I agree with Terry T either BL-2 or BL-3 Canadian Blacksmith Copper Wood 2 or Wood 4 since Wood 3 is in brass.
Just from its striking appearance I doubt its of a thin flan but let us know the weight as it may have a value over $100.
The term
Half Cent and Halfpenny are interchangeable but halfpence is more correct.
IMO these are GIII caricatures made to look like George II halfpence so we have the head left/right Britannia. Dies were polished to produce worn looking GII 1/2d's with GIII caricatures since GII died in 1760 and these circulated 1820-1870. Faulkner does provide some evidence in his new Upper Canada book (Coins are like Songs) there were no laws prohibiting British like coppers to circulate in the Canadas so like the U.S. these circulated freely till ~ 1870. I agree the uniting of the Canidas in 1841 was NOT the stoppage point for Blacksmiths or British like coppers. I don't necessarily agree with Warren Baker or Chris Faulkner's opinion that Blacksmiths can be tied to in/around 1837 as the starting point. Its difficult to do that with contemporary circulating counterfeits - particularly with the myriad of Blackmsith types we see in this group but I see their point with the Banks in operation at this time not being able to redeem paper currency for hard currency opening the doors for more copper TRASH again - in/around 1837-1838.
JPL
Edited by colonialjohn
03/16/2018 10:11 pm