need help looking up an old coin
I have an old coin I have to look up and I am having trouble, I have no idea how to or what to write in google . So I thought i'd ask help from the coin people who may know how to. The info needed is what it is worth . I thought also it would be a challenge for coin collecting buffs .
PLEASE HELP!
On it's front it says.. 1/2 penny bank token one half penny
on the back it says.. bank of upper canada 1852
it's hard to see the picture because it is a rusty kind of thing with gross green on it.
and thanks in advance !! I REAAALY apreciate it,
2007-10-06 12:34:46 · 8 answers · asked by Kara 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
info or websites on it would be helpfull too
2007-10-06 13:09:53 · update #1
Your token is either Haxby 217 or 217a they are the same but one is medal struck the other is coinage struck alignment. Medal struck is when you turn the coin over from left to right both sides are upright, coinage stuck is when you turn the coin over from button towards the top, the reverse is upright. Canadian coins are medal and U.S. coins are coin aligned. The token is worth about the same no matter which way it is. They are not rare and sell for $5 to $15. The part that says bank of Upper Canada is the front (obverse), on the reverse is a coat of arms with a crown over it. The Bank of Upper Canada received the right to issue copper tokens in 1850 after the capital was moved to Toronto from Montreal. The 1852 issues were made at 2 mints one being the Royal mint in London the other the private Heaton mint in Birmingham England. Your coin must have been in the ground, it would be unwise to clean it for the green has eaten into the copper and if removed will leave a hole. You do have a great piece of early canadian history. There are quite a few Americans that collect the colonial token of Canada and I am one of them. I don't go nuts about it but like them for their history. Hope this helps.
2007-10-06 13:50:01 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that when you brasso'd the coin, the silica powder in it chewed up the surface. Even if the coin retones to a normal color, it's still not going to look right. The only thing I can think of that will get the coin looking original is to wear away the damage, and that means handling the coin, keeping it in your pocket, and basically doing everything you would normally do with a coin except spend it. BTW, don't try and speed the process up with any sort of "mechanical" aid--all that's going to do is add more damage to the surface. Your penance for cleaning the coin is to take the long slow journey of getting the surface back to something looking original.
2016-05-17 21:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hay PatsyAnn, thanks for posting that coin site. I just added it to my favorites. I'm also a coin collector.
As for the coin in question, if that site doesn't work for you, then on your search, type in the information that you have and then check the pictures. You should find it. Good luck.
2007-10-06 15:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pustic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EBay Canada has one up for auction, currently going for 99 cents.
see item # 130157638901
2007-10-06 13:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by philos34002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try www.coinvaluesonline.com also phone number for a gradeing service may know NGC 1-800-642-2553
2007-10-06 12:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by railway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow...i dnt know but sounds like u could get alot of money for that...
2007-10-06 12:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by pd5119 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.pcfleet.com/Coinclub/Canada/Can_coins-en.htm
go to this site and do the search...it should be there...
2007-10-06 14:31:11 · answer #7 · answered by PatsyAnn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
E-bay has them:
2007-10-06 12:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by Fixguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋