Pattern One Penny

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

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Justice facing left)
Weight:
17.54 grams

- Thomas Halliday used the obverse and reverse designs used on LC-47B1 but on the obverse he replaced the oak leaf wreath around the rim with the text "BON POUR DEUX SOUS".
↑↓
C
 34.6 
 Engrailed 
TR-1
Br-900
Transportation Token (Halifax Steam Boat Company)

Obv: HALIFAX STEAM BOAT COMPANY / (Image of a steam boat under full sail, facing left)

Rev: FERRY TOKEN
Weight:
3.0 grams

↑↑
C
 19.4 
to
 19.5 
 Plain 
TR-2A
Br-560
Transportation Token (Lauzon Ferry)

Obv: LAUZON / (Image of a steam boat sailing right)

Rev: BON POUR HUIT SOLS / FOUR PENCE TOKEN
Weight:
8.9 grams

- Minted on White Metal flan
- Original strike (not counterstamped)
↑↑
WM
 26.3 
 Plain 
TR-2B
Br-560
Transportation Token (Lauzon Ferry) - Counterstamped

Obv: LAUZON / (Image of a steam boat sailing right) / (Counterstamped "J McK")

Rev: BON POUR HUIT SOLS / FOUR PENCE TOKEN
Weight:
8.9 grams

- Minted on White Metal flan
- Counterstamped "J McK"

Counterstamped after the ferry was sold by John Goudie to James McKenzie.
↑↑
WM
 26.3 
 Plain 
TR-2C
Br-560
Transportation Token (Lauzon Ferry) - Counterstamped

Obv: LAUZON / (Image of a steam boat sailing right) / (Counterstamped "J T")

Rev: BON POUR HUIT SOLS / FOUR PENCE TOKEN
Weight:
8.9 grams

- Minted on White Metal flan

- Counterstamped "J T"

Counterstamped after the ferry was sold by James McKenzie to J. Thompson.
↑↑
WM
 26.3 
 Plain 
TR-3
Br-530
Transportation Token (Montreal & Lachine Railroad Company)

Obv: MONTREAL & LACHINE / (Image of an early steam locomotive facing left) / RAILROAD COMPANY

Rev: THIRD CLASS / (Image of a beaver next to a pond, tree in background)
Weight:
15.6 to 16.1 grams

↑↓
C
 34.5 
 Plain 
VC-1
Br-558
Vexator Canadinsis Token

Obv: VEXATOR CANADINSIS / (the bust of man with wavy hair, facing left)

Rev: RENONILLOS VISCAPE / (a crude-looking seated female figure) / 1811
Weight:
2.9 to 6.5 grams

Copper flan
Variable
C
 25.9 
to
 26.1 
 Plain 
VC-2A1
Br-558
Vexator (or Venator) Canadinsis Token

Obv: VEXATOR (or VENATOR) CANADINSIS / (the bust of man with wavy hair, facing left)

Rev: RENONILLOS VISCAPE / (a crude-looking seated female figure) / 1811
Weight:
2.9 to 6.5 grams

Copper flan
Variable
C
 25.9 
to
 26.7 
 Plain 
VC-2A2
Br-558
Vexator (or Venator) Canadinsis Token

Obv: VEXATOR (or VENATOR) CANADINSIS / (the bust of man with wavy hair, facing left)

Rev: RENONILLOS VISCAPE / (a crude-looking seated female figure) / 1811
Weight:
2.9 to 6.5 grams

Brass flan
Variable
B
 25.9 
to
 26.7 
 Plain 
VC-3A1
Br-559
Vexator (or Venator) ML Canadiensis Token

Obv: VEXATOR (or VENATOR) ML CANADIENSIS / (the bust of man with wavy hair, facing left)

Rev: RENONILLOS VISCAPE / (a crude-looking seated female figure) / 1811
Weight:
2.9 to 6.5 grams

Copper flan
Variable
C
 25.9 
to
 26.7 
 Plain 
VC-3A2
Br-559
Vexator (or Venator) ML Canadiensis Token

Obv: VEXATOR (or VENATOR) CANADIENSIS / (the bust of man with wavy hair, facing left)

Rev: RENONILLOS VISCAPE / (a crude-looking seated female figure) / 1811
Weight:
2.9 to 6.5 grams

Brass flan
Variable
B
 25.9 
to
 26.7 
 Plain 
 
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