CANADA, Blacksmith tokens – Daniel & Benjamin True types. CU Token (26mm, 6.51 g, 5h). Uncertain mint in New York or Lower Canada. Struck circa 1835. PECK'S PATENT TIN MACHINES, windlass; around, * (rosette) */ IN COMPLETE/ SETTS/ MADE AT/ * (small bust eft) */ TROY NY / MACHINE SHOP TURNING & BORING, screw; around, SCREWS/ FOR PAPER/ OIL & CIDER/ MILLS &C/ * (small bust) *. Wood, Blacksmith 29; Breton –; Charlton BL-47A2; Rulau HT 371. Brown surfaces, area of roughness. Fine.
From the RH Collection, purchased from John Lorenzo. Ex Coin Galleries (23 April 2003), lot 927 (part of).
Collector John Lorenzo conducted an XRF analysis on this coins: CU: 99.26%, Pb: 0.5%, Ag 0.05%, Ni 0.03%.