Yes, even Canada had a colonial period. I just recently pick up this Canadian Token. Not a big collector of foreign material but every once in awhile I find something that I’m drawn you and last month, this was it. It’s undated and the obverse has a sailing ship, almost in full sail, that appears to be British, if I make out that flag correctly. The reverse reads “SHIPS COLONIES & COMMERCE”. A very nice looking Canadian Colonial Commerce Token.
Look for the Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins Tokens and Paper money. The one I use for these tokens is v. old (1965). It cost a buck. I'll bet these are all over the place at less than $10.
@Collecting Nut ID - Breton #997 You can verify which of the varieties it is here https://www.coinsandcanada.com/tokens-medals-ships-colonies-commerce.php When you click on each of the attribute images you end up with, I think, variety PE-10-27 (Lees 27 Nice token
If I am not mistaken, there is a scarce variety of the Ships, Colonies and Commerce token that has a US flag flying from the ship.
PE-10-24 I believe. The price chart shows a VG-8 at $22.50. I only paid $1.00 for it as it struck my fancy. Sure a lot of them. Thanks for the info and the link.
A number of questions but only with a magnifying glass and the token in hand. I was sure to learn that the “SHIPS COLONIES & COMMERCE” was something Napoleon said in 1811 pertaining to the British victory over him.
