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torgemco Pillar of the Community Canada 1046 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 9:34 pm i can not find out a lot about this.. but I have been wondering about the fist coins struck in Canada..with a Queen Victoria effigy..i`m sure this topic has been talked about before but I cant locate it tia Report this Post to the Staff

wildflowerAB Pillar of the Community Canada 2845 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 9:51 pm The Ottawa branch of The Royal Mint (later RCM) was opened in 1908, during the rein of King Edward VII. Prior to that Canadian coin was minted in the UK. But 1837 was years in advance of the confederation of Canada, which occurred 150 years ago in 1867. If you're able to find a copy of Dr Haxby's Striking Impressions, it contains a fascinating history of coinage in Canada. https://www.amazon.ca/Royal-Canadia...p/0660115638 Report this Post to the Staff
torgemco Pillar of the Community Canada 1046 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 10:10 pm hi wildflowerAB thank you 4 your response are you saying no coins/legal/tender were struck within Canada..prior 2 1908..?..bearing qv1.effigy ? i do not know canadian mints were there perhaps any tokens stuck within Canada..? bearing the queens effigy. regards Report this Post to the Staff
wildflowerAB Pillar of the Community Canada 2845 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 10:31 pm Legal tender struck within Canada, not prior to The Royal Mint in 1908. Tokens are a different matter as there's no restriction on creating little metal disks. If there was made a 1837 token in "Upper Canada?" with the effigy of Queen Victoria, perhaps one of our token experts will chime in. Edited by wildflowerAB 05/19/2017 10:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
torgemco Pillar of the Community Canada 1046 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 10:56 pm thank you once & again wildflowerAB Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 11:23 pm Offhand there's the 1840 Nova Scotia Pennies and half pennies. I'll look a bit more here for ya. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 11:36 pm New Brunswick Penny These are the earliest I can find and there's the 1858 and 1859 Large Cents and One cent from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island. Also Half Cents from New Bruswick and Newfoundland as well as One cents. Edited by TNG 05/19/2017 11:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
wildflowerAB Pillar of the Community Canada 2845 Posts	Posted 05/19/2017 11:37 pm Here's a listing of various pre-confederation commercial tokens as well. http://www.coinsandcanada.com/token...mmercial.php Report this Post to the Staff
1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 05/20/2017 12:07 am There were no coins or tokens struck in Canada with Queen Victoria's portrait. The tokens shown in previous threads from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and PEI were all struck in England. The Haxby reference is a great start as is the Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Colonial Tokens. Gene LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/21/2017 9:55 pm Here I thought they were minted in Canada. Well I learn something new every day. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Canacoins Pillar of the Community Canada 955 Posts	Posted 05/22/2017 9:56 pm Quote: There were no coins or tokens struck in Canada with Queen Victoria's portrait Would " DEI GRATIA REGINA " also indicate minted at Heaton ? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 05/22/2017 9:59 pm No, that means Queen by the grace of God, and still appears on our coins. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 05/22/2017 10:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Canacoins Pillar of the Community Canada 955 Posts	Posted 05/22/2017 11:31 pm Yes , it does doesn't it Report this Post to the Staff
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