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nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 08/01/2010 7:25 pm Does anyone know what this is, and possible value? It is about 27 mm across and 6.4 grams. thanks Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16884 Posts	Posted 08/01/2010 8:56 pm It is an early Canadian token, of type known as a "bouquet sou", dating from the 1830s. There are lots of different varieties of this token, based largely on the number of leaves, flowers & fruit on the various plants depicted. They were unofficial tokens, struck by numerous people from mints in Britain, the US and in Montreal itself. I don't have a reliable guide to the varieties of this token, but I believe most are fairly cheap and common. "Bas Canada" is French for "Lower Canada", the province now known as Quebec. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
billfrak Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 08/02/2010 3:31 pm You have a Breton 679 or Charlton LC-24A1 token from Lower Canada, fairly common worth no more than $5 ( very rare in brass) Report this Post to the Staff
nybird Valued Member United States 459 Posts	Posted 08/08/2010 1:45 pm Thanks for the help, this came with a box of coins from my gradfather. Looks real cool especially knowing what it is. thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
acoffman3 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 08/15/2010 09:28 am I also found one of these in my grandfathers collection but it says "Un Sous" not "Un Sou" and it also has "Bank Token" centered above that around the wreath not just "Token." Wasn't sure if these differences mean anything? Report this Post to the Staff
billfrak Valued Member Canada 496 Posts	Posted 09/04/2010 2:25 pm acoffman3 ypu have a Breton 713 from lower canada ( it has 6 varieties) Report this Post to the Staff
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