1830's UN SOU, 1837&1842 Large Cents

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Yesterday, I came across a fresh site. It's a little latter time period than usually detect but it had to do. The 1842 large cent came out about 100 feet away from the site. It was in soft white sugar sand. The UN SOU was a first for me. I've had my share of hard time tokens but this was unexpected. They are interesting token. There are about 50 different varieties. A few were made right here in New Jersey for Canada. Please jump in if you think that you can identify it.
 

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Yesterday, I came across a fresh site. It's a little latter time period than usually detect but it had to do. The 1842 large cent came out about 100 feet away from the site. It was in soft white sugar sand. The UN SOU was a first for me. I've had my share of hard time tokens but this was unexpected. They are interesting token. There are about 50 different varieties. A few were made right here in New Jersey for Canada. Please jump in if you think that you can identify it.
here is a Wikipedia article on them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouqu...t sou were a series,a ribbon on their obverse.
 

Lots of different varieties for this tokens.
Really nice 1842, good save on the coppers and buttons.
 

Congrats on the fantastic finds - they sure look great ! :icon_thumleft:

I found one of those Un Sou Tokens at a Civil War era house here in Ohio about ten years ago.
 

Yesterday, I came across a fresh site. It's a little latter time period than usually detect but it had to do. The 1842 large cent came out about 100 feet away from the site. It was in soft white sugar sand. The UN SOU was a first for me. I've had my share of hard time tokens but this was unexpected. They are interesting token. There are about 50 different varieties. A few were made right here in New Jersey for Canada. Please jump in if you think that you can identify it.
Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!
 

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