1796 1/2D Copper Co. of Upper Canada Breton-722 Bronze, BN PR(PCGS#651)

1796 1/2D Copper Co. of Upper Canada Breton-722 Bronze, BN PR (PCGS#651)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Famous 1796 Copper Company of Upper Canada Halfpenny with Myddelton Token Obverse "1796" Myddelton Token/Copper Company of Upper Canada Halfpenny Mule. Breton-722, W-8910. Rarity-7. Copper. Proof-65 BN (PCGS). Outstanding quality for this rare and enigmatic type. Both sides are richly toned in antique mahogany-brown with subtle reflective tendencies to an otherwise satiny finish. Fully struck with eye appeal to spare. Believed to have been made by the Soho Mint circa 1802 to 1803 as samples of the coining art, rather than as a circulating type. On the obverse, Hope presents two children to Liberty, a small sapling between them representing Myddelton's Kentucky colonization venture. The reverse is simplistic in design with ONE HALF PENNY around an inner circle, COPPER / COMPANY / OF UPPER / CANADA within the circle on four lines. An ever-popular type with "colonial" collectors despite its association with Canada; the Myddelton token obverse is a great drawing card for today's colonial specialists. Over a long period of years we have seen just a few of these, far fewer than we have handled of the Copper Company of Upper Canada tokens on their own or the wonderful Myddleton tokens. Highly desirable. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.