Quebec Canada J. Shaw & Co. copper half penny token (1837) ex-Oppenheim ex-Baker
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- Category : 1800's Period: World Coins
- Certification : Uncertified
- Circulated/Uncirculated : Circulated
- Composition : Copper
- Country/Region of Manufacture : Canada
- Grade : Ungraded
- Year : 1837
Description:
Canada, Quebec, J. Shaw & Co., copper (half penny) token, no date (1837), weak W, ex-Oppenheim, ex-Baker.
Breton-565; LC-19A1. 7.04 grams. Lusterless AU with dark toning around details contrasting with light brown fields, the central W of HARDWARE quite weak. According to McLachlan, John Shaw ran a very successful hardware business in Quebec and ordered his tokens around 1837, which were publicly denounced as a profiteering fraud and not accepted by the banks, leading to the issuance of the officially sanctioned bank tokens starting in 1837. The Shaw business continued in the family at least until 1900, based on historical records. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens, and to the Michael Oppenheim Collection (9/2019).
Code: 112304191031