• 1852 Quebec Bank Token One Penny/Two Sous - VG/F Condition - 1 Penny Bank Token 1852 Bank of Quebec Canadian Bank Token 1852, Low Mintage
  • 1852 Quebec Bank Token One Penny/Two Sous - VG/F Condition - 1 Penny Bank Token 1852 Bank of Quebec Canadian Bank Token 1852, Low Mintage
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1852 Quebec Bank Token One Penny/Two Sous - VG/F Condition - 1 Penny Bank Token 1852 Bank of Quebec Canadian Bank Token 1852, Low Mintage

1852 Quebec Bank Token One Penny/Two Sous - VG/F Condition - 1 Penny Bank Token 1852 Bank of Quebec Canadian Bank Token 1852, Low Mintage

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Issuer United Province of Canada (Canadian provinces)
Type Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year 1852
Value 1 Penny = 2 Sous (1⁄240)
Currency Pound (1841-1858)
Composition Copper
Weight 19 g
Diameter 34.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled

During the first half of the 19th 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 penny and halfpenny tokens of a weight similar to that of British copper coins.
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