Prince Edward Island One Cent

Started by ghipszky, May 08, 2009, 03:15:32 AM

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ghipszky

I don't know if these coins are common or not. I mostly got it to add to my slowly developing Queen Victoria collection.
It is 24mm.
Ginger

bart

These turn up from time to time. I like the design with the trees.

For a Queen Victoria collection, this is a very interesting piece, as Prince Edward Island was named after Victoria's father, prince Edward, 5th child of George III.

bart

ghipszky

I think it will be an interesting collection. I wasn't sure of the islands name origin, so that is interesting new information.
Ginger

bruce61813

Ginger some information:
#168 ; BR 915
"The tree shown on the 1871 P.E. I. cent is an oak - with three oak saplings.They represent : Large Oak tree - the mother country, sheltering the three countries of the Island - Kings, Queens, and Prince, designated by the three oak saplings.  Decimal coinage was introduced in 1871, the only coin being a bronze cant. The P.E.I.  cent is unique in that it is the only coin issued anywhere in Canada with the royal title in English, and the only coin Heaton mint at Birmingham without the familiar H."

1964 Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens and Paper Money" Twelfth Edition, by J.E. Charlton


bruce

ghipszky

Thank you Bruce! I will put the attribution info with the coin. Very interesting coin I lucked into then.
Ginger

ghipszky

Phil,
That is really sad about the decimalization, what happened to all the coins that had circulated for so long when they changed over?
So how old would Queen Victoria have been when this coin was minted? And how long would this image have been on the coins as she grew older. I have this coin and my Queen Victoria Shilling. I don't why her coinage appeals to me, but I might look for some more.
Ginger

a3v1

Quote from: The Squadron of Simpletons on May 09, 2009, 09:29:09 AMSome older people had problems accepting the new decimal coins, as they were thoroughly inauthentic in their eyes. It wasn't unusual even in the 1980s to find old ladies still blaming decimal money for causing our high inflation at the time, and maintaining we should return to the "old money"!.
Exactly the same happened on the Continent after 2002 when the Euro was introduced.
Regards,
a3v1
Over half a century of experience as a coin collector.
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Money is like body fat: If there's too much of it, it always is in the wrong places.

BC Numismatics

Ginger,
  Although the Prince Edward Island 1c. is a common coin,it is of historic interest for these reasons;

This was the only coin that the colony had.

The obverse is the same as that on the Jamaican coins.

This coin was struck at Heaton's Mint,Birmingham (England),albeit,without the 'H' mintmark being added to the dies.

Yes,I do have this coin.

Aidan.

Figleaf

A Victorian coin collection is worthwhile. You'll find her in all kinds of different clothes and crowns and uncrowned (the bun head in Britain) surrounded by latin, gothic and arabic letters. There are heads in unexpected places (look at this thread), but one of these is so rare, that you will never be able to complete the collection. Don't let that put you off. Who said you "must" have all the coins. Getting the different designs is a challenge in itself.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

ghipszky

Figleaf,
I am not sure how many I will find, but I will look when I can. I am going to have to read up on her so I know more about her. Her coins were far and wide.
Ginger

bruce61813

Ginger, considering she reigned from 1838 to 1901, and had England, Ireland, Scotland, India, South Africe, australia, New Zealnad and a few other places making coins, I think you will be busy for awhile.  There are a lot of Victoria coins, have fun.  ;D

Bruce

Bimat

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Quote from: bruce61813 on May 10, 2009, 05:45:30 AM
Ginger, considering she reigned from 1838 to 1901, and had England, Ireland, Scotland, India, South Africe, australia, New Zealnad and a few other places making coins, I think you will be busy for awhile.  There are a lot of Victoria coins, have fun.  ;D

Bruce
Quite right.If you consider only India,it will take years to complete Victoria Rupee collection.Especially in case of Dot varieties,every year,a new variety in dot pattern is discovered ! So,Queen Victoria can be a different theme to collect.
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. -J. K. Rowling.

BC Numismatics

Bruce,
  Although Queen Victoria's first coins were struck in 1838,her reign actually started in 1837.

Aditya,the 1862 dated coins are a very specialised area,as are the coins dated 1835,1840,& 1877 are.

Aidan.

ghipszky

Well it sounds like I might a big and interesting challenge on my hands!!Could be fun.
Ginger