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It is also one of my favorite designs, and yes, I did win it, a good deal below my maximum.
I am normally pretty patient waiting for the right coin at the right price, even more reserved when it comes to the bidding, but when something unique like this comes up I do my best to bring it home!
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The recent Heritage sale of Doug Robins' Canadian token collection has piqued my interest in these pieces again. Here's a Habitant halfpenny that I've had for some time.  |
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Beautiful!  |
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wow!   very strong strike, possible proof (check out the detail on the beaver). pristine rims, and overall extremely fine detail, especially for a 1/2 if not for the hairlines - an easy 65, if not 66 |
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Wade: wow!
very strong strike, possible proof (check out the detail on the beaver). pristine rims, and overall extremely fine detail, especially for a 1/2
if not for the hairlines - an easy 65, if not 66 No douth for me, its definitely a Proof strike. A beautiful coin! This token was previously certified by NGC (From my archive):  I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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04/04/2019 10:19 pm
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The Robins sale included this 1857 halfpenny, PC-5D, graded SP64BN (Lot 29518). I notice some differences in the lettering between that piece and the second example which NGC has also graded. MS? SP? PF? Bronzed?   |
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Yarm: The Robins sale included this 1857 halfpenny, PC-5D, graded SP64BN (Lot 29518). I notice some differences in the lettering between that piece and the second example which NGC has also graded. MS? SP? PF? Bronzed? It's not the same token, and it's not from the same dies. But both are Specimen tokens. I have already mentioned this subject, but the fact that PCGS and NGC use the designations Proof and Specimen to evaluate these tokens is confusing. It's a complicated subject, I talk about it in my book in writing. But in my opinion, in the case of this series of tokens, the designation Proof and Specimen means the same thing. However, I think that for NGC and PCGS, a Specimen strike usually means (But not always) is slightly inferior in quality to a Proof strike for this type of coins. For the rest, there are rare tokens of the 1/2 penny 1857 "Bronzed". This is probably not the case for the first token (Lot 29518). For the second token, difficult to say with the pictures I had in my possession, but it is quite possible that it is a "Bronzed" finish. NGC has certified this token «PR-65 BN».  I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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04/05/2019 12:28 am
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Yarm: The Robins sale included this 1857 halfpenny, PC-5D, graded SP64BN (Lot 29518). I notice some differences in the lettering between that piece and the second example which NGC has also graded. MS? SP? PF? Bronzed? Here are 2 other Proof tokens of the Half Penny 1857 from the same pair of dies as the coin you presented (Is it yours?). The first is an example with a Bronzed finish, while the second seems to have a regular finish.   I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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04/05/2019 10:47 am
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The PC-5D 1/2P I posted was a uniform brown when I purchased it in 1990. I've always assumed it was bronzed.
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Yarm: The PC-5D 1/2P I posted was a uniform brown when I purchased it in 1990. I've always assumed it was bronzed. @Yarm: Do you have any better resolution photos of your token? I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day.
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I received this in change the other day, just wondering if it's worth anything or?   Just kidding. All these Canadian tokens have inspired me to dig mine out. I was never a serious collector, but I did buy a handful through the years. Anyone here who can tell me why this one is not a Breton 715? |
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Looks like a Br715 to me. Very hard to make out which one though from your photos.
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Bad photo, bad token, bad photographer, lousy camera.
Not a good combination. I'll see if I can get a better pic, thanks,
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Here's detail of a City Bank One Penny token. Is this what is called the "V in the line" variety?  |
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Canada
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Old 1870 20 cent newfoundland collonial coin   |
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