FRENCH REGIME

In this section we include the tokens, jetons and French coins used in Canada under the French Regime.

IMAGE the actual 1738 A double sol listed below.


Double sol. 1738 A .... original ....... VF-20      SOLD

France made a number of Jetons for use in their Colonies, including in Canada. Jetons are counters for using on counting boards for doing mathematical calculations, and as such were not really a type of Token, but since Breton included them in his work, we include them here.

IMAGE the actual Jeton listed below.


Breton 515. French colonies Jeton, 1755, VF-30      SOLD

PRE-CONFEDERATION TOKENS

The following tokens were issued in Pre-Confederation Canada, with the reference numbers listed referring to "A CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE, CANADIAN COLONIAL TOKENS", 5th edition, by W. K. Cross, The Charlton Press, Toronto Canada (except for some Foreign tokens used in Canada that are not in that book, in which case they will be referenced to their Breton numer).

NEW BRUNSWICK

NB-1A1, 1843, 1/2 d ........ minor marks VF-20    $16.00

NB-1A2, 1843, 1/2 d .................... VG-10      SOLD
NB-1A2, 1843, 1/2 d .................... AU-50   $210.00

NB-1B, 1854, 1/2 d ...... slightly rough VF-30    $17.50

NB-2A, 1843, 1d ........................ VF-20    $32.50

NOVA SCOTIA

NS-1A1, 1823, 1/2 D .................... VF-30    $55.00

NS-1A3, 1823, 1/2 D .................... XF-40    $95.00


IMAGE OF TYPE ONLY, for 1832 TOKENS


NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D ..................... F-12    $ 8.00
NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D .................... VF-20    $20.00
NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D ... minor rim damage VF-30    $20.00

NS-1E4, 1840, 1/2 D . sm. planchet flake VF-20      SOLD

NS-1F3, 1843, 1/2 D .............. VG-10/VF-20    $25.00
NS-1F3, 1843, 1/2 D .................... VF-20    $50.00

NS-1F5, 1843, 1/2 D ..................... F-15    $19.50
NS-1F5, 1843, 1/2 D .................... VF-20    $34.50

NS-2B1, 1832, 1 D ........minor rim bump VF-30    $50.00
NS-2B1, 1832, 1 D ...................... VF-30    $50.00

NS-2C1, 1840, 1 D ...................... XF-40    $90.00

NS-2C2, 1840, 1 D ............. scratches F-15    $20.00

NS-2D1, 1843, 1 D ....................... VG-8      SOLD
NS-2D1, 1843, 1 D ................. VF-20/F-15    $24.50

NS-3A1, 1832, 1/2 D ..................... VG-8    $15.00

NS-3A2, 1832, 1 D ... typical weak ..... VF-20    $50.00

NS-4A2, 1832, 1 D ... engrailed edge ... VG-10    $10.00

NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D .................... VF-30    $20.00
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D .................... XF-40    $34.00

NS-6A1, 1856, 1 D ...................... VF-20    $18.50
NS-6A1, 1856, 1 D ...................... VF-30    $33.00

NS-19B2, 1813, 1/2 D .................... F-12    $17.50
NS-19B2, 1813, 1/2 D ................... XF-40    $80.00

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

PE-5B1, (1860), 1/2 D .................. VF-20    $18.50
PE-5B1, (1860), 1/2 D .................. VF-30    $35.00

PE-6A2, 1855, CENT ..................... VF-20    $25.00

PE-6A3, 1855, CENT ...................... F-15    $12.50

PE-7A1, 1855, CENT ..................... VF-20    $19.00
PE-7A1, 1855, CENT ..................... VF-30    $32.50
PE-7A1, 1855, CENT ..................... XF-40    $55.00

PE-7B1, 1855, CENT ..................... VF-20    $19.00

PE-7C1, 1857, CENT ..................... XF-40    $72.50

PE-7C2, 1857 ........................... VF-30    $40.00

PE-7C3, 1857 ........................... VF-20    $25.00

PE-7C4, 1857 ............. light scratch VF-20    $19.00
PE-7C4, 1857 ........................... VF-20    $24.50

PE-8, (1858) 1/2 D ..................... VF-30    $47.50
PE-8, (1858) 1/2 D ..................... XF-40    $77.50

PE-10-9 .................. tiny rim nicks F-12    $14.00

PE-10-10A ................... minor marks F-12    $11.00

PE-10-23, ND (1835) .... minor rim nicks VF-30    $37.50

PE-10-26, ND (1835) .................... VF-20    $24.50

PE-10-30, ND (1835) .................... VF-20    $12.50
PE-10-30, ND (1835) .................... VF-40    $32.50
PE-10-30, ND (1835) .................... XF-45    $50.00

WELLINGTON TOKENS

Wellington tokens, with the bust of Wellington on them, were struck for use in England during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic wars, but withdrawn there fairly quickly and many of them were shipped to the Canadian colonies. They were used mostly in Lower Canada where they were the primary type of half penny used there at the time.

WE-2A2, ND (1813), 1/2 D ......... rough VF-20      SOLD

UPPER AND LOWER CANADA

In 1791 the Constitutional act was passed, dividing the the British colony in Canada into the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, with the Province of Lower Canada being largely the southern portion of what is now the province of Quebec. In 1840 Upper and Lower Canada to again re-joined to become the British territory known as the Province of Canada.

LC-5A1, SOU, (1838) ................. VG-8/G-4    $33.00

LC-5A3, SOU, (1838) .................... VF-30    $16.50

LC-8A1, 1/2 D, 1837 ..................... F-12    $ 6.00
LC-8A1, 1/2 D, 1837 .................... VF-20    $12.00

LC-8A2, 1/2 D, 1837 .................... VF-20    $16.00

LC-8B1, 1/2 D, 1837 ..................... VG-8    $ 4.00
LC-8B1, 1/2 D, 1837 ..................... F-12    $ 6.00

LC-8C1, 1/2 D, 1837 ..................... F-15    $16.50

LC-9A1, PENNY, 1837 .................... VF-20    $25.00

LC-9A2, PENNY, 1837 ..................... F-15    $11.00

LC-9B4, PENNY, 1837 ..................... F-12    $28.50

LC-27A1, UN SOU (pre-1838) .............. F-15      SOLD

LC-31A, UN SOU, Montreal ................ F-12    $18.50

LC-31C, UN SOU, Montreal ................ F-12    $ 6.00
LC-31C, UN SOU, Montreal ................ F-15    $ 8.00

LC-33A1, UN SOU, Montreal . mnr rim bump VF-20    $17.50

LC47B1, 1 D, 1812, Tiffin (TF-34) rim bumps             
and minor dig on the reverse ............ F-15    $24.50

LC-48A1, 1/2 D 1812 Tiffin (imitation) .. VG-8    $ 5.00

LC-60D2, 1/2 D, 1820 Bust and Harp (BH-07)F-15    $12.50

PROVINCE OF CANADA

Because of the rebellion of 1837, the Constitutional Act of 1791 was suspended and in 1838 a special council was appointed to run the colony. In 1840 the Union Act was passed to re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, although the act did not become official until 1841. Under the Province of Canada only bank tokens were issued and no merchant or private tokens were allowed. No Province of Canada tokens were issued after 1857, as the British government introduced 1, 5, 10 and 20 cent pieces in 1858 (which you will find listed under the appropriate headings of standard Canadian coins).

PC-1A2, 1/2 D, 1842, Bank front view ... XF-40    $37.50

PC-1A3, 1/2 D, 1842, Bank front view ... VF-20    $18.50

PC-1B4, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view ... AU-55   $110.00

PC-2B, 1 D, 1842, Bank front view .. brn AU-50   $120.00

PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank .......... F-12    $ 7.00
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank .............            
.......................... uneven color, VF-30    $18.00
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank ......... XF-40    $37.50
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank ... brown AU-50   $105.00

PC-5A, 1/2 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ........................... VF-30    $11.00
PC-5A, 1/2 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ............ slightly rough XF-40    $12.75

PC-5B1, 1/2 D, 1852, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ........................... VF-20    $ 8.50

PC-5C1, 1/2 D, 1854, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George .... plain 4 .............. VF-20    $ 8.50
PC-5C1, 1/2 D, 1854, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George .... plain 4 .............. VF-30    $11.00
PC-5C1, 1/2 D, 1854, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George .... plain 4 .............. XF-40    $16.50

PC-5C2, 1/2 D, 1854, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George .... crosslet 4 ........... XF-40    $75.00

PC-5D, 1/2 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ........................... VF-30    $11.00
PC-5D, 1/2 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ........................... XF-40    $16.00
PC-5D, 1/2 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George .............. choice brown AU-55    $75.00

PC-6A1, 1 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,                
Saint George ........ no dot ............ VG-8    $ 5.00
PC-6A1, 1 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,                
Saint George ...................... dark XF-40    $25.00
PC-6A1, 1 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,                
Saint George ........... minor rim bumps AU-50    $48.50

PC-6B5, 1 D, 1852, Bank of Upper Canada,                
Saint George ....... minor obverse marks XF-40    $33.50


PC-6C1, 1 D, 1854 plain, Bank of Canada,                
Saint George ........................... VF-20    $10.00
PC-6C1, 1 D, 1854 plain, Bank of Canada,                
Saint George ........................... XF-40    $29.50
PC-6C1, 1 D, 1854 plain, Bank of Canada,                
Saint George ........................... XF-45    $45.00
PC-6C1, 1 D, 1854 plain, Bank of Canada,                
St. George .. dark, sm flaw on horse ... AU-50    $42.50

PC-6C2, 1 D, 1854 crosslet, Bank of                     
Canada, St. George ..................... XF-40    $55.00

PC-6D, 1 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,                 
St. George .............. hint of lustre XF-45      SOLD
PC-6D, 1 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,                 
St. George ..... small rim bumps ....... AU-50    $32.50

BLACKSMITH TOKENS

Blacksmith tokens refers to locally made counterfeit tokens made to pass in circulation as official coins and tokens. They are very difficult coins to grade, because they made to look worn out so that they would not stand out along side the worn out official coins and tokens they copy. Even the nices ones would not grade higher than G to VG if they had started out as official coins. Such counterfeiting was common around the world at the time, and only those types believed to have actually been made in Canada can be properly called Canadian Blacksmith tokens. A full listing of the known types accepted as Canadian, can be found in "A CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE, CANADIAN COLONIAL TOKENS".

IMAGE OF TYPE ONLY, for BL-7

BL-7, copies a George III 1/2 d ......... F-12      SOLD

MISCELLANEOUS TOKENS

This section is for various tokens of foreign manufacture that commonly circulated in Canada, and so are included in "A CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE, CANADIAN COLONIAL TOKENS".

AM-1A4, an American token used here .... VG-10      SOLD

HUDSON BAY COMPANY

The Hudson Bay Company issues a variety of tokens between the 1850's and 1940's, and all are now getting difficult to find.

EAST MAIN DISTRICT

The East Main District was a region east and south of Hudson's Bay. Some time around or just after 1854 the Hudson Bay Company issued a set of four brass token denominated in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 "made beaver". They are marked NB for Made Beaver due to an die cutters error in England where they were minted, but were used in spite of this error. Many of these tokens have a small punch mark at the bottom of the reverse, which is sometimes referred to as a cancellation, but it is now believed they punch marks mark them for use at a different trading area, and there is evidence they were made a few years after the un-punched examples.

Image of actual HBC 1/8 MB token offered


East Main, 1/8 NB, brass, 19.3 mm ...... XF-40   $675.00

Image of actual HBC 1/8 MB token offered


East Main, 1/8 NB, brass, 19.3 mm, punch XF-40      SOLD

Image of actual HBC 1/2 MB token offered

East Main, 1/2 NB, brass, 27.3 mm ...... XF-40   $675.00

LABRADOR DISTRICT

Labrador District tokens were first issued some time around 1919, to replace the "Parson's tokens". There are two different sets, the earlier type with the denominations 1, 5, 10 and 20, which were denominated in "Made Beaver" but do not have the MB on them, and the reverse is nearly blank. A later set was issued in 5, 10 and 20 denominations, and have the unites on the obverse, and the unit with "MB" on the reverse.

Labrador District token offered.

Labrador District, early issue with blank               
reverse, value 20 (MB), aluminum, 32 mm. ref.           
G. 255d. ............ small bends otherwise VF      SOLD

YORKTON SASKATCHEWAN

The Hudson's Bay store at Yorkton Saskatchewan was opened in 1898, but these tokens appear to have been issued sometime around WWI. The General manager had them minted and used them to pay local farmers for the produce they brought in. A full set of the tokens would include a 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents, as well as a $1.00 token. Today it is very difficult to assemble a full set.

IMAGE OF TYPE ONLY


Yorkton, Sask. 5 cent, aluminum ........ XF-40      SOLD

ARCTIC

In 1946 the Hudson's Bay Company issued rather simple tokens for use in Arctic trading posts, with the primary reason for their use to teach the local Inuit how to work with the decimal monetary system. I have seen a Canada Film board documentary on the arctic, made about 1957 which has a scene shot inside of the HBC posts, where you can see these tokens piled on the counter in the background. The use of these tokens was discontinued in 1961.

The five main tokens are denominated in 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 cents which are sometimes collected as a set unto themselves. The large square token denominated as "1" (WHITE FOX) is technically part of this set but is also often collected by itself.

IMAGES OF TYPES ONLY

Full set of 5 round without White Fox .. XF-40      SOLD

The five main tokens are denominated in 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 cents which are sometimes collected as a set unto themselves. The large square token denominated as "1" (WHITE FOX) is technically part of this set but is also often collected by itself.

HBC 1970 Medals

45 MM STRUCK BRONZE

To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1970, Dora de Petery Hunt was commissioned to design a series of three medallions for the HBC company, although do to size and other variations there are five types. A unique example was cast with the added inscription "CHURCHILL MANITOBA" for presentation to Governor General Roland Michener. 100 roughly 98 mm bronze castings of the regular design were made for presentation assorted VIP's. 47,000 were struck at 45 mm bronze to give to share holders with their 1970 annual reports, as well as to give to some staff. A fourth variation was created when 2463 shareholders medals were given a nickel silver finish and sold to the general public. A fifth variation were the 11,500 die struck at 39 mm bronze and then nickle silver plated for sale to the public either as loose medals, in lucite paper weights or as pendants. This information comes from MEDALS TOKEN AND PAPER MONEY of the HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY by Larry Gingras, published by the Canadian Numismatic Research Society, 1975).

45 mm struck bronze share holders medal,                
G. 160 .................. minor dark spots UNC   $ 35.00

While there should be nearly 47,000 of the 45 mm bronze medals, and only 11,500 of the 35 mm nickel silver plated bronze medals, in our experience the 45 mm examples are much harder to find.

LAMSON AND HUBBARD

Lamson and Hubbard was an American furrier from Boston who in 1918 which opened a Canadian division under the name Lamson and Hubbard Canada Company Ltd, to compete with the Hudson Bay Company in the Canadian North. They started by purchasing 7 pre-existing fur trading posts, but quickly built up to 35 posts, but lacked the financial resources to survive a recession in the early 1920's and went out of business in 1923. Their tokens were issued from Baker Lake in the Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) right around 1920. They are denominated in "Made Beaver" skins, just as many of the HBC tokens were.

IMAGE the actual token listed below.


Lamson & Hubbard, 1 MB, aluminum ....... XF-40      SOLD

A complete set of Lamson and Hubbard tokens would include a 1/2, 1 and 5 MB. This is the first Lamson and Hubbard token I have hand in nearly 10 years, and they are rarely seen for sale.

WE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE ALL TYPES OF HUDSON'S BAY AND OTHER FUR TRADE TOKENS.

BRETON TOKENS
POST CONFEDERATION

Breton Tokens are those tokens published in P.N. Breton's book "Popular Illustrated Guide to Canadian Coins, Medals, etc" in 1894, and includes items from both before and after Canadian confederation in 1867. In recent years, the items issues before confederation have come to be known as "Pre-Confederation tokens" and are listed separately.

BR-574, MONTREAL, L Gnaedinger Son and Co.              
FURS, 1852 to 1902, store card, 27.5 mn round           
bronze ............ area of old cleaning XF-40      SOLD

MERCHANT GOOD-FOR TOKENS

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALBERNI, Somass dairy, ca. 1929-30, G/F                 
1 pint, 19 x 31.5 mm rectangular aluminium,            
A4310a .................................... VF    $10.00

HANEY, Diamond Dairy, 26 mm square cut corner           
G/F 1 ping jersey, ca. 1940 to 1957, H1410d             
aluminium ..... R-3 ....................... gF    $ 5.00
HANEY, Diamond Dairy, 21 x 34 mm rectangular            
G/F 1 quart standard, ca. 1940 to 1957, H1410e          
aluminium ..... R-3 ....................... gF    $ 5.00

NAKUSP, Newbrand, G/F 1 quart milk, 25.5 mm             
square cut corners, aluminium, N0160a, R-3, XF    $ 7.00

NANAIMO, Central dairy, G/F 1 quart milk,               
37 mm octagonal aluminium, ca. 1929 to 1952,            
N0780b .................................... VF    $12.50

PENTICTON, Valley Dairy, 31 mm triangular,              
G/F 1 quart, ca. 1939, P3760b, aluminium .. VF    $10.00

VANCOUVER, Bodega Club, Service, 26 mm                  
octagonal aluminium, U-1008A,.............. XF    $ 6.75

ALBERTA

EDMONTON, Rex Novelties. G/F/ 5 cent, 21 mm             
round brass, ED-770d, R-3 ................ gVF      SOLD

SASKATCHEWAN

ELBOW, W. J. Dobbin Co., ca. 1911, G/F 1 cent,          
round aluminum, 18 mm, 1400j1, R-3 ........ AU    $ 6.00

HERBERT, Wester Canada Supply Co. G/f 25                
Cents, round aluminum 28 mm, 2170f .. R-5 . XF      SOLD
 
HUMBOLT, C. Bruser (1918 to 1923), G/F                  
1 Cent, round aluminum, 19 mm, 2250j, R-3,  XF      SOLD

IMAGE the actual token listed below.

MANOR, Moose Mountain Trading Company, ca.              
1906 to 1910. $1.00, 30 mm aluminum, 2751d.             
There is a rough area on the obverse were the           
1.00 strikes through slightly, R-8 ........ VF      SOLD

RADVILLE, JOE SHIBLEY. ca. 1914-33,                     
G/F 25 cents, round aluminum, 28.5 mm,                  
4060f ......................... R-5 ...... gVF    $15.00

REGINA Coin Club, Oct. 8th, 1962, G/F                   
25 cents. Round aluminum, 32 mm, R-2 ...... AU    $ 7.00

REGINA, FORGIES BAKERY, ca. 1920,                       
G/F one loaf, square aluminum, 24 mm,                   
4351r ..................... R-4 ........... VF    $ 3.00

REGINA, S.G.I.O. G/F Coffee Bar,                        
round aluminum, 36.5 mm 4870t, R-3 ........ XF    $ 7.50

REGINA SPC Social Club. "ONE TOKEN IN                   
THE CANTEEN" (cup coffee). rectangular                  
celluloid, 38 x 19 mm, ca. 1960's, 4890t                
.......................... R-4 ............ XF    $ 8.50

MANITOBA

MORDON, Blackwood's Bakery, G/F 1 loaf,                 
25 mm, round, aluminum, 2680a, R-4,                     
slightly dirty ........................... gVF      SOLD

ONTARIO

BRANFORD, Mac Nicolls Dairy Ltd, 40 mm                  
triangular, G/F 1 quart ..... R-2 ......... VF    $ 4.00

SMITH FALLS, Purity milk Products, 40                   
mm, trianglar, aluminum, G/F 1 quart ...... VF    $ 4.00

WE ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE
CANADIAN MERCHANT TOKENS.

MEDALLIONS AND CITY TRADE DOLLARS

CANADA

ROYAL VISIT, 1939, Silver, 32 mm,                       
Obverse : conjoined heads, Reverse :                    
map of Canada ...................... TONED UNC    $20.00

BRITISH COLUMBIA

IMAGE the actual medallion listed below.

Bronze medallion commemorating 100                      
years of Freemasonry in British Columbia,               
1959.  37.9 mm ................... toned AU-50    $18.50

ALBERTA

IMAGE OF TYPE ONLY


Calgary Olympic games, 1988, given to the               
volunteers who worked the opening ceremonies            
35 mm bronze, no box, browner than image . UNC    $20.00

IMAGE the actual medallion listed below.


Calgary Olympic games, 1988, given to the               
various visiting dignitaries, often by city             
hall officials, including to native chiefs,             
63 mm bronze, no box ..................... UNC    $65.00




IMAGE the actual medallion listed below.


Claresholm, city trade 50 cent. 29.4 mm                 
scarcer issue ... lustrous red-brown ...... AU    $35.00

ONTARIO

IMAGE the actual trade dollar listed below.


Wawa, 1970 city trade dollar. Statue of a               
Goose.  Fairly high mintage, but now scarce             
and seldom offered (probably most melted)  UNC   $ 72.50

IMAGE the actual trade dollar listed below.


Georgetown. Masonic penny. Halton chapter               
#234.  Bronze.  32.9 mm.  XF for wear but has           
been cleaned, and minor scratches ............   $ 18.50

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

IMAGE the actual trade dollar listed below.


Hay River, 1976 city trade dollar. View of              
Mackenzie Place. High mintage, but now rare             
and seldom offered (probably most melted)  UNC   $150.00

IMAGE the actual trade dollar listed below.


Fort Smith, 1974, city trade dollar. View               
of the fort and the HBC trading post, rare              
and seldom offered (probably most melted)  UNC   $ 90.00