1830's UN SOU, 1837&1842 Large Cents

[cannonball]

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.

 

[Randy Combs]

wow, and in excellent condition

 

[Sandog]

That 1842 is really nice. Great find.

 

[achanceforgold]

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.

 

[unclemac]

Breton's illustrations are easy to find on the internet. https://www.coinsandcanada.com/tokens-medals-breton.php

 

[Silvermonkey]

Some really great coins represented in that grouping. All are in great shape given their age. The Bouquet Sou is fantastic. What a unique specimen. Congratulations!

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on a beautiful 1842 Large Cent!

 

[pepperj]

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

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great finds. Congratulations!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the fantastic finds - they sure look great !

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

 

[Digger RJ]

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!!!

 

[cannonball]

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.

The Bouquet Sou token is a Breton 692

 

[Steve in PA]

Always nice to find a fresh site, even if it is a little later than you prefer, it's still pre-Civil War.
I also found one of those Bouquet Sols here in SW PA back in 2011.

 

[Gare]

You did GREAT !!!

 

[Glen's Loyalists]

Nice finds, that Sou will be difficult to positively ID as you need to be able to count the shamrocks among others. Here is a link to an ID portal https://www.coinsandcanada.com/tokens-medals.php where it will walk you thru the Identification, just click on the Bouquet - UnSou link.
It is not one of the very first ones that incorrectly said Un Sous.
These were equivalent to a half penny.

 

[oldmxrat]

Fantastic finds, congrats!

 

[Almy]

"Bas Canada" is Lower Canada which was Quebec.

 

[UnderMiner]

The 1842 is stellar!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice finds.