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Keystone Auction 8 23 Aug 2022
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CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" types. CU Token (26mm, 3.97 g, 6h). Mint in Lower Canada (Montreal?). Struck circa 1835. Ship under sail right, with drooping British flag at stern / SHIPS/ COLONIES/ &/ COMMERCE. Medium flan. Lees 3; Breton 997; Faulkner, Imperial p. 140-1; Charlton BL-24A2. With ICCS certificate OY204, graded VF-20.
From the RH Collection.
The weight of this specimen places it in between the usual ranges of BL-24A2 (4.2 g to 4.7 g) and BL-24A3 (2.9 g to 3.5 g). No die rust is evident between the main and fore masts, though this die state can occur in either group as well. Faulkner does distinguish a lower weight variety associated with the "medium flan" criteria, but that example weighs even less, at 3.13 g.
From the RH Collection.
The weight of this specimen places it in between the usual ranges of BL-24A2 (4.2 g to 4.7 g) and BL-24A3 (2.9 g to 3.5 g). No die rust is evident between the main and fore masts, though this die state can occur in either group as well. Faulkner does distinguish a lower weight variety associated with the "medium flan" criteria, but that example weighs even less, at 3.13 g.