1812 - Half Penny Token - Tiffin - Lower Canada - nice copper coin

Description

1812 - Half Penny Token - Tiffin - Lower Canada - nice copper coin
, exactly as pictured.
Tiffin Half Penny Token
Obverse
Bust right within counter-clockwise wreath
Reverse
Figure seated left holding cornucopia, ship sailing in left background, legend around, date below.
Lettering:
HALFPENNY TOKEN
1812
Edge
Smooth
Comments
Weight:  5.3 - 6.6g
Diameter:  27.3 - 27.7mm
LC-48A1  Laurel crown with 4 upper leaves, 3 daisies crown the cornucopia
LC-48A2  Laurel crown with 2 upper leaves, 3 daisies crown the cornucopia, Copper
LC-48A3  Laurel crown with 2 upper leaves, 3 daisies crown the cornucopia, Brass
LC-48A4  Laurel crown with 2 upper leaves, 2 daisies crown the cornucopia
These lightweight tokens were imported into Canada, ca 1832 by Joseph Tiffin, a Montreal grocer.  They bore the date 1812 to evade the laws forbidding the importation of tokens into Canada.
Halliday's "H"
does not
appear on this token.
Coin will be sent USPS first class - if price goes above for multiple coins won - the package will also be fully insured at a slightly higher cost to account for size and weight.   Willing to combine shipping on multiple lots won
.