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J. Shaw & Co. Hardware Token

J. Shaw & Co. Hardware Token

Copper halfpenny-sized merchant token advertising J. Shaw & Co., importers of hardware in Upper Town, issued around the 1850s.

Canadian & Provincial
New Brunswick One Cent

New Brunswick One Cent

A bronze one-cent piece dated 1860 showing a steam locomotive with NB and ONE CENT — a New Brunswick locomotive-type token distinct from the official 1861/1864 cent.

Canadian & Provincial
British Columbia Centennial Dollar

British Columbia Centennial Dollar

A 1958 Canadian silver dollar marking British Columbia's centennial, showing a Pacific Northwest totem pole and the dates 1858–1958.

Canadian & Provincial
Prince Edward Island One Cent

Prince Edward Island One Cent

Bronze one-cent coin struck in 1871 for the colony of Prince Edward Island, with Queen Victoria on the obverse and the island's name and date on the reverse.

Canadian & Provincial
Olympic Hockey Commemorative Dollar

Olympic Hockey Commemorative Dollar

Silver-colored commemorative dollar for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, showing an ice hockey player, maple leaves, and the Olympic rings.

Canadian & Provincial
American Palladium Eagle

American Palladium Eagle

The U.S. Mint's one-ounce .9995 fine palladium bullion coin, launched in 2017 with classic Weinman Mercury dime and eagle designs.

Bullion
James Lewis and Company Civil War Token

James Lewis and Company Civil War Token

A privately struck Civil War store card advertising Jas. Lewis & Co. of La Porte, Indiana, with a classical head obverse and a beehive reverse.

Token
Panama-Pacific Exposition Dollar

Panama-Pacific Exposition Dollar

An 1915 U.S. gold dollar struck for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, showing a canal laborer and two dolphins encircling the denomination.

Classic Commemorative