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Upper Canada, copper 2 pence token, Lesslie & Sons / Toronto & Dundass, dated 1822, rare, ex-Baker.

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Upper Canada, copper 2 pence token, Lesslie & Sons / Toronto & Dundass, dated 1822, rare, ex-Baker.
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Upper Canada, copper 2 pence token, Lesslie & Sons / Toronto & Dundass, dated 1822, rare, ex-Baker. Breton-717; McLachlan-31; UC-3. 29.00 grams. Very bold XF+, cleaned and retoned, with a few old scratches below TOKEN, still a desirable grade for such a thick and heavy piece, reportedly struck by Boulton & Watt in England. Lesslie & Sons were druggists and booksellers operating out of Toronto, which was the name locals used since founding but it did not officially receive that city name until 1834, the 1822 date on this piece being the date of company establishment in Kingston. The Lesslie coppers are well documented by Chris Faulkner in his book Coins Are Like Songs: The Upper Canada Coppers, 1815-1841 (2016), with descriptions of all die varieties described in detail and finely illustrated. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens.