1870 Canada Issue Token Value
The Canada Issue Token is a collectible token from 1870, catalogued here from 2 documented examples with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1870 Canada Issue Token specifications
- Series
- Canada Tokens
- Denomination
- Canada Issue Token
- Year
- 1870
- Material
- Brass
1870 Canada Issue Token inscriptions & design
Obverse
AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE/ BAS CANADA
Bouquet with seven shamrocks
Reverse
TOKEN/ UN/ SOU/ MONTREAL
Wreath with 18 cherry leaves
Measured 1870 Canada Issue Token specimens
2 physically measured 1870 Canada Issue Token examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 Canada Issue Token #1 | 6.952 g | 27.59 mm | 6 h | Courteau.40, Breton.690, Charlton.LC-44A2, Haxby-Willey.176, McLachlan.76, Willey.G2, LeRoux.553, Numista.96062, KM.Tn5 |
| 1870 Canada Issue Token #2 | 6.534 g | 27.51 mm | 6 h | Courteau.40, Breton.690, Charlton.LC-44A1, Haxby-Willey.176, McLachlan.76, Willey.G2, LeRoux.553, Numista.96062, KM.Tn5 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.