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Wood 25. Bust R/Starbuck card. - CH BL-42. N.S. 2.78 grams. The lightest Blacksmith in the collection. The Montreal Blacksmith obverse mated with the

Wood 26. Bust R/Eagle. - CH BL-43. N.E. 3.15 grams. From the last state of the obv. die as attested by the vertical break which has broken apart at c

Wood 28. Eagle/Peck. - CH BL-45. N.S. 5.19 grams. VF-EF, old scratch above Peck's machine. Ex-Everingham Sale, Hoare, October, 1995, Buth Coll....

Wood 29. Peck/Starbuck. - CH BL-47. N.S. 6.67 grams. Blacksmith mule of Hard Times Token Low 271A and 284C. Struck on smaller flans, the Canadian ver

Wood 29. - CH BL-47. N.S. 6.12 grams. Thick flan. Crescent clip above Peck's machine, left top. VF. Ex-Henderson Coll. Note this lot is part...

Wood 29. - CH BL-47. N.W. 2.94 grams. Thin flan. Very scarce. VF, but holed next Starbuck's screw, at right. Ex-Oppenheim, Buth Coll. Note t...

Wood 29. - CH BL-47. N.W. 2.97 grams. Thin flan. Very scarce. Crescent clip to left of Starbuck's screw. VF, striated reverse (Peck's). ...

Wood 29. - CH BL-47. N.S. 8.77 grams. Hard Times Token flan. F-VF. Scarce. Ex-Everingham, Oppenheim, Buth Coll. Note this lot is part of the Richa

The original Starbuck Storecards. - Examples of Adams (N.Y.) 1052. Curiously, Lyman Low did not include the Starbuck or Peck storecards. Two with rev

Wood 32. Anchor/Union Jack within oval. - CH BL-53. N.W. or N.E. 6.00 grams. Large flan, 30 mm. An intriguing coin, with large dots to border. The ob

Wood 32. - CH BL-53. N.W. or N.E. 5.74 grams. Medium flan, 28 mm. Nice clean F-VF. Montreal Stamp & Coin Auctions, July, 1992, Lot 225. Ex-Buth...

Wood 32. - CH BL-53. N.W. or N.E. 4.43 grams. Small, almost oval flan. 28 x 26 mm. (measured from each centre). Hoare Sale, Lot 306. F-VF Note this

Wood 33. Georiuvs III Vis,/Bitit. - CH BL-37. N.S. 5.23-6.24 grams. Small group of 16 Pcs., mostly VG and Fine, one with an almost heart-shaped hole.

Wood 33. - CH BL-37. N.S. 5.82 grams. A flip-strike, rev. over obv.; a crescent indent to reverse in the area where the transposal of the reverse imp

Wood 33. - CH BL-37. N.S. 5.74 grams. P*D, with harp of four strings above, and pair of shamrocks below, counterstamped over the obverse of Wood 33.

Wood 33. - CH BL-37. N.S. 5.72 grams. Devins & Bolton, Montreal counterstamped over the obverse of Wood 33. VG ex-B & M Sale, 1987; Ex-Fost...

Wood 34. Bust L/Female fig. holding shamrock. - CH BL-38-A1. N.N. 5.42 grams. The coin is an obvious imitation of Wood 33, and in typical Blacksmith

Wood 35 obv., muled with Wood 34 rev. Bust L/Female fig. holding shamrock. - Not in Ch. N.N. 5.00 grams. This coin was unknown to me until about twen

Wood 39. Head L, with X behind head. - CH BL-16, not illustrated as no specimen was made available. Uniface. 4.80 grams. This specimen does not show

Wood 42. George 11 counterfeit halfpenny/Britannia. VG-F. N.S. 4.80 grams. This, and Wood 37, both in the McLachlan collection were examined many year

C. 360. (Nova Scotia). Warehouse/JB script. - CH BL-31. N.NW. 4.33 grams. The famous storecard, attributed to John Brown. Obv. HALFPENNY, at top; bel

C. 360. - CH BL-31. N.NE. 3.98 grams. Another JB script copper. N.NE. 3.98 grams. F-VF, the equivalent of the last, but does not show PENNY; it does

C. 360. - CH BL-31. N.S. 4.76 grams. This JB has been struck 5% off-centre. The JB script is more complete than either of the other two pieces. The s

Br. 1012. C. 25. The Bust & Harp Blacksmith. - CH BL-35A1. N.E. 5.03 grams. Copper. Rare, seven or eight specimens known. F-VF, two edge bumps ...

Br. 1012. C. 26. - CH BL-35A2. N.E. 4.76 grams. Brass. Fine, but pitted. The rev. gives the impression of the harp being decorated, or crowned, but t

Br. 1012. C. 26. - CH BL-35A2. N.W. 5.18 grams. Fine, slight bend. The two compared appear quite different, but the various strikes of this coin brin

Bust R/Harp R. C. 20. - CH BL-36. N.E. 7.54 grams. Small, Thick flan. 26 mm. An intriguing piece, it fulfills the Blacksmith criteria in the sense th

Another of above. C. 20. - CH BL-36. N.E. 7.43 grams. 25.5 mm. Fine, puncture attempt, top obv. Lettering vague, though RU apparent on obv. Ex-Hender

Mexican/Bouquet Sou. - CH BL-51. N.N. 6.86 grams. This piece, which combines the obverse of a Canadian bouquet sou, Br. 705, struck from very worn di

Haxby-Willey 278. - Not in Wood, or Charlton. Balance/Plow & Tools, & Star. N.E. 6.43 grams. This is the fourth specimen know of this very ...

Bust R, ins./Harp L, ins. N.S. - 5.54 grams. Obv. shows bottom of G, lower part of III, and REX. The E is retrograde. The harp is very weakly struck,

McNish copper, the Port Hope Blacksmith. - A blank copper, with upturned rims. 6.45 grams. With: a blank brass planchet which appears similar to thos

CAN IDA/ST. AMANT copper. - Scott's Copper Coin Catalogue, 1890, it had been noted earlier on by McLachlan in 1889 A hoard of Canadian coppers....

Prince Edward Island lot of countermarks. - F. S. EMERY, twice on obv. of 1871 P.E.I cent, and three times on rev. (Brunk E-155); 1 o, F. F. FIFIELD

Nova Scotia lot of countermarks. - B on obv., over head of Queen Victoria, Br. 874, 1840 ½ p. large O var., not in Brunk or M.I.; J. CHASE over...

Quebec (Lower Canada, Canada East) lot of countermarks. - W B counterpunched on obv. of Br. 521, 1837 Banque du Peuple 1 P. (not in Brunk or M.I.); W

Ontario (Upper Canada, Canada West) lot of countermarks. - BEDLAVID on obv. (partially), and rev. of Br. 719, 1857 Bank of Upper Canada 1 p. (M.I. 55

Misc. Colonial countermarks. - C. P. W./&//W. R. 1869 on obv. of Br. 960, C. 16, So-called 1812 "Tiffin" counterfeit. holed, top obv. ...

Province of Canada and Canadian and Decimal coins. - B on rev. of 1882 5 cents (M.I. 38); BASSET on rev. of 1901 25 cents (M.I. 54); C on obv. of Nfld

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - U.S. large cents - Dated 1835, sm. date, sm. stars; dated 1838; dated 1839; 1851 (2, 1 holed); 1851/81. The 1839 ...

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - U.S. large cent, 1851 - Over obv. & rev. Rare. Full mark on rev., several letters not stamped up on obv. N...

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - Blank, or very worn planchets - One is a large size flan, with weak mark, and is rather damaged; the other may be...

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - Blank, or very worn planchet. - Stamped on both sides, and well struck up. Ex-Henderson Coll. Note this lot is...

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - Blank or worn planchet. - Large & var. Note this lot is part of the Richard Cooper Collection.

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - Lower Canada. - Over Br. 1012, Bust & Harp coppers, C. 7 rev. & C. 9 obv.; Br. 706, Belleville Bouquet-S...

Devins & Bolton Countermarks - Upper Canada. - Over rev. Br. 720, Bank of Upper Canada ½ p., unidentified date, but nice mark; on obv. Br....

Related. Devins & Bolton storecard - Br. 569. Probably succeeded the countermarks. VF-EF. Ex-Angus; Ed Arpin al. storecard, associated with the ...

Canada West. A group of name countermarks on Bank of Upper Canada pennies: - J.L (on obv.), LAMON (on rev.) in large, deeply sunk letters on Br. 719,

Lower Canada, Canada East. - J. C. LACE on rev. of Br. 527, 1844 Bank of Montreal ½ p. (Brunk L-33); T. H. LACKEY, lightly across entire obv. ...

H. J. TORONTO - Within rect. cartouche on obv. of Br. 526, 1842 Bank of Montreal 1 p. (not in Brunk or M.I.) This is the hallmark of Henry Jackson, no