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2. File:One Penny Token, 1824 - Province of Nova Scotia.jpg

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   English: 1 penny token, 1824, issued for the English colony of Nova Scotia. On the obverse is a portrait of King George IV. Diameter 33.9 mm, thickness 2.3 mm, weight 16.67 g, copper. Edge with a cord-like pattern. Minted in the UK.

3. Nova Scotian pound - Wikipedia

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   The pound (sign: £) was the currency of Nova Scotia until 1860. It was subdivided into 20 shillings (sign: s or /–), each of 12 pence (sign: d).It was equivalent to sterling and was replaced by the dollar in 1860, [1] at a rate of $5 = £1 ($1 = 4/–), although coins and notes of the dollar currency were not issued until 1861.

4. History of Canadian currencies - Wikipedia

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   Nova Scotia one-cent coin, 1861. In 1860, Nova Scotia adopted a system of decimalization, and set the exchange rates for British currency as well as other coins. The provincial government was authorised to obtain coins in cents, and the unit of account for the government was to be in dollars and cents.

5. Magdalen Island penny token - Wikipedia

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   The Magdalen Island penny token was a token that was originally issued for use on that island and throughout Lower Canada and the Maritime Provinces in the early 19th century. This token was issued in 1815 by Sir Isaac Coffin , who was granted the island by the British government in reward for his loyalty to the crown during the American ...

6. Coins of the Canadian dollar - Wikipedia

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   The most significant recent developments in Canadian coinage were the introduction of $1 and $2 coins and the withdrawal of the one cent piece. The $1 coin (the "loonie") was released in 1987. The $1 banknote remained in issue and in circulation alongside the one-dollar coin for the next two years, until it was withdrawn in 1989.

7. Coinage of Upper Canada - Wikipedia

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   In 1850, the Bank of Upper Canada received the right to issue a coinage due to a severe coin shortage. The coinage consisted of 1/2 Penny and 1 Penny Bank Tokens. The obverse of the coins carried a representation of St.George slaying the dragon based on Benedetto Pistrucci's gold sovereign coinage design. The reverse of the coins carried the ...

8. These rare 1-cent coins just sold for a pretty penny

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   Someone just paid a pretty penny for two rare 1-cent coins. And by a pretty penny, we mean a grand total of nearly $870,000. A 1792 silver center cent sold for $352,500 at a Heritage auction in ...

9. Canadian twenty-cent coin - Wikipedia

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   Coins were struck in 1-, 5-, 10- and 20-cent denominations. The new Canadian dollar was equal in value to the New Brunswick dollar, which was introduced in 1852. [3] In order to accommodate transactions involving the Nova Scotian pound, the Province of Canada chose to issue a twenty-cent coin, which was the equivalent to a shilling in Nova ...