1861-1864 New Brunswick Cents - Choose by Date & Grade - New Brunswick 1 Penny Large Cent 1864 Cent - Only 4 Years of Issue

This listing is for New Brunswick Cents, as pictured. Choose by date and by grade. Lower mintage, only 2 years of issue for these New Brunswick provincial cents, 1861 and 1864.

Struck for only 7 years, these coins represent a brief period in Canadian history, and for New Brunswick more specifically. The dollar was the currency of New Brunswick between 1860 and 1867. It replaced the pound at a rate of 4 dollars = 1 pound (5 shillings = 1 dollar) and was equal to the Canadian dollar. The New Brunswick dollar was replaced by the Canadian dollar at par when New Brunswick entered the Canadian Confederation, erasing the need for this currency.

Similarly to the coins issued for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick coins were issued between 1861 and 1864 in denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 cent. The ½ and 1 cent were struck in bronze, the others in silver.

Some New Brunswick History from this period:
In 1784, following the arrival of many loyalists fleeing the American Revolution, the colony of New Brunswick was officially created, separating it from what is now Nova Scotia. In the early 1800s, New Brunswick prospered and the population grew rapidly. In 1867, New Brunswick decided to confederate with Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada (now Quebec and Ontario) to form Canada. After Confederation, shipbuilding and lumbering declined, and protectionism disrupted trade with New England. From the mid-1900s onwards, New Brunswick was one of the poorest regions of Canada, a fact eventually mitigated by transfer payments.

1864 New Brunswick One Cent - Queen Victoria - New Brunswick 1 Penny - Large Cent - 1864 Cent - Only 4 Years of Issue