1812 Lower Canada Half Penny Token
1828 Upper Canada Half Penny Token
1850 Bank of Upper Canada Half Penny Token
1857 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny Token
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1812 Lower Canada Half Penny Token
1828 Upper Canada Half Penny Token
1850 Bank of Upper Canada Half Penny Token
1857 Bank of Upper Canada One Penny Token
Sorry I know this is an old post, but I though I would add to it...
btw I really like your 1812... I have quite a few bank tokens, here are a few of them.
1837 One Penny
1850 half Penny
1844 Half Penny
1837 One Penny
btw I really like your 1812... I have quite a few bank tokens, here are a few of them.
1837 One Penny
1850 half Penny
1844 Half Penny
1837 One Penny
Additions to anything are always welcome. Nice ones. 
I like that Montreal half penny.
I like a lot of the old Canadian bank tokans, and own a few. I wonder if any are rare or valuable? At any rate they are very attractive.
QUOTE (numismatistnick @ Feb 12 2006, 03:27 PM)
I like a lot of the old Canadian bank tokans, and own a few. I wonder if any are rare or valuable? At any rate they are very attractive.
Some are rare/valuable, but many are available at very affordable prices.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentClick to view attachmentHere are a couple of other ones.
You need to lighten up a bit.
Those have nice toning I read somewhere that these marks on some of the tokens were from the merchants striking them to see if they were real, is this true?
one of the strikes is located under the U, they are on several of my tokens
Here is a small sampling from my collection (most aren't photographed yet):
Bust & Harp issued in Lower Canada c. 1826 (5.6g) Grade AU+
Nobody took credit for these lightweight brass tokens, but there were everywhere in Lower Canada from the mid 1820s through most of the 1830s
Bank of Montreal Un Sous (half penny) issued in Lower Canada c. 1835 (8.1g) Grade EF+.
This was a bank issue, but still illegal in the eyes of Britain. At least it is made of copper and has a little more weight than the Bust & Harp above.
Starr & Shannon issued in Halifax Nova Scotia 1815 (6.1g) Grade EF+.
A nice copper engraved and minted by John Sherriff in Liverpool for Nova Scotia hardware merchants Starr & Shannon.
Bank of Upper Canada issued in Province of Canada 1854 (8.2g) Grade BU.
Often mistaken for Upper Canada tokens, this was issued after Upper and Lower Canada were united to form the Province of Canada. The name refers to the bank that issued this series. This was a quality series, and the last tokens before Canada went decimal and got official coinage. The St. George series of pennies and half-pennies were minted by the Royal Mint and Ralph Heaton's mint.
Ships Colonies Commerce (American Flag) issued in Prince Edward Island c. 1829 (4.2g) Grade aEF
A large series with many varieties, but only the first two have an "American" flag, both of which were minted by Wright & Bale in New York. The other example has the Wright & Bale mint mark.
No Labour No Bread issued in Upper Canada c. 1830 (6.0g) Grade VF
One of the many tokens with a political slogan. This series was issued by a grocer in Upper Canada.
That's only a sampling of the variety available!
Bust & Harp issued in Lower Canada c. 1826 (5.6g) Grade AU+
Nobody took credit for these lightweight brass tokens, but there were everywhere in Lower Canada from the mid 1820s through most of the 1830s
Bank of Montreal Un Sous (half penny) issued in Lower Canada c. 1835 (8.1g) Grade EF+.
This was a bank issue, but still illegal in the eyes of Britain. At least it is made of copper and has a little more weight than the Bust & Harp above.
Starr & Shannon issued in Halifax Nova Scotia 1815 (6.1g) Grade EF+.
A nice copper engraved and minted by John Sherriff in Liverpool for Nova Scotia hardware merchants Starr & Shannon.
Bank of Upper Canada issued in Province of Canada 1854 (8.2g) Grade BU.
Often mistaken for Upper Canada tokens, this was issued after Upper and Lower Canada were united to form the Province of Canada. The name refers to the bank that issued this series. This was a quality series, and the last tokens before Canada went decimal and got official coinage. The St. George series of pennies and half-pennies were minted by the Royal Mint and Ralph Heaton's mint.
Ships Colonies Commerce (American Flag) issued in Prince Edward Island c. 1829 (4.2g) Grade aEF
A large series with many varieties, but only the first two have an "American" flag, both of which were minted by Wright & Bale in New York. The other example has the Wright & Bale mint mark.
No Labour No Bread issued in Upper Canada c. 1830 (6.0g) Grade VF
One of the many tokens with a political slogan. This series was issued by a grocer in Upper Canada.
That's only a sampling of the variety available!
Welcome aboard! What beauties! 
QUOTE (numismatistnick @ Feb 12 2006, 06:27 PM)
I like a lot of the old Canadian bank tokans, and own a few. I wonder if any are rare or valuable? At any rate they are very attractive.
There are a few that are extremely rare, also ones that are common. They range from $5.00 or so Canadian into the thousands and thousands of $
Occasionally I come across a proof Canadian bank token produced by the Royal or Heaton mints.
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