Token - 1 Cent, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1857
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1857
1 Cent, Issued by, Henry Haszard and George and Simeon Davies, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1857 Mint not recorded Henry Haszard (probably born1813; died1872) was a local businessman, member of the Executive Council and Colonial Secretary on Prince Edward Island. George and Simeon (or Simon?) Davies were businessmen in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. These tokens were issued to supplement the lack of small change on Prince Edward Island and help facilitate trade.
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
- 26 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.03 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Die axis
- 12
- Date issued
- 1855 AD
- Denomination
- 1 Cent
Design
- Obverse
- At centre, 1857; around, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
- Reverse
- Inscription in five lines, SELF / GOVERNMENT / AND / FREE / TRADE
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-67918
- Museum object number
- NU 7586
- Catalogue references (museum record)
- H&W.51a
- 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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