Important Hudson’s Bay Company Barrel Hoop Trade Token

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SKU
4904
CA $4,500.00
Gingras. Unique HBC
Important Hudson’s Bay Company Barrel Hoop Trade Token

Extremely Scarce & Important
Circa: 1850 to 1870
Attributed to:
Hudsons Bay Company Interior Post Hazelton British Columbia

Larry Gingras, a most important scholar of Canadian Numismatics,
& the relative importance thereof to early Canadian Colonial history,
wrote in his 1960s article in The Beaver....
A few of these crude copper pieces, probably cut from keg hoops, have
been found in British Columbia.

The authentic, & original HBC Barrel Hoop Token we have in this listing, will be one of only four known to ever have been offered for sale to serious collectors.

Dimensions: 1 inch x 2 inches
Weight: 5.65 grams

An extremely important colonial British Columbia artifact
and an excellent investment item.
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