My mistake. It is most definitely a Nova Scotia 1/2 penny
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I was working with Newfoundland coins just prior to writing this post.
Thanks for pointing that out

Wondering if anyone may have seen this counter strike before and know the history. The coin is an 1864 Nova Scotia 1/2 Penny and the counter strike is J W I(L?) Jan. 18 1880 Could be a souvenir type mark but there was a large amount of private issue coins around this time. Any info would be a great ...