Lesslie & Sons - 1/2 penny 1824
Description
During much of the century preceding Confederation there was a chronic shortage of small change in all the British provinces. No official coins were provided for either Upper or Lower Canada and the foreign coins brought into the country tended to flow out again. The gap was partially filled by enterprising merchants who issued their own tokens as a local coinage... Read more »
Text : Lesslie and Sons - York Kingston & Dundas. Prosperity to Canada - Prudence et la candeur - Token Halfpenny.
Lesslie & Sons - 1/2 penny 1824 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No comma - To period - Copper | - | $5.00 | $11.00 | $22.50 | $67.00 | $144 | $324 |
| No comma - To period - Brass | - | - | - | $975 | - | - | - |
| No comma - Above A | - | $5.00 | $12.10 | $24.00 | $71.50 | $159 | $339 |
| With comma - Above A | - | $5.00 | $11.60 | $24.00 | $71.50 | $159 | $339 |
| Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No comma - To period - Copper | $630 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No comma - To period - Brass | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No comma - Above A | $480 | $550 | $2,000 | - | - | - | - |
| With comma - Above A | $630 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Varieties
No comma - To period - Copper
No comma
To period
No comma - Above A
Without comma
Above A
With comma - Above A
With comma
Above A
Errors and varieties from the community
| Miscellaneous / Unclassified | ||
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| #206 | Lesslie & Sons - 1/2 penny 1824 - Double legend | - |
Specifications
No comma - To period - Copper
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1824
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 7 grams
- Diameter: 27.3 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 718
- Charlton #: UC2A1
- McLachlan #: 221
- Sandham #: 18
- Haxby-Willey #: 201
- Batty #: 541
- Raymond #: 68
- Willey #: 824
No comma - To period - Brass
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1824
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Brass
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Edge: Smooth
No comma - Above A
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1824
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 27.3 grams
- Diameter: 7 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 718
- Charlton #: UC2A2
- McLachlan #: 222
- Sandham #: 18
- Haxby-Willey #: 201
- Raymond #: 68
- Willey #: 825
With comma - Above A
- Issuer: Lesslie & Sons
- Engraver: Thomas Wells Ingram
- Mint: Soho Mint
- Issuing date: 1824
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 27.3 grams
- Diameter: 7 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 718
- Charlton #: UC2A3
- McLachlan #: 223
- Sandham #: 18
- Haxby-Willey #: 201
- Batty #: 542
- Raymond #: 68
- Willey #: 826
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