Fropa Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 I'm trying to educate myself on the world coins I own. I bought the Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins but this coin was not listed. It is an 1837 Half Cent bank token. On the obverse the words PROVINCE DU BAS CANADA are around the top and UN SOU on the bottom. The reverse has BANK TOKEN along the top and HALF PENNY along the bottom. In a ribbon near the bottom it says BANQUE DU PEUPLE and in the ring that looks like a belt it says CONCORDIA SALUS. I couldn't get any good pictures of the whole coin, but below are some photos of the main designs. Any information about this coin would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Lower Canada, Banque du Peuple halfpenny "habitant" token. Grade appears to be G/VG corroded, I'll get some more info later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fropa Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Thanks ccq. That information helped my find some information on the net about the token. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cojaro Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I have the same thing you have, except it's a letter grade better and it's a 1cent instead of a half-penny. Mine's worth about $5-10, probably closer to $5. That kinda gives you an idea how much yours is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualified_coinnut Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 $3-$5 Canadian in that condition. Tokens are getting more difficult to find, I am anticipating there should be a price jump in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cojaro Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 $3-$5 Canadian in that condition. Tokens are getting more difficult to find, I am anticipating there should be a price jump in the near future. So would a One Penny token of the same year, about 1-2 letter grades better be worth closer to $10? Mine still has a full rim and doesn't look corroded like this one does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Work Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 Habitant pieces are very common.We get them turning up quite often over here in New Zealand.It is the St George pieces from Upper Canada which are becoming difficult to find,especially the very underrated 1857's. Aidan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Work Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Does anyone know what 'Banque de Peuple' means when you translate it from Quebecois into English? I have not only seen this inscribed on Habitant coins,but also on some of the Bouquet Sous from Montreal,which I can guess used to be the capital of Quebec. Aidan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Does anyone know what 'Banque de Peuple' means when you translate it from Quebecois into English? I have not only seen this inscribed on Habitant coins,but also on some of the Bouquet Sous from Montreal,which I can guess used to be the capital of Quebec. Aidan. My translation would be "The People's Bank", but my French isn't the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKidCollector Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 That token looks really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fropa Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Thanks for all the help with this coin. I have had it a long time without knowing exactly what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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