Yes. It's a hard times token and is highly collectable.
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Considering the date, can we assume it also circulated in the US along with the other hard times tokens?
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>Considering the date, can we assume it also circulated in the US along with the other hard times tokens? >>
From the Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens: "In about 1838, a series of penny-size tokens were produced for British Guiana. . . ." (See page 175.) The side with the bust is actually considered the reverse.
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>Considering the date, can we assume it also circulated in the US along with the other hard times tokens? >>
From the Guide Book of Canadian Coins and Tokens: "In about 1838,
a series of penny-size tokens were produced for British Guiana. . . ."
(See page 175.) The side with the bust is actually considered the reverse.