Simon68 Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Found at a recent Coin Fair, a 1837 Montreal token. Any idea on value, rarity etc please. Regards Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 It is Breton 562. The dies were engraved by Joseph Arnault. It is found with both thick and thin plachets. Breton lists it as R3 in 1894 ($3-$5). I only have the 1894 publication in my library, so I can't reference a more up to date catalog value. In a quick net scan however I found an AU example sold for $680 or so in a auction last Spring. The Charlton # is LC-16A3 if someone out there has a current Charlton catalog. Yours has more wear than the few I found that were sold at auction, but I think you have a nice collectible piece. Great find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon68 Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi Bill, Ok, thank you.....my daughter found it at the Birmingham Coin Fair on Sunday just gone and she is only 10 years old, so she has a good eye.......!!!! Regards Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Yep, she sounds like a keeper. Its a great age to begin collecting and learning and having fun with the hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 It's a nice classic of Canadian tokens, and among the few to be issued be an entity which still exists today. (Molson Coors is one of the 10 largest brewers in the world today, and trades on both the NYSE and TSX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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