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Hudson's Bay Company - Uniface tokens, incuse.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 CAD
Hudson's Bay Company - Uniface tokens, incuse.
SOLD
210.00CAD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 May 04 @ 18:33UTC-4 : AST/EDT


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Uniface tokens, incuse. Have initials HBC and denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100. Dimensions are 44 square, and round 20, 26, 32, 38 and 45mm. The tokens were issued in 1946 to familiarize the Eskimo with the decimal system. The 1 represented value of one white fox pelt, the standard of trade in the Arctic. Gingras 285, a, b, c, d., & e. EF/AU. 6 Pcs.