Description:
Canada, copper half penny "Irishman" token, no date (1800s), ex-Baker.
Breton-1009; Courteau-4; AM-4. 7.56 grams. AU- with smooth fields, light black stain near edge on obverse, a type that originally circulated in Ireland (hence the name for the standing figure) but then ended up in Lower Canada. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens.
Code: 112304191034