I am working on Pennies and Half Pennies and Tokens to add to my Canadian copper coins set. I have acquired a handful of those so far. I have 42 different Large Canadian Cents including an 1858 Large Cent and a pretty extensive and complete non proof small cent set. I made this collage to show my recent additions of Pre-Confederation Decimal coins from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. I don't think I'll be chasing after the other Half Cent from New Brunswick though.
My favorite would have to be the 1917 Newfoundland George V penny. At one time I had the silver 50 cent coin, also 1917, in something like MS60 raw that I picked-up for about 20% over melt. When you think of what a Walker half from 1917 in that condition would go for, --and it's a way more common coin to boot-- it sure makes collecting some of these early Canadian provinence coins seem like a fun and affordable pursuit.
I thought that since the Canadian cents were not going to be minted anymore for circulation that I ought to get on the stick before they get harder to find.I had a been working on the small cents and I'm up to date with quite a few varieties in that area. I had 5 Large cents when I went to a local coin show and went on a mission. Since August 4th of this year I went from 5 Large Cents to 42 and I can't seem to stop moving backwards in time now. The type set seems to be the way to go for now to compliment my decimal sets. The many tokens, half pennies and pennies can make for a very interesting historical collection at almost anyone's budget. They are very popular it seems, as it is tough to find any without a bid on eBay when they start at a reasonable open price. Yes, some of these Pre-confeds have very low mintages as you point out.
Oh I am hooked ! The Tokens seem like an endless sea to fish from. Thanks for the compliments. Look at my albums I have been working on.
