1844 Province of Canada Bank token, egh

[Scrappy]

Just received a green light for a new permission around the corner from me in NJ. So I spent an hour there. I believe the house dates between 1800-1840 but I cannot find information so I'm letting my finds guide me.

The find of the day was a 1844 Bank token from Canada. Bank of Montreal specifically. The history behind these is similar to many other times of token minting. A shortage of small change in lower Canada forced banks to mint their own small coinage.

Believe it or not a Canadian token was on my list. Check!.

She's shot and didn't stand a chance but I tried. The details were just so fine on that one.


Overall I found a few keepers. A bent and torched IHP, reign guide, and flat button rounded things out


Enjoy and good digs

Steve

 

[OutdoorAdv]

That token cleaned up great man. Much better than a LC any day. Looks like a good property to get some short hunts in and I bet some more good stuff turns up there. What's the thing that says "princess" on it?? Haha

 

[flatbutton]

Looks pretty good to me!

 

[Scrappy]

That token cleaned up great man. Much better than a LC any day. Looks like a good property to get some short hunts in and I bet some more good stuff turns up there. What's the thing that says "princess" on it?? Haha

I swear it looks like a rubber tin. Princess brand jimmy hat? Dunno.

Cheers bud

 

[Mackaydon]

Great finds and nicely displayed; congrats !!
Don......

 

[OutdoorAdv]

I swear it looks like a rubber tin. Princess brand jimmy hat? Dunno.

Cheers bud

Damn... turns out it's a compact tin. Google image "princess pat tin". Rubber tin was much cooler. Ha. I have a couple of the merry widows ones.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Nice coin you hoser! Time to pound a two-four eh?

I found the same coin a few years ago. Of course yours isn't bent haha

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Hey Steve I think it's spelled just EH ? butt's not written in stone EH ? Hahah.
Cool finds.
Going back to the field of the French coin tomorrow, to see if I left it there.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats for pulling those keepers Steve. I really like the token. I never knew about the Canadian tokens until I dug one last September. Mine was a half penny from the Bank of Upper Canada dated 1854. How big is the site? It's always nice to have a local site that's producing. Saves on gas and travel time,= more time swinging the coil.



GL & HH

 

[Scrappy]

Great finds and nicely displayed; congrats !!
Don......

Thanks Don. I was sitting there for about 10 minutes after I dug the coin trying to see lady liberty. So I gave up until I got home as not to ruin it

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice token Steve. I'm glad you were able to scratch that one off of your list.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Really awesome token! Great finds! I always look forward to your posts to see what found next,Congrats and HH

 

[scruggs]

You finally got your token plus more....Good Job!

 

[against the wind]

Nicely done Scrappy,
That new site has some age to it.
Congrats

 

[Scrappy]

Nice coin you hoser! Time to pound a two-four eh?

I found the same coin a few years ago. Of course yours isn't bent haha

Take off eh! Lol

Congrats on some nice finds

Thx man. I always enjoy the unexpected.

Congrats for pulling those keepers Steve. I really like the token. I never knew about the Canadian tokens until I dug one last September. Mine was a half penny from the Bank of Upper Canada dated 1854. How big is the site? It's always nice to have a local site that's producing. Saves on gas and travel time,= more time swinging the coil.

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GL & HH

That's pretty cool Kevin. I saw that one when I was going through Canadian tokens.

Nice token Steve. I'm glad you were able to scratch that one off of your list.

Any day when you can scratch one off is a good hunt. Cheers

Really awesome token! Great finds! I always look forward to your posts to see what found next,Congrats and HH

I'm glad you enjoy the finds. This sites original dirt is buried under top soil and fill, but the finds will hopefully keep surfacing.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Well done Scrappy. I like the token!

 

[Scrappy]

Well done Scrappy. I like the token!

I like it too. My crazy wife glanced at it and said that it just looks like another green disk, like all the rest.

For shame!! Lol

Cheers bud