1/2 penny 1857
Description
The Bank of Upper Canada was established in 1821 in York (Toronto, Ontario) under a charter granted by the Province of Upper Canada in 1819. When Upper and Lower Canada were united in 1841 to form the Province of Canada, it was decided that only the bank that held the government accounts should have the right to issue copper tokens... Read more »
1/2 penny 1857 values and prices
The value of a canadian token depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.
- Circulated
- Uncirculated
- SP
Varieties | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
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- | $0.75 | $2.20 | $3.30 | $6.20 | $18.80 | $45.00 |
Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$76.20 | $79.90 | $87.10 | $138 | $235 | - | - |
Varieties | SP-60 | SP-62 | SP-63 | SP-64 | SP-65 | SP-66 | SP-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | $1,940 | - | - | - |
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Errors and varieties from the community
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#175 | Bank of Upper Canada - 1/2 penny 1857 - Die crack | - |
Grading
G-4
VF-20
MS-60
Specifications
- Mintage : 3 000 000
- Issuer: Bank of Upper Canada (York)
- Mint : Ralph Heaton & Sons
- Issuing date : 1857
- Denomination : Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8 grams
- Diameter: 27.8 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 720
- Charlton #: PC5D
- McLachlan #: 256
- Courteau #: 159-207
- Sandham #: 89
- Haxby-Willey #: 219
- Batty #: 809-848
- Km #: Tn2
- Raymond #: 70
- Willey #: 879
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