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Canada
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Please grade. value?   |
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Canada
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WOW awesome find, 182 years old and in good shape
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Germany
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Just a non-scientific general opinion would be a grade of vf. My 1993 Krause lists 1832 vf as US$ 7.50. (The newer catalogs only go back to 1901, and I haven't sprung for the 19th c. version) The NGC online price guide doesn't have N.S.
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Canada
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Edited by TheCoinHunter
05/12/2014 1:24 pm
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Germany
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Cool - A question for you, CoinHunter. I couldn't find Nova Scotia under the regions of Canada. I have just found about about that site and perhaps don't use it quite right. How did you get to Nova Scotia?
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Canada
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lovely old token! Nova Scotia is a province on the east coast of Canada,  your token is probably F/VF 800,000 made probably worth around $10 |
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Canada
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AR, It would be under Nova Scotia, which is theoretically correct for the time period. If you type it into the search it will come up. Same with the rest of the per-confederation maritime provinces. I also updated the link above since it showed the one penny and not the half.
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05/12/2014 1:25 pm
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United States
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This token is identified in Charlton's as NS 1D1.
Concerning this date, three primary varieties exist. Two ribbons
extend downward from the Bow at the nape. The three primary varieties
are determined by the length of the ribbons. Left ribbon longer, equal
length, or right ribbon longer.
From what I can determine from the photo, the left ribbon appears longer
than the right. Of this category, Doctor Courteau only identified one
variety.
Of the equal length, and right ribbon longer categories, Doctor Courteau
identified 6 sub varieties of each. Primary areas of concern of these
include the placement and sizes of the three locks of hair (below the O in OF),
and the right grouping of three laurel leaves (nearest the ribbon).
In any event, your token has a rarity factor of 1 (on a scale of 1-10).
I would grade this as F-15. No one yet knows what is under the lacquer.
The value is 5-10 dollars retail. Average circulated are common as mud
and tough to sell. High grade tokens are another matter.
doug
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Australia
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 Canada
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Is there a guide that shows the rarity factor? Rarity and collectible interest outweigh age and condition I guess. An ebay search that shows bids on a similar coin is the best way that I have found to determine interest. The problem I find with researching this way, is that you miss variations. |
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Canada
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colonialtokens,
what book(s) or catalog(s) would you suggest that deals with all the token varieties?
I would like to delve a little deeper in this area (rather than just a typeset).
thanks
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Canada
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I find between Charlton's "Canadian Colonial Tokens" 8th Edition and Charlton's "Canadian Coins" you'll have a pretty good start. It includes most major varieties of Canadian Coins and Tokens. I haven't looked at the 67th edition but I understand it's even more comprehensive. Also specific no NS tokens, there is "Coins & Tokens of Nova Scotia" by Eugene G. Courteau. Haxby?
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05/14/2014 11:33 am
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United States
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Charlton's 8th edition is excellent, and my first go-to book for basic identification.
Charlton's reference numbers are becoming the standard reference.
Doctor Haxby recently authored an excellent book on Canadian Coins and tokens. Both works
are a must-have in any numismatic library.
Now things become a bit more involved. Doctor Courteau (died 1934) is considered the foremost
authority of die-varieties of Canadian Colonial Tokens. His works are out of print. The lending
libraries of the American Numismatic Association or the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association
probably have copies for loan. If so, Xerox yourself a copy. Consider googling Abebooks and
see if copies are available. Recently, Brando Marelic and Gregory Ingram published some of Doctor
Courteau's works. They are excellent works. Decades ago, Dr. Bird published a work of Doctor
Courteau's New Brunswick series. My forte is the St. George and the Dragon series, and with the
help of two leading experts of the discipline, I suspect that 95 percent of the research has been
completed. Someday I desire to make it available.
doug
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