Posted 02/12/2020 11:08 pm
yup, the corrosion killed it (even before the cleaning it would've been of no monetary value).
although reffered to as a token (heck it even says it right there on the reverse!) they are, by definition, in fact a COIN (denomination listed and issued by an authorized government body)
1857 is the most common for the 4 years that these "dragon slayers" were issued. they were issued in 1850,52,54,57 in half and one penny denominations.
the only major varieties would be the 1854 crosslette 4s which hold a small premium over the plain 4.
mint state 1857s are easily found, low MS for $75ish (2-3 times that for other years). the 1857s are common in high grade as in 1858 Canada switch to the decimal systems (cents instead of pennies, dollars instead of pounds sterling etc)
these were extremely well made "tokens", see below an MS63/64 example (1852)
although reffered to as a token (heck it even says it right there on the reverse!) they are, by definition, in fact a COIN (denomination listed and issued by an authorized government body)
1857 is the most common for the 4 years that these "dragon slayers" were issued. they were issued in 1850,52,54,57 in half and one penny denominations.
the only major varieties would be the 1854 crosslette 4s which hold a small premium over the plain 4.
mint state 1857s are easily found, low MS for $75ish (2-3 times that for other years). the 1857s are common in high grade as in 1858 Canada switch to the decimal systems (cents instead of pennies, dollars instead of pounds sterling etc)
these were extremely well made "tokens", see below an MS63/64 example (1852)
Edited by Wade
02/12/2020 11:22 pm
02/12/2020 11:22 pm
