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Estimated Value
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$6.40
Name or Denominations
1 Cent (0.01)
Issuer
Prince Edward Island (Canadian provinces)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1855
Currency
Pound (1790-1871)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
5.6 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Lettering top and bottom with date in center.
Back design
Lettering top, middle, and bottom.
Year of Minting
1855
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
Obverse: ONE 1855 CENT Reverse: FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE ONE 1855 CENT
Context
Weight: 5.0 - 6.2 g Diameter: 26.0 mm PE-6A1 Plain '5''s, Medal alignment PE-6A2 Recut '5''s, Medal alignment PE-6A3 Recut '5''s, Coin alignment James Duncan, a hardware merchant in Charlottetown issued the first Canadian decimal piece, the 'cent' (100 to the Spanish dollar) of 1855. Competing with other halfpenny tokens (150 to the Spanish dollar), it is doubtful whether they were readily accepted.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
Marketplace listings
0
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