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Message:: [QUOTE="SRSNUM, post: 6352209, member: 102988"]Below find a description and images of an example of the Canada City Bank, Bank Token of 1837. It appears to be the Charlton Lower Canada LC8A2 type. This example exhibits several differences that may indicate the presence of a new variety. Obverse diagnostics: …‘PROVINCE’ ‘P’ is doubled at the top left, left side of the upright and the inside lower right of the loop. ‘R’ is doubled at the top left, left side of the upright, the inside middle right of the upper loop, inside middle right of the lower loop and left side of the lower loop. ‘O’ is doubled at the outside middle left, inside lower middle left and the inside right. ‘V’ is doubled at the outside left and the inside left. At the lower right is evidence of a 'small V’. This is evidence of a Large ‘V’ of Small ‘v’ type. This appears to be an unlisted new variety.  I N C-none  ‘E’ is doubled heavily at the middle crossbar and serifs. …‘DU’: None …‘BAS’: ‘B’ is doubled at the inside right of the upper loop. AS-none …CANADA: The ‘C’ is doubled at the middle inside left. The first ‘A’ is doubled at the outside upper right, the bottom right and the top of the lower right serif. The lower right serif is distorted strongly to the right. The ‘N’ is doubled at the right side of the slanted stroke.  The 2nd ‘A’ is doubled at the outside right. D-none The last ‘A’ is doubled at the outside right, inside right and inside bottom left. …’UN’: ‘U’ is doubled at the bottom and lower right. ‘N’ is doubled at bottom right. …‘SOU’: The ‘S’ is doubled at the bottom center and the top of the inside lower loop. The ‘O’ is doubled at the outside middle and lower left. The ‘U’ is doubled at the bottom left and outside left.  Reverse diagnostics: …BANK BAN-none ‘K’ is doubled at the right side of the upright. A downward spike is noted at the middle of the right side of the upright. …’TOKEN’ The ‘T’ is doubled at the top third of the left side of the upright; it extends into the crossbar. A tiny die gouge is noted to the left of the middle left of the upright. ‘O’-none ‘K’-The ‘K’ is doubled at the lower inside left and the upper inside left and right. A tiny die gouge is noted off the middle of the outside upper right; another die gouge is noted below the middle of the left upright. The ‘K’ is also doubled at the bottom right. ‘EN’-none …’CITY’ ‘C’-The ‘C’ is incomplete at the top. ‘I’-The ‘I’ is incomplete at the lower left. ‘T’-The ‘T’ is distorted and tilted left. ‘Y’-The ‘Y’ is missing the upper right stroke. …’BANK’ ‘B’-none ‘A’-The ‘A’ is missing the lower left foot. ‘N’-The ‘N’ is missing the lower left serif and the top of the right upright. ‘K’- The ‘K’ is missing the upper right serif. [ATTACH=full]1251592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251599[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251600[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251601[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1251604[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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