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ONTARIO, Ottawa R. Bayne 1 Quart Brass Dairy Token, Breton 816 Almost Uncirculated
The following is an excerpt from the excellent article by Paul S. Berry and Kitrina Bevan, Ottawa Dairy Tokens, An Overview of the Dairy Tokens of Ottawa
and Their Issuers.
https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/banque-bank-canada/FB4-24-2008-eng.pdf
Robert Bayne operated in the City View area of Ottawa in the late nineteenth century. He lived at Concession Rfa, Lot 30, in Nepean Township. Today this location would be on the east side of Merivale Road, between Viewmount Drive and West Hunt Club Road near Colonnade Road. Directories place Bayne at this location between 1864 and 1884.Two denominations of tokens (one pint, one quart) in three different metals (brass,copper, and aluminum) bear his name. The Bayne tokens were fantasy pieces struck in 1892 to appeal to collectors. In April 1893, they were pronounced fraudulent by noted
numismatist Robert McLachlan.
The following is an excerpt from the excellent article by Paul S. Berry and Kitrina Bevan, Ottawa Dairy Tokens, An Overview of the Dairy Tokens of Ottawa
and Their Issuers.
https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/banque-bank-canada/FB4-24-2008-eng.pdf
Robert Bayne operated in the City View area of Ottawa in the late nineteenth century. He lived at Concession Rfa, Lot 30, in Nepean Township. Today this location would be on the east side of Merivale Road, between Viewmount Drive and West Hunt Club Road near Colonnade Road. Directories place Bayne at this location between 1864 and 1884.Two denominations of tokens (one pint, one quart) in three different metals (brass,copper, and aluminum) bear his name. The Bayne tokens were fantasy pieces struck in 1892 to appeal to collectors. In April 1893, they were pronounced fraudulent by noted
numismatist Robert McLachlan.
