Colonial Acres Coins
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NS-19B2 Nova Scotia Trade & Navigation Half Penny Token Almost Uncirculated (AU-50) $
NS-19B2 Nova Scotia Trade & Navigation Half Penny Token Almost Uncirculated (AU-50) $
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Obverse: Seated Commerce facing left, with date below, and the slogan "TRADE & NAVIGATION" around. As the economy of Nova Scotia was based on trade and navigation, this slogan was very popular in that area.
Reverse: Denomination in centre, with "PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER" around. This inscription indicates a mistrust of paper money. A large portion of the population of Nova Scotia consisted of British Loyalists who emigrated from the United States, who recalled the collapse of various issues of paper money in the former colonies prior to 1783.
Specifications:
Compostion: Copper
Weight; 8.8 to 9.5 g
Diameter: 27.4 to 27.8 mm
Edge: Engrailed
Die Axis: ↑ ↑
Reverse: Denomination in centre, with "PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER" around. This inscription indicates a mistrust of paper money. A large portion of the population of Nova Scotia consisted of British Loyalists who emigrated from the United States, who recalled the collapse of various issues of paper money in the former colonies prior to 1783.
Specifications:
Compostion: Copper
Weight; 8.8 to 9.5 g
Diameter: 27.4 to 27.8 mm
Edge: Engrailed
Die Axis: ↑ ↑
