Nova Scotia. Victoria bronze Specimen "Mayflower" 1/2 Penny Token 1856 SP62 Brown NGC, Br-876, NS-5A1a, Haxby-Unl. (listed only in medal alignment). Plain edge. Coin alignment. Variety with LCW initials beneath bust (incompletely struck). Beautifully toned in a prominent cabinet iridescence of seafoam, neon blue, and violet. Sold with old collector envelope detailing provenance. Adopted obverse (Haxby die SH-2): No L.C.W. below bust, bust tip ends even with the 1 of the date; pointed upper left serifs of NN of BRITANNIAR. Pattern reverse (Haxby die SH-B): Small bud under V of PROVINCE; normal V of PROVINCE; broken stem under PR of PROVINCE. Ex. McKay-Clements Collection (Frank Rose May 1976, Lot 486)

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