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Canadian Countermark

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:50.00 CAD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 CAD
Canadian Countermark
SOLD
50.00CAD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 29 @ 20:00UTC-4 : AST/EDT


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Canadian Countermark

TIMBUCTO (curved) / ESSEX CO. / N.Y. (curved) counterpunched: On obv. of Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844, Br 527 (M.I. 914, Brunk T-302); on rev. of Banque du Peuple Bouquet-Sou, Br 715 (M.I. 915, Brunk T-302). 2 Pcs.

Rulau refers to a specimen over an 1842 Bank of Montreal ½ penny, Br 527: The late George Ganter said this was the token of John Brown’s commune in the Adirondack mountains, the same John Brown who led the famous 1859 raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Va. CAUTION! This information is not verified. Neither owners nor Brunk examined one, leaving open the possibility of a fantasy. (Marked Impressions).

Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.