Tea Cheque - Gass' Tea Store (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 1882 front Tea Cheque - Gass' Tea Store (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 1882 back
Tea Cheque - Gass' Tea Store (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 1882 photo
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Tea Cheque - Gass' Tea Store Halifax, Nova Scotia

1882 year
Brass 6.1 g 24 mm
Description
Location
Canada
Type
Trade tokens › Business tokens
Year
1882
Composition
Brass
Weight
6.1 g
Diameter
24 mm
Thickness
1.09 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#156284
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Token's purpose (quantity unspecified) around outside and date of issue inside central ring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Tea
1882
* Cheque *

Edge

Plain

Comment

Issued by a tea merchant in Halifax in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia.

Described in the Breton catalogue as being struck in Montreal by Dawson.