Pasted in below is a Bust & Harp I found back in the early 1980's in someone else's Unknowns box, probably for a quarter or 50¢. The only note on the card inside the flip is: "10 strings, 7 flaps," so I'm thinking that must have been relevant to the old Haxby-Willey classification, since that's the book for Canadian tokens that was in use around that time. (My 6-8 editions are all in cold storage at the moment.)
Checking this token out tonight, here in 2020, against the five-page Busts & Harps section in my Charlton 10th, I think I've narrowed it down to LC-60-7. Its deep chocolate brown color sure makes it
look like copper, which would be LC-60-8, but the lighter color at the worn spots suggests it may be brass. Big value difference in the VF-EF range!
Other clues for me are the bubble in front of George IV's face; the arrangement of those decorative elements in the king's shirt; the roly-poly angel on the harp; and the fact that the shamrocks on the harp don't match any of the other photos in Charlton.
Please take a look and see if you can confirm my conclusion, or whether you'd assign a different CH number altogether, and which one.
My thanks to all!
Tom
