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More nice examples and thank you for sharing them! I do appreciate the show and tell.  |
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Nice examples! Errers and Varietys.
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Two options (a stylized long pressed penny?). I'm not sure if this is numismatic. Please clarify if you understand: These Ideal Rock Products items look like product tags. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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These Ideal Rock Products items look like product tags. There is another example on this topic, which is included in the token catalog: Five Islands, Nova Scotia (Colchester), Canada  No specific explanation is given here either. But it's interesting that this is the only known numismatic token for these "Five Islands".. just a "key tag"? Edited by Islands Gamer
04/18/2026 01:26 am
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For those who enjoy numismatic puzzles and rare artifacts, there's another strange countermarked token. This is an Deer Island NB (Deer Island, Lords Cove, NB ?):  This is also the only known numismatic token about this Canadian island.. Edited by Islands Gamer
04/18/2026 01:36 am
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But it's interesting that this is the only known numismatic token for these "Five Islands".. just a "key tag"? Yes, this is a key tag. There are a few different styles of these - shown below is one of mine. I've never been able to find out much information about them, but they are not rare. I believe that they were either made to order or engraved upon purchase. I don't have a picture of the reverse, but I believe that it is blank. The logo on mine may possibly be that of the Brotherhood of Rail Road Trainmen.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting additions. Errers and Varietys.
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very nice tokens |
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I searched for a long time and couldn't find anything in numismatics about Boblo Island, where the amusement park was located. But then one day I managed to find a few pressed cents. One of them surprised me:  Something went wrong.. In theory, it should look classic:  |
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The continuation of the numismatic search for Boblo Island turned out to be unexpected. It turned out that the island's real name is Bois Blanc Island. I started looking for numismatics for an island with that name and found a wooden nickel with a lighthouse on Bois Blanc Island. If I understand correctly, is this the same Boblo Island? :  |
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Another interesting story is about the Bell Island tokens (near Newfoundland). Bell Island tokens never have the island's name written on them. Instead, they say "Wabana." There are several varieties of these tokens. One day, I found a description of the different series of these tokens in a journal, and four different series were listed.  I decided to check and compare with my findings and saw that there is a fifth unknown series:  |
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A question for all readers of this thread: Do you think it's possible to compile a complete overview and list of all the Canadian islands that are reflected in numismatics in one way or another? And what, approximately, number of islands would such a list ultimately include?
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An interesting topic is Canadian lighthouses on individual islands. A series of different numismatic issues could be collected: Partridge island   Edited by Islands Gamer
04/19/2026 02:53 am
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Chantry island  |
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Fascinating examples! |
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