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Message:: [QUOTE="Aidan Work, post: 36250, member: 1824"]The Bank of Upper Canada's tokens are very interesting,as they are affectionately known as St George Pieces.They were issued in 2 denominations- 1/2d. & 1d. The first ones are dated 1850,which exist only in medal alignment.Some of the 1d.'s have a dot between the cornucopiae tips,but the significance of this is uncertain.In 1852,there are 2 main varieties.The clue is in the alignment.If it is in 'medal alignment' (heads & tails upright),then the piece was struck at the Royal Mint in London,England.If it is in 'coin alignment' (heads & tails upside down in relation to one another),then the piece was struck at Heaton's Mint in Birmingham,England.The 1857's are very underrated pieces,as very few of them were actually issued prior to Canada's decimal changeover,which occurred in 1858.I had to wait years to get them.A pair of them turned up in a Wellington Coin Club auction,so I bought them.The letters 'RK & Co' is not a mintmark.This is the mark of Rowe,Kentish,& Co.,who were the agents that the coin orders were put through.[/QUOTE]