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1796 TOKEN Copper Company of Upper Canada Token PR64 B

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1796 TOKEN Copper Company of Upper Canada Token PR64 B
<B>1796<TOKEN> Copper Company of Upper Canada Token PR64 Brown PCGS.</B></I> Crosby, Pl. IX, 23. Breen-1076, "Extremely rare." This is a muling of unrelated token issues. The obverse is the same as the rare and famous Myddelton token, which was struck for a proposed Kentucky settlement. The reverse is a halfpenny token for a Canadian enterprise. The Soho Mint, run by Boulton & Watt, was the maker for both the Myddelton token and the present mule. Robert C. Willey believed they were struck as samples of the Soho Mint's craft. This well struck piece exhibits consistent mahogany-brown toning. Close examination discovers a few minor thin marks, mostly on the left central reverse. Listed on page 73 of the 2007 <I>Guide Book.</B></I>