Colonial Acres Coins
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BL-3 Blacksmith Token ICCS Certified F12, Wood 4
BL-3 Blacksmith Token ICCS Certified F12, Wood 4
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BL-3 Blacksmith Token ICCS Certified F-12, Wood 4
Supposedly, in about 1835, a blacksmith in Montreal began to make his own halfpennies to pay for liquor. He made counterfeits of the battered, worn-out, old English and Irish regal halfpennies of George III. His dies were purposely left unfinished in order to create the appearance of a badly worn token. His halfpennies were then artificially darkened, probably by overheating, to create the illusion of age. Only a crude outline of the type was cut, without a date or legend. A peculiarity of these pieces is that the types are almost always reversed because the die-sinkers cut the types on the dies to face the same way as on the tokens they used as models. These pieces were accepted in trade because of the insatiable demand for small change in Lower Canada at the time, particularly in Montreal.
Obverse: Laureate bust of George III, with a slightly open mouth, larger Adams apple than BL-1, and a humped shoulder. The hair bow is doubled, with the top loop being larger, and both ribbons point upwards.
Reverse: A poorly designed Britannia seated facing right, with a small head and a long, thin neck, the shield is simple and the bust is prominent.
Specifications:
Composition: Copper
Weight: 4.2 to 7.7 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Edge: Plain
Die Axis: ↑↓
Supposedly, in about 1835, a blacksmith in Montreal began to make his own halfpennies to pay for liquor. He made counterfeits of the battered, worn-out, old English and Irish regal halfpennies of George III. His dies were purposely left unfinished in order to create the appearance of a badly worn token. His halfpennies were then artificially darkened, probably by overheating, to create the illusion of age. Only a crude outline of the type was cut, without a date or legend. A peculiarity of these pieces is that the types are almost always reversed because the die-sinkers cut the types on the dies to face the same way as on the tokens they used as models. These pieces were accepted in trade because of the insatiable demand for small change in Lower Canada at the time, particularly in Montreal.
Obverse: Laureate bust of George III, with a slightly open mouth, larger Adams apple than BL-1, and a humped shoulder. The hair bow is doubled, with the top loop being larger, and both ribbons point upwards.
Reverse: A poorly designed Britannia seated facing right, with a small head and a long, thin neck, the shield is simple and the bust is prominent.
Specifications:
Composition: Copper
Weight: 4.2 to 7.7 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Edge: Plain
Die Axis: ↑↓
