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CCE Signature Sale 3064 20-21 Apr 2018
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Prince Edward Island. Sheaf of Wheat / Plough 1/2 Penny Token 1840, Br-916 XF45 Brown NGC, PE-4, coinage alignment, Courteau-3, 6.34 gm. Exceptionally choice for the type and certainly one of the finest known.
James Milner, a Charlottetown merchant, imported minting machinery and dies from the United States and in 1840 produced his own tokens. He is purported to have been dissatisfied with their quality and soon abandoned the project. The tokens are now rare, especially in high grade.
From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3500-4000 USD
Prince Edward Island. Sheaf of Wheat / Plough 1/2 Penny Token 1840, Br-916 XF45 Brown NGC, PE-4, coinage alignment, Courteau-3, 6.34 gm. Exceptionally choice for the type and certainly one of the finest known.
James Milner, a Charlottetown merchant, imported minting machinery and dies from the United States and in 1840 produced his own tokens. He is purported to have been dissatisfied with their quality and soon abandoned the project. The tokens are now rare, especially in high grade.
From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3500-4000 USD