Lower Canada "Wellington" 1/2 Penny Token 1814 Fine, Br-979, WE-8A5. 27mm. 5.94gm. Engrailed edge. Coin alignment. Mule type pairing an WE-8A4 obverse (with round epaulette and 8 leaves) with a WE-8A2 reverse die (no ship, middle tine of trident the longest). Reportedly the rarest subvariety of this Wellington type according to Charlton. Struck from a rusty reverse die. Sold with old collector envelope detailing provenance. Purchased from Warren Baker on October 28, 1989; Torex (Year Unknown, Lot 2330)

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