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Hi everybody, I have this token (Half-Penny from 1837,Breton 522) with "Rouleau" stamped on it? Can someone tell me why? Is it a variety? I haven't found any info on the matter. Thank you!   |
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Rest in Peace
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New Member
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Thanks Wert,
but what I'm wondering about is the "Rouleau" stamped on it in fact... ;)
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Rest in Peace
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Excuse my manners....  ... prek666Not sure I can help you with that, maybe someone else can chime in to give you more information. Could be as simple as someone stamping their name with metal stamps...Or could be a kid way back then....  As you can see when I analyse the coin for depth, not all the letters are the same depth...Probably, like I said, not done by any mint.  Edited by wert
04/18/2012 6:30 pm
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New Member
Canada
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Thank you again Wert,
you're probably right about the fact that someone stamped his name or his company name on it...does that decrease the value of the piece?
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Rest in Peace
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I am no expert prek666....Unless I saw " John Lennon" or something stamped on it, I would say NO (In my opinion).
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Valued Member
Canada
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funny how things happen, I was looking at the same type and year token just today,only it has two holes drilled into it(jewelry I guess). Anybody have info ?
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Valued Member
Canada
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Oh Yea I think the Roleau refers to Roleau Sask. Post mint addition, mabye by the town as an inventory measure.
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
Canada
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Great, thanks for the info;
I'm glad I joined this forum, I get my questions answered so fast..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Let me check my resources tonight to see if there's anything on Rouleau. I received a catalog of counterstamps from a collector just last week.
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New Member
Canada
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All right, thank you ikandiggit!
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
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prek666, I was told me that counterstruck tokens could only be redeemed at the business that issued them (sorta like early Cdn Tire money). |
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Here's what I found:
"JOSH R. ROULEAU
-There are three types of Rouleau countermarks, which are made from the separate punches "JOSH" "R" "ROULEAU". They date from the mid-19th century since two 1857 Prince Edward Island half pennies(BR-919) are countermarked. And since many of the tokens are from the Maritimes, the issuer was probably from one of those provinces."
This info came from a Catalog by Gregory Brunk on Counterstamps.
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New Member
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Thanks!
Is there any value indicated in that catalog?
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Posted 04/18/2012 6:17 pm
