Nova Scotia HalfPenny Token 1815 - Miles W. White

Country: Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia. King George III 
(Canada) Private Issue John Alexr. Barry.
Type: Token
Years: 1815
Value: 1/2 Penny (1/480)
Currency: Pound (1812-1860)
Composition: Copper
Grade: G/VG (Environmental Damages)
Weight: 6.9 g
Diameter: 27.4 mm
Mint: Halifax
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized: Yes
References: CCT# NS-13A1, Breton# 890

Obverse:
Barrel lying sideways within circle. Legend around.

Lettering:
HALFPENNY TOKEN
1815
Fine nails

Reverse:
6-line inscription within circle, legend around

Lettering:
PAYABLE
BY
MILES W.
WHITE
HALIFAX
NS
IMPORTER OF IRON MONGERY HARDWARES &c .

Edge:
Plain

Comments:
Weight: 7.3 - 7.9g
Diameter: 27.7 - 28.1mm

NS-13A1 - Medal axis.
NS-13A2 - 90 degree rotation.
NS13A3 - Coin axis.

White, a hardware merchant in business between 1812 and 1822, issued tokens of full weight, a practice seldom followed by his contemporaries.

Proof and plated proofs exist.

To see:
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/tokens-medals-commercial.php?title=w.-white-1/2-penny-1815&id=2274

Riferimento : CCT# NS-13A1, Breton# 890

Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8...

Collezione : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens