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Beaver Preserve Token – Brass – Original Dr. Porth collection. Actually these tok

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Beaver Preserve Token – Brass – Original Dr. Porth collection.  Actually these tok

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Auction Date:2024 Nov 23 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5220 1st. Avenue, Quebec City, Quebec, G1H 2V2, Canada
Beaver Preserve Token – Brass – Original Dr. Porth collection. Actually these tokens were for beaver that were not trapped, but actually recognized the fact that the aboriginal trapper allowed the beaver pair to breed. They were struck in the 1930’s. The Hudson and James bay areas were prime beaver producing areas but by the 1930’s there numbers were way down. James Watt, post manager for the HBC at Rupert House with the help of his wife convinced the Quebec Government to set up a 7,200 square mile beaver sanctuary in the area. By 1940 a 450 beaver quota was realized. A real success story on its own.