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GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:02 pm I picked up a Stack or Canadian large cents this past week. I didn't look at them when I bought them, when I got home I saw this 1861. It has Nova Scotia and 1861 on the reverse. I looked on the coins and Canada site and did not see it listed. Is it a token? Report this Post to the Staff

Valiamo Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:19 pm No this is a regular issue from Nova Scotia, and is indeed a 1 cent coin. Typically called pre-decimal coinage. They were issued in 1861 1/2 an 1 cent plus in 1864 the 1 cent. There are two varieties from this one LB and SB. Not sure which variety this one is. In this condition they are worth between $7.50 and $15.00 Report this Post to the Staff
Valiamo Valued Member Canada 122 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:21 pm Also, it is not in the regular catalogue of Cdn coins, it is included in the Colonial Tokens catalogue (just to make thing difficult). The Canadian Coin News usually has them listed in their trend prices. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/07/2013 10:43 pm Valiamo Thanks for the good information Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 02:26 am Not a token.A pre-confederation decimal coin issued by the colonial Province of Nova Scotia.These are listed in the regular numismatic edition of Charlton's,not in the catalogue of Colonial Tokens. There are Large Bud and Small Bud varieties,both of which have similar values.Your coin is Large Bud variety. Quote: Typically called pre-decimal coinage. For about thirty seconds I wondered how you could come up with this gem of misinformation. Then I checked the Table Of Contents in Charlton's. Shame on the editors,this error has been there for years. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 09/08/2013 02:27 am Report this Post to the Staff
middross Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 10:28 am Quote: They were issued in 1861 1/2 an 1 cent plus in 1864 the 1 cent. There was also a one cent issued in 1862 (a tough date, and by far the most valuable in the series) and a Half Cent in 1864 as well. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 12:41 pm Thanks all .. at least now I know a lot more about it. Just not sure where I will put it .. with the other large cents Or my Canada bank tokens Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 09/08/2013 1:54 pm Apparently, the P.E.I. cents circulated alongside large cents of the unified Canadian government for years (until 1920, when all large cents were pulled). Not sure if it's the same story with the NS and NB cents. Report this Post to the Staff
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