Canadian Tokens

FRENCH REGIME

Although not technically tokens, we include the coins used in Canada under the French Regime on this page. Please note that the illustration of how to tell the period counterfeits from offical strikings, in the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, has been reversed for the past several issues (they have been told about it, but don't seem to want to correct it).

9 deniers, 1722 H ....................... F-12     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  $150.00

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 .................... VG-10   $ 7.00

NB-1B, 1854, 1/2 d ....... slightly rough F-12   $ 8.50
NB-1B, 1854, 1/2 d ...................... F-15   $14.00
NB-1B, 1854, 1/2 d ..................... VF-20   $21.50

NB-2A, 1843, 1d ......... digs on reverse F-12   $ 8.50
NB-2A, 1843, 1d ............. some marks, F-15     SOLD
NB-2A, 1843, 1d .................. baggy, F-15   $11.00
NB-2A, 1843, 1d ......................... F-15   $20.00
NB-2A, 1843, 1d ........................ VF-20   $34.00
NB-2A, 1843, 1d ............ some marks, VF-30   $30.00

NB-2B2, 1854, 1d .... discoloration rev. VF-20   $24.50
NB-2B2, 1854, 1d ..... small reverse dig VF-20   $27.00

NB-4, (1830's), 1/2 d ........... rough, VF-20   $18.75

NEWFOUNDLAND

NF-1B2, ST. JOHN'S, Rutherford, 1841 .... F-12   $20.00

NF-1C1, ST. JOHN'S, Rutherford ...............         
.......................... old cleaning, XF-40   $68.00

NOVA SCOTIA

NS-1A1, 1823, 1 D ...................... VF-20   $34.00

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

NS-1A4, 1823, 1/2 D ..................... F-12   $24.00

NS-1C2, 1824, 1/2 D ..... dig @ edge obv, F-15   $10.25

NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D ..................... F-12   $ 8.50
NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D ............... rough F-15   $ 5.25
NS-1D2, 1832, 1/2 D ..................... F-15   $12.50

NS-1D3, 1832, 1/2 D .................... VF-30   $25.00

NS-1E1, 1840, 1/2 D .............. rough VF-20   $32.50

NS-1E2, 1840, 1/2 D .................... XF-45  $135.00

NS-1E4, 1840, 1/2 D, sm. planchet flakes VF-20   $32.50

NS-1F1, 1843, 1/2 D ............... rough F-15   $11.00

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   $33.50

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

NS-2C1, 1840, 1 D ....................... F-15   $15.00
NS-2C1, 1840, 1 D ......... old cleaning VF-20   $24.00
NS-2C1, 1840, 1 D ........... discolored VF-30   $25.00
NS-2C1, 1840, 1 D ...................... XF-40   $95.00

NS-2C2, 1840, 1 D .......... some pitting VG-8   $ 7.75
NS-2C2, 1840, 1 D .................. F-15/VG-8   $21.25

NS-2D1, 1843, 1 D ........ slightly rough F-15   $16.00

NS-4A4, 1832, 1 D ................. baggy F-12   $15.00

NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ..................... F-12   $ 6.00
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ..................... F-15   $ 8.50
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D .................... VF-20   $12.75
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ............. pocked VF-30   $ 8.50
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ......... some marks VF-30   $10.25
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ....... old cleaning VF-30   $11.25
NS-5A1, 1856, 1/2 D ..........................         
................ tiny rim nick, tiny dig VF-30   $14.50
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 ...................... VG-10   $ 7.00
NS-6A1, 1856, 1 D ............................         
minor rim flaws, small dig in neck ..... VF-20   $14.50
NS-6A1, 1856, 1 D ...................... VF-30   $33.00

NS-21A1, 1813, 1/2 D .................... VG-8   $ 8.50
NS-21A1, 1813, 1/2 D .............. rough F-12   $10.00
NS-21A1, 1813, 1/2 D .........................         
.......... light corrosion on the reverse F-12   $12.75

NS-21A3, 1813, 1/2 D .......... corroded VF-20     SOLD

NS-21A4, 1813, 1/2 D ........ very rough VF-20   $ 9.00

NS-22, 1838, 1 D ....................... VF-20   $24.00

NS-27A1, 1815, 1/2 D .................... F-12   $15.00

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

PE-5A, (1859) ............ small rim nick F-12   $ 9.50

PE-5B1, (1860), 1/2 D .................. VF-20   $19.00
PE-5B1, (1860), 1/2 D ..... old cleaning VF-30   $13.75

PE-5B2, (1860) ......................... VF-20   $23.00

PE-6A1, 1855, CENT ..................... VF-20   $17.00

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

PE-6A3, 1855, CENT ............. cleaned VF-20   $12.75

PE-7A1, 1855 ........................... VF-20   $19.00
PE-7A1, 1855 ........................... VF-30   $32.50

PE-7C1, 1857 ........................... XF-40   $75.00

PE-7C3, 1857, .......................... VF-20   $25.50
PE-7C3, 1857 ... small cud and die break XF-40   $80.00

PE-7C4, 1857 ............. light scratch VF-20   $19.00
PE-7C4, 1857 .................... pocked VF-30   $12.75
PE-7C4, 1857 ........................... VF-30   $49.50

PE-8, (1858) 1/2 D ..................... XF-40   $80.00

PE-10-2 (1829) ............. old cleaning F-15   $16.00

PE-10-10A ............................... F-15   $23.00

PE-10-12A, ships, colonies and commerce . F-15   $23.00

PE-10-30, ND (1835) .................... VF-20   $17.00
PE-10-30, (1835) .............................         
............ minor reverse planchet flaw VF-30   $17.00
PE-10-30, (1835) .............................         
............... numerous small rim nicks AU-55   $59.00

PE-10-39, ships, colonies and commerce . VF-30   $95.00

PE-10-41A .............................. VF-20   $80.00

PE-10-41B ...................... scratchs F-12   $ 8.00

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-2A1, 1/2 D ........................... F-15   $10.25

WE-8A1, 1/2 D, 1814 .............. rough VF-20   $12.75

WE-11A1, 1812 .......................... XF-45   $38.00

WE-12, 1813, 1D ......................... F-12   $40.00

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.

UC-2A2, 1/2 D, (1824), Lesslie ......... VG-10   $13.00

UC-2A5, 1/2 D, (1824), Lesslie ......... VG-10   $17.00

UC-6A1, 1816, "Brock" ................... VG-8   $ 5.00

UC-6A2, 1816, "Brook" ................... VG-8   $ 4.25

UC-6A6, 1816 ....... many light scratches F-12   $ 7.75

UC-9A4, 1/2 D, 1820, "COMMERCIAL CHANGE" ...           
....... sail boat ....................... F-12   $12.50

UC-12A2, 1/2 D, 1823 ..................... G-4   $ 5.25

UC-12B2, 1/2 D, 1833 .................... F-15   $17.00

UC-14, 1/2 D, 1832 ......... rough spots VF-30   $42.00

LC-1, 1D, 1815, Magdalen Island .......... G-4     SOLD

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

LC-8A1, 1/2 D, 1837 ..... slightly rough XF-40   $31.50

LC-8D2, 1/2 D, 1837, Bank of Montreal ... VG-8   $ 6.00

LC-9A1, 1 D, 1837 ..... minor scratches, XF-45   $76.00

LC-9B4, 1 D, 1837, Quebec Bank .......... F-12   $30.00

LC-14B, 1/2 D, (1830) ..... counter-punch F-12   $ 8.50
LC-14B, 1/2 D, (1830) ... heavy corrosion F-12   $ 4.00

LC-24A1, UN SOU ................... rough F-15   $ 8.50

LC-28, UN SOU ..................... rough F-15   $ 8.50

LC-29C, UN SOU, Montreal ...... sl rough VF-20   $20.00

LC-30B, UN SOU, Montreal ............... VF-30   $41.50

LC-31A, UN SOU, Montreal ................ F-12   $17.50

LC-31A1, UN SOU, Montreal .............. VG-10   $ 7.00

LC-32B, UN SOU ......................... VF-30   $23.00

LC-33A1, UN SOU ........................ VF-30   $42.00

LC-45, Belleville ...................... VF-20   $65.00

LC-47B1, 1D, 1812 ...................... VF-30   $50.00

LC-54A, 1/2 D, 1813 ..... eagle ........ VF-20   $25.00

LC-54C1, 1/2 D, 1814 ..... eagle ....... VF-30   $38.50

LC-54C2, 1/2 D, 1814 ..... eagle ....... VF-30   $38.50

LC-54D2, 1/2 D, 1815 ....... some pitting F-15   $ 8.50

LC-60D2, 1/2 D, 1820, imitation bust and               
harp ................... light scratches VF-20   $14.00

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 ... VF-20   $19.00

PC-1B2, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view ... VF-30   $23.00

PC-1B3, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view ... VF-20     SOLD
PC-1B3, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view ... XF-40   $30.00

PC-1B4, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view .... F-12   $ 6.00
PC-1B4, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view ... XF-40   $30.00

PC-1B5, 1/2 D, 1844, Bank front view .... F-15   $ 9.05

PC-2B, 1 D, 1842, Bank front view ...... VF-20   $25.00

PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank .......... F-15   $ 8.00
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank .............           
...................... rim nicks, stains VF-20   $11.00
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank ......... VF-20   $15.25
PC-3, 1/2 D, 1852, Quebec bank ......... VF-30   $20.00

PC-4, 1 D, 1852 .......... small rim bump F-12   $ 8.50

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

PC-5D, 1/2 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George ............................ F-15   $ 6.50
PC-5D, 1/2 D, 1857, Bank of Upper Canada,              
Saint George ........................... VF-20   $ 8.50

PC-6A1, 1 D, 1850, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George .......... scratches, nick, XF-40   $16.00

PC-6A2, 1 D, 1850 dot, Bank of Upper                   
Canada, ......... rough, light scratches XF-40   $12.75

PC-6B5, 1 D, 1852, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George ............................ F-12   $ 6.00
PC-6B5, 1 D, 1852, Bank of Upper Canada,               
Saint George .................... pitted XF-40   $ 8.50

PC-6C1, 1 D, 1854 plain, Bank of Canada,               
Saint George ........................... XF-40   $30.00

PC-6C2, 1 D, 1854 crosslet, Bank of                    
Upper Canada, St. George ............... VF-20   $30.00

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.

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   $65.00

Yorkton, Sask. 10 cent, aluminum ....... XF-40   $65.00

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

Value 5 only ........................... XF-40  $ 45.00
Value 10 only .......................... XF-40  $ 45.00
Value 25 only .......................... XF-40  $ 55.00
Value 50 only .......................... XF-40  $ 60.00
Value 100 only ......................... XF-40  $ 65.00

Full set of 5 round without White Fox .. XF-40  $250.00

Full set of 6 including White Fox ...... XF-40  $625.00

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-584, MONTREAL, L Gnaedinger Son and Co.             
FURS, 1852 to 1902, store card, Leroux-574A,           
39 mm, round, bronze .... slightly rough XF-40   $38.50

MERCHANT GOOD-FOR TOKENS

BRITISH COLUMBIA

FERNIE, Fernie Dairy, 27 mm scalloped, G/F 1           
quart milk, F1910b, R-3 ................... XF   $ 7.50

HANEY, Diamond Dairy, 21 x 34 mm rectangular           
G/F 1 quart standard, ca. 1940 to 1957, H1410e         
........R-3 ............................... gF   $ 5.00

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

VANCOUVER, National Bakery, 24 mm square,              
G/F 1 loaf, ca. 1936-62, U569a ............ XF   $ 5.00

ALBERTA

EDMONTON, Rex Novelties. G/F/ 5 cent, 21 mm            
round brass, ED-770d, R-3 ................ gVF   $ 6.50

SASKATCHEWAN

ELBOW, W. J. Dobbin Co., ca. 1911, G/F 1 cent,         
round aluminum, 18 mm, 1400j1, R-3 ........ AU   $ 6.00
ELBOW, W. J. Dobbin Co., ca. 1911, G/F 50 cent         
round aluminum, 19 mm, 1400De, R-3 ........ AU   $ 8.00

The W. J. Dobbin & Company department store started in 1908 a short distance from Elbow Saskatchewan and was moved to Elbow in 1909. These aluminum good/for tokens were issue about 1911.

HUMBOLT, RICHMAN'S, G/F $1.00, round                   
aluminum, 36 mm, 2265d ...... R-3 ......... AU   $ 9.00

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

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

STORTHOAKS, W. Toupin Merchant, ca. 1935, G/F          
$1.00, octagonal brass, 35 mm, 6400d, R-3, gVF   $11.00

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.