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Montreal, Lower Canada, copper 1 sou (half penny) token, Molson, 1837, thin flan, reeded edge, rare,

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Montreal, Lower Canada, copper 1 sou (half penny) token, Molson, 1837, thin flan, reeded edge, rare,
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Montreal, Lower Canada, copper 1 sou (half penny) token, Molson, 1837, thin flan, reeded edge, rare, ex-Cooper, ex-Baker. Breton-562; LC-16A3. 8.24 grams. Bold AU- with patchy rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, minor rim-bruise on date side, a rare and highly desirable beer-maker token showing a keg on one side and a distillery on the other, from dies designed by Jean-Marie Arnault. The keg-side legend refers to Thomas and William Molson, sons of the founder, John Molson, Sr., who started the business in 1786, the Molson name also known for early steamboats and a bank that started the same year this token was issued (that bank acquired by the Bank of Montreal in 1925). Molson continues to produce beer today under the name Molson Coors. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens, and to the Richard Cooper Collection (Geoffrey Bell auction of April 2016, lot 776).