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Canada Hudson Bay Company East Main 1/8 penny Beaver Token 1850s
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
5930667
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Canada Hudson Bay Company East Main 1/8 penny Beaver Token 1850s
Type
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
1855
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
HB EM 1/8 NB
Reverse
Pro Pelle Cutem
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
30
Number
Details
HB EM 1/8 NB =
Hudson Bay Co. East Main 1/8 penny
The British die error should have read
"MB" denoting Made Beaver, but the token were used regardless.
Pro Pelle Cutem (Latin) =
for skins or pelts