Thomas Halliday - 1/2 penny 1812
Source : Bank of Canada
Description
Nowhere in British North America did the private copper tokens issued by merchants and others have a more fascinating evolutionary history than in Lower Canada - now Quebec. In the 1820s and 1830s, trade in Montreal, the colony's commercial centre, created a strong demand for coinage. As coins were often in short supply, privately produced tokens filled the void... Read more »
Texte : Halfpenny Token 1812.
Thomas Halliday - 1/2 penny 1812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 dots - Low cannonballs | - | - | $5.20 | $7.10 | $11.00 | $41.30 | $82.00 |
| 6 dots | - | - | $5.20 | $8.80 | $12.50 | $33.00 | $82.00 |
| 4 dots - High cannonballs | - | - | $4.60 | $7.10 | $12.10 | $33.00 | $82.00 |
| Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 dots - Low cannonballs | $195 | - | $858 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 dots | $188 | - | $722 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 dots - High cannonballs | $195 | - | $690 | - | - | - | - |
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Varieties
4 dots - Low cannonballs
6 dots
4 dots - High cannonballs
Errors and varieties from the community
| Strike errors and varieties | ||
|---|---|---|
| #44 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
| #45 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
| #46 | Tiffin - 1/2 penny 1812 - Uncentred broadstrike | - |
Grading
G-4
VF-20
Specifications
4 dots - Low cannonballs
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A1
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 25
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 47
6 dots
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A2
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 27
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 48
4 dots - High cannonballs
- Engraver: Thomas Halliday
- Issuing date: 1812
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↓
- Weight: 8.5 grams
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Edge: Engrailed
- Breton #: 960
- Charlton #: LC46A3
- McLachlan #: 550
- Courteau #: 26
- Sandham #: 2
- Haxby-Willey #: 115
- Da #: 47
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