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CANADA, Province of Canada. Bank of Montreal. Pattern CU Halfpenny Token (28mm, 12h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1845. View of the Bank of Montreal building flanked by trees / Coat-of-arms within garter and wreath. Charlton PC-1C; Breton 527; Corteau, Montreal p. 18. In NGC encapsulation 6943900-001, graded MS 64 BN. Prooflike with traces of luster. Extremely rare, one of fewer than ten known, of which no more than three are in private hands.
The Bank of Montreal had been authorized by Parliament to import 1200 pounds of copper coins in the year 1845, but none were ever sent. The Soho mint had, however, prepared dies for the 1845 issue. As these were never issued, halfpennies of this date are considered by Corteau to be patterns.
This exceptionally high grade copper is a stunning example of one of the rarest types in the Canadian token series, with both the Doug Robins and Partrick Collections lacking an example. The most recent example to appear on the market was in the fall 2015 Geoffrey Bell Auction, lot 129, which hammered for 51,000 CAD. This is the first time this particular example has come to auction, having been inherited in 1967 by an established member of the British numismatic trade and held in his private collection since.
The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.
Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
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