Picked Up A 1854 Bank Of Upper Canada Halfpenny

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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 9:07 pm at the LCS for $3 US. How did I do? Report this Post to the Staff

TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 02/25/2021 10:08 pm Fairly easy halfpenny to find but not at that price. You did OK. Shipping costs? Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/26/2021 08:36 am No shipping. LCS=Local Coin Shop. I noticed where Coins and Canada list several die breaks, but this coin appears to have one at 12 on the cornucopia side; I didn't see that one referenced. Report this Post to the Staff
1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 02/26/2021 3:40 pm There are 48 known die pairs for the 1854 1/2d token. The pictures make it hard to see the die markers but from your description it sounds like you may have Co #121 which is R1 or very common or possibly Co #129 which is R9 or extremely rare. Please post large clear photos of the man's foot and the date with denticles from the obverse, also, close up shots of the die crack and the letter T and the Union Jack with the letters KE from the reverse. LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/27/2021 10:35 pm Sadly, I only have a scanner and this is the greatest magnification it offers. Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 02/28/2021 8:29 pm in a US LCS I think $3 is about right (you might've saved $2 off "full price") it's a $10 coin on ebay, but after considering seller's fees and and buyer's shipping costs the value still sits around $3-5 that said, I have a biased towards dragon slayers, so NICE pick up! Report this Post to the Staff
ainsivalavie Valued Member Canada 220 Posts	Posted 03/22/2021 11:21 pm It is not easy given the resolution of the image, but I am almost certain that this is the variety Courteau #129, which Courteau gives a rarity index of 7 out of 10 (Very rare). However, according to my research to date, this variety seems much more common, since I found it in about 3.2% of all the 1/2 Penny 1854 tokens examined. Which according to my scale would give it a rarity index of only 3 out of 10 (Moderately common). For its value, just a few bucks... Description of this variety from my book on the subject: I'm sorry if my English isn't perfect... I'm learning a little more every day. Edited by ainsivalavie 03/22/2021 11:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 03/29/2021 6:32 pm Thank you so much for that identification. That looks dead on! Report this Post to the Staff
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