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wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 08/31/2008 12:30 am AS I was poking around for my 1859, I came across this Prince Edward Island 1855 1 Cent. I would appreciate any comments on it - gradewise. Also it appears to be a double date - Was that unusual for that time period? Image: PrinceEdward_1Cent_1855_Obv.jpg 95.53 KB Image: PrinceEdward_1Cent_1855_Rev.jpg 68.84 KB Report this Post to the Staff

SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 08/31/2008 11:06 am That's an interesting coin, Whitman, Charlton and Canadian Coin Trends, has nothing on it at all. I would have to say it must be some kind of token. that the Fisheries or Agriculture put out. It is a very nice one though, I would say EF+ at least, and it does have some doubling on the 2 fives. Report this Post to the Staff
FreezerBurn Valued Member United States 135 Posts	Posted 08/31/2008 1:01 pm It's a provincial/trade token. From the jandm.com site: "Before Canada became a country, many provincial government's merchant tokens were used as money. The coins shipped from France and England were insufficient to meet the needs of the colonies. Tokens were issued and used primarily from 1810 to about 1870." jandm has one exactly like yours. They say there are many varieties and don't even try to list them all. You can get 5 (their choice) for as little as $19US. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 09/01/2008 4:28 pm I figured that it was not worth much as is. There was a lot of the token stuff going on in Canada. But I have not come across the 'double date' variety. I was just curious if anybody else had any info on such an animal(ooops - coin). Report this Post to the Staff
mikefromcanada New Member Canada 17 Posts	Posted 09/02/2008 2:28 pm The newest Charlton book on colonial tokens lists that variety. I think the new book came out last year or the year before. I cant remember what it says about values. Report this Post to the Staff
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