1886 Canada Issue Token Value
The Canada Issue Token is a collectible token from 1886, catalogued here from 8 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.
1886 Canada Issue Token specifications
- Series
- Canada Tokens
- Denomination
- Canada Issue Token
- Year
- 1886
- Material
- Copper
1886 Canada Issue Token inscriptions & design
Obverse
E.A. CARDINAL/ NUMISMATIST/ MONTREAL
Inscription
Reverse
FOR THE COMFORT/ OF SLEIGHS/ USE/ LYMBURNER'S HEATER
Leg on heater surrounded by inscription
Measured 1886 Canada Issue Token specimens
8 physically measured 1886 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #1 | 7.384 g | 26.3 mm | 8 h | B.576/7, B.581 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #2 | 5.181 g | 25.8 mm | 12 h | B.583 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #3 | 7.582 g | 25.7 mm | 12 h | B.582 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #4 | 6.793 g | 25.6 mm | 12 h | B.582 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #5 | 9.995 g | 25.6 mm | 12 h | B.582 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #6 | 5.069 g | 26 mm | 12 h | B.582 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #7 | 5.587 g | 25.9 mm | 12 h | B.584 |
| 1886 Canada Issue Token #8 | 5.271 g | 25.9 mm | 11 h | B.583 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.