Speed The Plough / Success To The Fisheries: Die Rotation

Of the 'hook' variety, Doctor Eugene Courteau identified
4 minor sub varieties. Your token is Courteau variety 9,
having a r factor of 1 (on a scale of 1-10). Of the 4
sub-varieties of the 'hook' variety, the is the most common.
Doctor Courteau also identifies 5 sub-varieties of the 'clevis'
variety. Both the 'hook' and 'clevis' varieties are separated
into two major groupings depending upon the characteristics of
the tail of the Cod. Doctor Courteau identifies these as either
'small tail' or 'large tail.' Doctor Haxby used the terms
'weak tail' and 'bold tail.' Concerning the 'clevis' variety,
Doctor Courteau identifies whether the 'clevis is parallel to the
crossbar' or not, and certain characteristic of the 'ring,' or
loop. One obverse variety had several letters weakly struck.
Concerning the 'large or bold tail' 'hook' variety, Doctor
Courteau identifies whether or not a 'small line' (vertical)is
'on the ploughshare, indicating a separation between the body
and the point of same.' Variety 9 shew the line, variety 10
does not (and variety 10 has an r factor of 4). Concerning the
'small or weak tail' Doctor Courteau identifies variety 11 as the
same as variety 9, but oftentimes having a die-crack to the hook.
Variety 11 has an r factor of 6. Doctor Courteau's variety 12 is
also a 'small or weak tail' variety, but having the same obverse
of variety 8, having some letters weakly struck. Variety 12 has
an r factor of 4.

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doug

Doctor Courteau, who die in 1934, was the leading token variety research pioneer
of Canadian Numismatics. The information concerning your PEI was taken from
A.D. Hoch's "Canadian Tokens and Medals," (an out of print pricy book), which
contains many of Doctor Courteu's minor works, and also includes the works of
other authors. Occasionally original works of Doctor Courteau may be found in
Numismatic Book auctions, and again some are pricy. The American Numismatic
Association and the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association have lending libraries
available to members. Branko Marlic and Greg Ingram have done current works
of several of Doctor Courteau's works. I am progressing well with my work
of detailing Doctor Courteau's 319+ varieties of the St. George tokens.

doug