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Province of Canada, Bank of Upper Canada (struck in England), copper 1 penny token, 1854, plain 4 va

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Province of Canada, Bank of Upper Canada (struck in England), copper 1 penny token, 1854, plain 4 va
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Province of Canada, Bank of Upper Canada (struck in England), copper 1 penny token, 1854, plain 4 variety, ex-Angus, ex-Baker. Breton-719; PC-6C1. 16.11 grams. Exceptionally bold and nearly prooflike example, UNC or close to it, with faint sheen of olive color on muted-luster surfaces, trace of die-clash between right cornucopia and anchor (horse's leg on obverse). The Bank of Upper Canada, being the principal bank of Toronto, became the main government bank when the capital moved from Montreal to Toronto following the burning of the parliamentary buildings in Montreal in 1849, hence the issuance of 1-penny and half-penny coinage by the Bank starting in 1850. The 1854 and 1857 issues were struck by the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens, and to the Angus Collection (4/2008).