some recent finds

[teleman 2525]

not posted much this year but have still found some goodies 1837 canadian dupar bank token1/2 cent and a old lead stamp came from a old house site

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

hitting it hard is paying off with some nice coins tele man . Do ya jam out there with the old Fender dawg

 

[aquachigger]

Nice finds. I'd be very happy with them!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very interesting finds there teleman!
The CDN token is obviously my favourite!
Here's a little history on it and a pic of how it originally looked.

Dave

"Canada has an extensive history with regards to its currency. Beginning in the early 16th Century, items such as wampum and furs were actually considered currency. With the colonization of France and England, various coins were introduced in the 18th and 19th Century. In the 20th Century, it has issued many commemorative coins into circulation, temporarily replacing current coinage designs.

In 1837 Canadian banks would start to issue more than just paper money. They would start to import tokens from England. The Bank of Montreal would import tokens and also had some tokens with their own name on it. In an effort to impose order on the issuance of tokens (and purge the junk), three banks in Montreal, plus the Quebec bank issued a new series of tokens. Said tokens included the image of a habitant on one side and the coat of arms of Montreal, along with the bank name, on the other. These tokens were popularly known as Papineaus."

 

[teleman 2525]

i live very close to the candian boarder in fact were i found this coin is in site of the boarder in derby line vt. so i do finds many old candian coins and tokens here also 1880 fish scale candian silver nickle very tiny coin ive found 4 of these 1880 being the oldest

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

i live very close to the candian boarder in fact were i found this coin is in site of the boarder in derby line vt. so i do finds many old candian coins and tokens here also 1880 fish scale candian silver nickle very tiny coin ive found 4 of these 1880 being the oldest

I find my fair share of Canadian stuff too. No fish scales here but I have a couple of nice Tokens

Great Vermont finds

VPR