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Hi All, New to the forum. Looking for info on A Quebec Militia button then used as a coin in the early 1800's. I know there is a Montreal button also. Any history, info or articles on this would be great. Picture is below. Thanks Dave  |
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Valued Member
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There is a brief article on the Coins and Canada site that mentions the Montreal British Militia buttons and I would suspect that the other militia buttons of the area were treated the same.
Your picture looks to be the same pic of the example for sale at Heritage, is it?
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New Member
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Yes, It is the same, I'm the one who bought it, from the Partrick collection at Heritage. also have a nice Montreal also.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very cool, anxious to learn here as well.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats on your purchase. It is catalogued as MB-4 in The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Colonial Tokens, 10th edition, 2020, page 216 as RARE, no pricing.
Quote: "In Montreal, between 1830 and 1870, buttons from the Montreal British Militia, Quebec Militia and the Montreal Fire Brigade were flattened and circulated as tokens. Other British Regiment's buttons suffered the same fate."
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Pillar of the Community
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What is the composition of these buttons?
What is the Breton or Courteau number?
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
Edited by DBM
05/27/2021 8:47 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Copper or brass. No Breton or Courteau #'s noted in the catalogue. The Montreal British Militia has a McL XXV ref #, which I believe is McLachlan but I have no other references to confirm.
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New Member
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New Member
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If I could get a photo of the page from the Carlton book , I sure would appreciate it.
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McLachlan says of these buttons, Quote:
Although specimens of the above are occasionally met with in circulation, they are simply buttons, hastily struck for the raw levies that were raised for the defence of Canada during the war of 1812. On the termination of the war these buttons were divested of their shanks and circulated as change among a people accepting anything as money that had the proper shape and size. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
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Great piece of history, what was the value assigned to these?
Cheers, Bill
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Pillar of the Community
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"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Sounds like they went by size the Montreal British Militia button was the size of a British 1/2 penny.
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