CANADA, Upper Canada, copper 1/2 penny token, dated 1812, Sir Isaac Brook / Success to the Commerce, diagonally reeded edge, ex-Baker. Breton-723; UC-5A1. 4.95 grams. XF with some hairlines, mostly brown with hints of copper-red color. Major General Sir Isaac Brock (spelled BROOK on this piece due to die-cutter error) is well known in Canada as a War of 1812 hero, responsible for the capture of Detroit. Native ally Tecumseh reportedly said "this is a MAN" about him after meeting him for the first time, apparently in mutual admiration, as Brock called his new friend "the Wellington of the Indians." Brock died in 1812 at the Battle of Queenston Heights, commemorated on this token. Pedigreed to the Warren Baker Collection of Canadian coins and tokens.
