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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 1780855, member: 20201&quot;]I googled this information ...</p><p>Sir Isaac Coffin received the Magdalen Islands as a reward for his naval service to Britain during the American War of Independence.</p><p>In 1815 he had penny tokens struck for use on the Magdeline Islands apparently believing he had the right to do so as Baronet.</p><p>He may have visited the Islands in 1815 bringing the tokens with him but he did not stay long, being elected as a member of Parliament for Illchester in 1818. The tokens were used on the Island, most show wear brought about by circulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the Obverse is obviously a seal. Reads MAGDALEN ISLANDS TOKEN 1815.</p><p>The Reverse reads SUCCESS TO THE FISHERY ONE PENNY. It is a fish that has been split and dried.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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