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Canadian Countermark

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:150.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 CAD
Canadian Countermark
SOLD
150.00CAD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 29 @ 20:02UTC-4 : AST/EDT


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Canadian Countermark

V countermarks: On obv. of City Bank penny, 1837, Br 521 (M.I. 933); on rev. of Banque du Peuple Bouquet-Sou, Br 715 (M.I. 934). The Bank of Canada collection also holds a specimen of this variety with the mark almost identically placed. The claim has frequently been made that La Banque du Peuple was the chief financier of the rebellion in Lower Canada; on obv. of Quebec Bank penny, 1837, Br 521; on obv. of Quebec Bank halfpenny, 1837, Br 522; on obv. of Starr & Shannon ½ penny, 1815, Br 884 (M.I. 935); on obv. of North American token, 1781, Br 1013. 6 Pcs.

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