1 penny 1839
Source : Bank of Canada
Description
These tokens never really were in circulation. Most of them were melted.
During the first half of the l9th century there was a chronic shortage of small coins in Lower Canada. In 1835, following a government decision to remove all the lightweight pieces from circulation, the shortage became acute. No official coins were issued but the Bank of Montreal, the Quebec Bank, the City Bank and La Banque du Peuple were given authority to issue... Read more »
Usefull link : The Copper Tokens of The Bank of Montreal by Eugene G. Courteau - 1919
1 penny 1839 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
| Varieties | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | $1,570 | $3,380 | $4,580 | $7,200 | $9,900 | |
| Banque du Peuple | - | - | $6,800 | $9,000 | $11,300 | $14,400 | $25,200 |
| Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Banque du Peuple | $28,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Specifications
- Issuer: Bank of Montreal
- Mint : Soho Mint
- Issuing date : 1839
- Denomination : 1 penny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 18.75 grams
- Diameter: 34.2 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 523
- Charlton #: LC11B
- McLachlan #: 114
- Courteau #: 38
- Sandham #: 83
- Haxby-Willey #: 189
- Km #: Tn17
- Raymond #: 21
- Willey #: 784
Banque du Peuple
- Issuer: Bank of Montreal
- Issuing date : 1839
- Denomination : 1 penny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 18.75 grams
- Diameter: 33.8 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 525
- Charlton #: LC11C
- McLachlan #: 116
- Courteau #: 39
- Haxby-Willey #: 190
- Batty #: 365
- Raymond #: 24
- Willey #: 785
Last update : Wednesday, April 21, 2021
