Any value of this 1837 1/2 Penny Canada Token? 0

[SteveJCline]

Looking through my collection over the years and found a coin I bought a while back which is an 1837 Canadian Half Penny Token. I don't know if it is real/genuine or approximately how much this could go for but I assume only a few bucks if anything. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

[JKK]

I don't see anything about it to make me doubt its authenticity. Moderate leaning toward heavy even wear, no damage except for edge bumps, no insufficiently_thoughtful_person has gone in and whizzed it or otherwise thought they would be cute to clean it, so that's all to the good. Lower Canada (what is now Québec) bank token, 1 sou (half penny), sold listings look like they go for $2-3. I'd definitely pay $3 for one. Dealer would probably figure that the public had zero idea of its value and would price it at $5 or $10, and someone would eventually pay him that.

Edited September 4, 2020 by JKK

[VKurtB]

2 hours ago, SteveJCline said:

Looking through my collection over the years and found a coin I bought a while back which is an 1837 Canadian Half Penny Token. I don't know if it is real/genuine or approximately how much this could go for but I assume only a few bucks if anything. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

In that era, Canada was not yet the Dominion it is today. Eastern Canada was divided into Upper Canada (elevation) which was predominantly English, and Lower Canada, which was predominantly French. This is a Lower Canada half penny token. 

[James_OldeTowne]

These are surprisingly common (well, at least, not rare!) and worth a dollar or two or three in average condition.