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It is our design, so far as the compass of this work will allow, to trace the history of our currency up to the present time, and by careful perusal, our Patrons will see that we have endeavored as far as possible to give a correct and faithful description of every coin known to us. It is possible that there may be in existence some specimen of which we have not heard, and probably some collectors may imagine they have found an error, but we can assure them that our facilities have been of such a character (having had access to some cabinets which contain the finest specimens of our coins) that the omissions cannot be either many or important. Should any of those who may receive this work notice an omission, we shall be happy to correspond with them upon the subject, and shall always be pleased to give, or receive any information which may tend to render the study of our coinage mutually agreeable and profitable. The compilation of this work has cost much time, thought, and correspondence, and to those kind friends in Canada and the United States who have aided us, we return our sincere thanks. In aiding us, they have conferred a favor upon every true Numismatist,for while there are exhaustive and able writers upon the Coinage of England; with Dickinson, Bushnell, Prime, and others upon the varied and interesting coins of the United States, yet the work now published is, we believe, the first upon the coins of Canada.It was originally our intention to have included in this work, theMedals of Canada, but to do them justice, (for some of them are of the very finest description), would have rendered it necessary to place the work at a much higher price, and thus frustrate our desire to place it within the reach of every collector.Before proceeding further, we would say that this work is not issued as a mere matter of speculation, but from an ardent love for the Science of Numismatics, and a desire to render our Brethren that aid in their studies which we ourselves would have desired when passing through our initiation into the mysteries of the science. Should this object be attained we shall be satisfied.The Currency, and particularly the Copper Currency of that portion of British North America, now known as the Dominion of Canada, consists chiefly of Tokens, many of which were issued by Banks or private individuals, while some were designed and struck in England, as a matter of speculation, and were sold in bulk to the merchants during the seasons of scarcity of change. Others, again, are the work of native artists. The number of the latter, however, is very small.With reference to the money used in Canada prior to the Conquest in 1760, we have the following accounts taken from the Journal of the Travels of Professor Kalm of the University of Abo, in Sweden, in 1749 ; also from " Travels through Canada in 1805, by George Heriot, Esq., Dep. Postmaster General of British North America."The following is Professor Kalm's account:" The coins in use in Canada are the sol, the livre or franc, and crown or ecu, The sol is the lowest, and is about the value of a penny in the English Colonies. The livre or franc, contains 20 sols, and 3 livres makes an ecu or crown. The sols consist of brass, with a very small mixture of silver, and those which I saw were worn thin by circulation. The supply of Coins however is limited, the greater part of the business of the colony being transactedwith paper currency." Of this paper or card money we have a full description in the account given by Heriot, which is as follows:" About the year 1700, the Trade of Canada was in a very languishing condition, which was to a great extent caused by the frequent alterations which took place in the medium of Exchange. The ' Company of the West Indies' (to whom the French Islands had been conceded) was permitted to circulate their small coin to the amount of 100,000 francs, but the use of this coin was prohibited in any other country.
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- Title: Coins, Tokens And Medals of The Dominion of Canada
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