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Copper Co. of Upper Canada Proof 1/2 Penny Token 1794 PR64 Brown NGC, Br-721, PF-4A (prev. UC-1A1), Robins-29461. Plain edge. Coin alignment. An exceptionally scarce original strike of the 1794 Copper Company of Upper Canada 1/2 Penny issue displaying the characteristic rounded O's and straight-tailed R's indicative of the original issuance. It is a true testament to the breadth and depth of the Robins collection that, not one, but several examples found their place within it, the last and finest example we sold certifying only a single point finer at PR65 and selling in Heritage Auction 3064, Lot 29461, for $6,000 including Buyer's Premium.
Ex. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection
Not long after John Simcoe took office as Governor of Upper Canada, he addressed the severe copper coin shortage in the province. Boulton & Watt (Soho Mint) in England was approached to produce a halfpenny token. Pattern pieces were prepared and sent to Canada in 1794 for approval. At that point Simcoe forwarded the samples to the Home Office for approval. Home Office denied the proposal and instead arranged for a shipment of worn Tower halfpence from Ireland. So, Upper Canada got castoffs instead of a beautiful new coinage. The so-called "originals" or approval samples for the proposed coinage have delicate digits in the date on the obverse, with the 17 and 94 separated by a wide gap, and on the reverse have R's with straight tails and round O's. Fewer than 25 are believed to have survived.
From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Part II
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-copper-co-of-upper-canada-proof-1-2-penny-token-1794-pr64-brown-ngc-/a/61158-98309.s?type=CoinArchives61158
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Estimate: 2500-3500 USD
Copper Co. of Upper Canada Proof 1/2 Penny Token 1794 PR64 Brown NGC, Br-721, PF-4A (prev. UC-1A1), Robins-29461. Plain edge. Coin alignment. An exceptionally scarce original strike of the 1794 Copper Company of Upper Canada 1/2 Penny issue displaying the characteristic rounded O's and straight-tailed R's indicative of the original issuance. It is a true testament to the breadth and depth of the Robins collection that, not one, but several examples found their place within it, the last and finest example we sold certifying only a single point finer at PR65 and selling in Heritage Auction 3064, Lot 29461, for $6,000 including Buyer's Premium.
Ex. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection
Not long after John Simcoe took office as Governor of Upper Canada, he addressed the severe copper coin shortage in the province. Boulton & Watt (Soho Mint) in England was approached to produce a halfpenny token. Pattern pieces were prepared and sent to Canada in 1794 for approval. At that point Simcoe forwarded the samples to the Home Office for approval. Home Office denied the proposal and instead arranged for a shipment of worn Tower halfpence from Ireland. So, Upper Canada got castoffs instead of a beautiful new coinage. The so-called "originals" or approval samples for the proposed coinage have delicate digits in the date on the obverse, with the 17 and 94 separated by a wide gap, and on the reverse have R's with straight tails and round O's. Fewer than 25 are believed to have survived.
From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Part II
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-copper-co-of-upper-canada-proof-1-2-penny-token-1794-pr64-brown-ngc-/a/61158-98309.s?type=CoinArchives61158
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD