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Aidan Work Banned New Zealand 306 Posts	Posted 06/13/2006 9:50 pm Mark,the trader that issued the Prince Edward Island 1855 1c. token was James Duncan,who dealt in hardware. He moved to P.E.I. from Montreal.I found it listed in my battered 3rd Edition of 'Coins of Canada' by R.C. Willey & J.A. Haxby. Aidan. Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 06/19/2006 10:44 pm One of my dearest friends surprised me today with an 1859 large cent!YEA!!!!I can't quit looking at it.I can't believe it,I'm so excited!Looks like I get to enter the contest after all.YeeHah!sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 06/19/2006 11:26 pm An 1859 cool!!!!!!!!!!! (Thought it was an 1852?) Hmmmmm Report this Post to the Staff
sn31 Pillar of the Community United States 773 Posts	Posted 06/19/2006 11:49 pm Nope,it's an 1859 :) sn31. Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 06/20/2006 12:18 am That's a great coin to have. It leaves spaces now for you to fill between 1860 and 1911...right? And you're in this little "contest"...yes? Report this Post to the Staff
Aidan Work Banned New Zealand 306 Posts	Posted 06/20/2006 05:16 am Dsking,there weren't any Canadian 1c. coins issued in 1860.The first issue after the 1859 issue is the 1876, which differs from the 1858-59 issue in 2 respects; The 1859 1c. depicts a bun-head portrait of Queen Victoria,whereas,the 1876 1c. depicts a crowned portrait. The 1859 1c. was rejected because of its light weight, whereas,the 1876 1c. weighs the same as the British 1/2d. Aidan. Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 06/20/2006 10:07 am Thanks Aidan Work! I'm not a true collector of Canadian albeit I have a book full of them. That's interesting about the 59 though. Why, how or by whom was it "rejected"? Did it circulate? Number minted? Does that make it more valuable or less for a collector? The 59 does have a very young and beautiful portrait of Queen Victoria that I found to be amazingly nice. So I guess that sn31 can now search between 1876 and 1911 to fill her spaces. Thanks for the info...informative! Edited by dsking 06/20/2006 10:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
Aidan Work Banned New Zealand 306 Posts	Posted 06/20/2006 10:54 pm Dsking,the Canadian Government had to discount the coins by about 5% to keep them in circulation,because of their light weight.As to the mintage,there were 2,000,000 struck.I don't know if this includes the 1858's.There are several varieties such as misplaced numbers in the 1859.Some varieties are so scarce,you'd have so much trouble finding them. Aidan. Report this Post to the Staff
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