© Ginger (CC BY-NC)
© Ginger (CC BY-NC)
Token - Devins and Bolton (Montréal, Québec) ND
| Copper | 5.1 g | 28 mm |
| Location | Canada |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.1 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#181568 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 91% |
Reverse
Uniface, showing remnants of the piece that was overprinted.
Comment
Devins et Bolton étaient des partenaires pharmaciens. Ils ont surfrappé toutes les pièces de cuivre leur tombant sous la main. Il existe plus de 500 différentes sous-variétés, regroupées en 4 grandes catégories. L'histoire complète peut être lue dans le Canadian Colonial Tokens (A Charlton Standard Catalogue) par W. K. Cross.Devon & Bolton Druggist Montreal, Quebec Partnership formed in 1863.
These counterstamps were thought to be issued betweeen 1863-1870
Two different sizes of stamps were used on these various coins as counter stamps.
CS-TYPE 1 - OLDER RARER FEATURED LARGE STAMP, ROUNDED "0" AND LEANING AMPERSAND (to the right)
CS-TYPE 2- NEWER LESS RARER FEATURED SMALLER STAMP, OVAL "O" SMALL UPRIGHT AMPERSAND
Type -1 is more valuable and rarer
