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1 Cent Fisheries and Agriculture
1855 year| Copper | 5.6 g | 26 mm |
| Issuer | Prince Edward Island (Canadian provinces) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1855-1901) |
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1855 |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01) |
| Currency | Pound (1790-1871) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.6 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#31054 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 55% |
Reverse
Lettering top, middle, and bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FISHERIES
AND
AGRICULTURE
ONE
1855
CENT
Edge
Plain
Comment
Weight: 5.0 - 6.2 gDiameter: 26.0 mm
PE-6A1 Plain "5"'s, Medal alignment
PE-6A2 Recut "5"'s, Medal alignment
PE-6A3 Recut "5"'s, Coin alignment
James Duncan, a hardware merchant in Charlottetown issued the first Canadian decimal piece, the "cent" (100 to the Spanish dollar) of 1855. Competing with other halfpenny tokens (150 to the Spanish dollar), it is doubtful whether they were readily accepted.
Interesting fact
The Token 1 Cent (Fisheries and Agriculture) 1855 from Prince Edward Island is interesting because it was used as a substitute for the official Canadian currency, which was scarce at the time, and it was made of copper, which was a common material for tokens in the 19th century.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Cent (Fisheries and Agriculture) 1855 coin.
