The public was used to dense coins from America, Britain, and Spain, so they didn’t much like these new lightweight Canadian coins.Year: 1858 to 1920 Monarch: Mixed Grade: Mixed Value: $166.27Since the citizens largely rejected these original coins, the Canadian Mint came up with an ...
Whether proof or specimen coins are easier to get as single coins, depends mostly in the value of the intact sets they come from. Generally after 2012 most proof sets are worth more intact than broken up so those coins are harder to get in proof....
In 1841, the Province of Canada adopted a new system based on the Halifax rating. The new Canadian pound was equal to four U.S. dollars (92.88 grains gold), making one pound sterling equal to 1 pound 4 shillings 4 pence Canadian. Thus, the new Canadian pound was worth 16 shillings ...
Our nearest Post-office was Benton, on the Missouri, and none but American stamps were used. Stamps were obtained by sending for one dollar's worth, more or less,, to the Postmaster at Benton. Letters were left to be mailed at the trading-post of I. G. Baker & Co., and, not havi...