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Dirty Fingers, Ugly Toes.... Here's a 1867 cure for Tapeworms
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1867 Devins & Bolton, Druggist, Montreal, Breton-569, 26mm Diameter, Plain Edge, Copper
Advertising the firms patented safe and certain cure for tapeworms in children or adults.
This is the only token that was manufactured specifically for the firm and struck in Birmingham, England. The entire shipment of 8,000 pieces upon entry was seized by Canadian customs officials and stored in the Customs House in Montreal because of a New Currency Act which prohibited the manufacture or importation of coins or tokens without government permission. The close resemblance of the Devins & Bolton tokens to the pre confederation Canada cents of 1858-59 may also have influenced the authorities to seize them. After a small number of the pieces found their way into circulation the balance was ordered destroyed by melting.
Advertising the firms patented safe and certain cure for tapeworms in children or adults.
This is the only token that was manufactured specifically for the firm and struck in Birmingham, England. The entire shipment of 8,000 pieces upon entry was seized by Canadian customs officials and stored in the Customs House in Montreal because of a New Currency Act which prohibited the manufacture or importation of coins or tokens without government permission. The close resemblance of the Devins & Bolton tokens to the pre confederation Canada cents of 1858-59 may also have influenced the authorities to seize them. After a small number of the pieces found their way into circulation the balance was ordered destroyed by melting.
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-Dan
It's listed as Rarity-5