Token - 1/2 Penny, W.A. & S. Black, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1816
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1816
1/2 Penny, Issued by, W.A. & S. Black, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1816 Mint not recorded The hardware firm of W.A. & S. Black was established in Halifax in about 1812 and ended with the retirement of the last member of the Black family in 1871. The brother's full names were William Anderson (1788 - 1864) and Samuel; they were sons of the Rev. William Black a founder of Methodism in the Province. Two tokens were issued, one giving the name of the firm and a second (this type) with the same designs (the company storehouse and trade goods) but naming only Halifax, where the firm was established. William served in the Nova Scotia provincial legislature and was a lieutenant-colonel in the 4th Halifax Regiment.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Edge
- Plain
- Shape
- Round
- Material
- Copper
- Dimensions
- 25 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.469 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Die axis
- 12
- Date issued
- 1816 AD
- Denomination
- 1/2 Penny
- Issuer recorded
- W.A. & S. Black (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Design
- Obverse
- The storehouse of W.A. & S . Black in Halifax; below, 1816; around, WHOLESALE & RETAIL HARDWARE STORE
- Reverse
- Crossed shovels, scythe, sickel and a keg inscribed NAILS at the top and SPIKES on its side; around, HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-65004
- Museum object number
- NU 7576
- Catalogue references (museum record)
- H&W.79; http://www.oulton.org/cwa/newsyorks2k.nsf/a6040306c38ac84d85256588001c248a/b598d457b326ad8a852567ff0000e22c!OpenDocument (posted by T.J. Moorehead); http://collections.ic.gc.ca/bank/english/ejul81.htm (accessed 30 August 2011)
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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