Big 🇨🇦 Half Penny !!

[Ill Digger]

We went up to Wisconsin to visit with the family for Easter a couple of weekends ago. While everyone else was eating I grabbed the Etrac and snuck off to the sports camp for a while. I managed a couple of wheats. As the Wisconsin state bird, the mosquitos, were pumping me dry I started to head back to the gathering. I got a nice deep sounding 12-41@ 5 inches. Figuring it was another wheatie. I started to dig. Around the 10 inch mark I got a hit on the pinpointer :shocked05: A couple more inches of dirt and out comes a big coin!:shocked01:
Turns out to be my first Canadian bank token!:yahoo:

It's a 1844 Bank of Montreal half penny bank token.
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I'm happy to have this one! Now my only question is, does this count towards the yearly LC tally?

Thanks for lookin and HH! :peace:

[del]

That token is sure in good shape Tim !:cheering:For the record it would count in my book because its as big as a large cent and it dates to before the end of the large pennies !:thumbsup02: Congrats

[Full Metal Digger]

I agree with Del. It counts and I must say it is in VERY nice shape! Congrats and HH, Dave.

[OxShoeDrew]

WOW!!! Excellent find Tim!! :notworthy::perfect10:

[Ill Digger]

That token is sure in good shape Tim !:cheering:For the record it would count in my book because its as big as a large cent and it dates to before the end of the large pennies !:thumbsup02: Congrats


I agree with Del. It counts and I must say it is in VERY nice shape! Congrats and HH, Dave.


WOW!!! Excellent find Tim!! :notworthy::perfect10:

Thanks guys!:notworthy:
It looks great now!:yes: It didn't look like that when it first came out of the ground. It had a very stubborn layer of scum on it. It took 4 CLR baths to get it to this state. And as you can see there are still a few trouble spots. But those will be staying. :lol: I think it looks good, and it seems, so far, that the general consensus agrees :thumbsup02:

[aloldstuff]

As the mosquitoes are sucking you dry, your sucking the ground dry. Nice find and congrats. It counts....:thumbsup02:

[Noah]

Love the patina. Don't clean it!!

[wisconsin digger]

Thats older than any coin I Have found and I live in Wisconsin. GREAT find. WD

[Digger Don]

Wow Tim, everytime you go out you find something fantastic.:envious:
Great find:perfect10:

[Fire Fighter 43]

WTG Tim, that is a great and unusual find. Nice to see the sports camp is still giving up some goodies.

[Digger_O'Dell]

That's a beauty of a coin. Definitely counts in my book!

[Donnie B]

Beautiful coin! Well worth a couple of pints of blood!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Wow Tim, that 1844 Half Penny Bank Token is wonderful find! It is in great condition with very little wear. Super old!

I found one of those back in 2014 when I was detecting with DaddyDigger in Scottville, IL. Yours is in much better shape than mine.

http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/showthread.php?15637-Weekend-of-Detecting-with-DaddyDigger-yields-some-old-coins-and-relics

Yours sure looks good up on the banner! :thumbsup02:

:congrats:

[Ken C]

Awesome find! :perfect10:

[milco]

Great find Tim! Not sure how I missed this post, awesome find! That is a real good find and I am sure will keep you going back and checking in to the history of that area. Congrats!

[Ill Digger]

Thanks Darren!

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[Lodge Scent]

Nice! That is one of the better looking Canada Bank Tokens that I've seen posted. Great find!