Rare 1838 British Guiana 1 Stiver Trade and Navigation Token - Issued by Mr. Balgarnie, Dry Goods Merchant - Rare Imperial British Coin

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Rare 1838 British Guiana 1 Stiver Trade and Navigation Token - Issued by Mr. Balgarnie, Dry Goods Merchant - Rare Imperial British CoinBritish Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies. It was located on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana. The first known Europeans to encounter Guiana was Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer, and his crew. Raleigh published a book entitled The Discovery of Guiana, but this mainly relates to the Guayana region of Venezuela. The Dutch were the first

including at least 1 buffalo nickel and 1 Indian head penny

the mint's director

just over 2

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Portrait of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the center of the obverse of this note

a practice seldom followed by his contemporaries

Condition: Very Good - Fine

Many of these contemporary counterfeits are identifiable today and they can be as valuable to a collector as a real note

and it formed a large part of their wealth

and features a portrait of William Meredith

Obsolete bank notes are also called "broken bank notes

Turkish: II