Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2016

White Metal. EF, but with a bungled rim due to the striking. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Copper. Unc. Five struck according to McColl, p.7. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Ccombined with the reverse of the Mdme. Ireland's Card advertising her herbal toilet preparations at the 1892 Exhibition. Bowman 2894a. Al. AU...

500 issued in 1888 by Sergeant Desjardins, then of the Montreal Police Force. This was likely the Alfred Desjardins, living on Notre Dame Street, Mont

T. Phelan's token, as previous lot. White Metal. VG. The Phelan tokens, unlike many of the other post-Confederation pieces was actually used. Th...

White Metal. EF, but staining. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

White Metal. Nice dark EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

White Metal. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Copper. Unc., some lustre; a small spot on the bottom of 1 on reverse. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

One Glass St. Leon Water. Three Rivers. Brass. EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Trois - Rivières, Advertising Card. Brass. Unc. The token doubles as a numismatist token. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Colle...

Good For 1 Glass Original Caxton Water. Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Williams incused token For Glass Original Caxton Water. The likelihood is that this token preceded the die struck piece offered in the preceding lot.

Drink St. Leon Water. This seems to be the original token, according to Breton. Brass. EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Drink St. Leon Water. The company didn't issue this token, which was likely another made for the avid collectors seeking to add a new variety to...

Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

White Metal. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

A nice pair of both the Brass and White Metal pieces. Both EF. 2 Pcs. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Aluminum. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

A pair of both the Brass and Aluminum tokens in VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

(100 issued) Brass. AU. Ex:Buckley/Lepczyk Sale; ex-Henderson. The tokens were never used in the hotel; there are incused pieces in german silver that

(100 issued) Brass. VF. The saloon was at the corner of Notre Dame and Guy Streets in Montreal, and Breton noted that it had moved in 1893 to 2276 Not

(200 issued) Brass. VF-EF. This check is Rare, one of the most difficult post-Confederation pieces in the Breton series. The token was made for collec

(500 issued) Aluminum. As with the last, the token was made to be sold to collectors. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

(200 issued) Brass. Unc. I have not found this gentleman in directories, but have located a Felix Sylvestre in 1889 who had the Grand Central Wine Hou

(100 issued) Brass. Unc. This token for a saloon on Notre Dame Street in St. Henry, should have been the second of the two varieties listed according

(100 issued) Brass. EF. This is the first issue, according to McLachlan. Ex:Hughes/Hoare Sale, February, 1995; Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part

(100 issued) Brass. Unc. This is a "Good Luck" token. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

(100 issued) Another token for a tavern keeper on Notre Dame Street in St. Henry. Brass. Unc., but a small amount of rust. Note: this lot is part o

(100 issued) Papineau succeeded Tremblay as owner of the tavern. He had a hotel on Notre Dame Street in 1892. Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of

Brass. Unc. (300 issued). Louis Laurin was in the insurance business, and sold insurance to Doug Ferguson in the early 1930s. He was a collector and h

German Silver. Unc. McColl claims that only 12 pieces were struck in this metal. They are very scarce. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper

Good For 25 Cents Drink. Brass. Unc. (100 issued) Ex:Buckley/Lepczyk Sale, November, 1981; Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Coop

Good For 5 Cents In Trade. Brass. Bright Unc. (100 issued) Both Foley's and Smith's tokens were likely due to the encouragement of Louis Lau...

Good For 12 ½ Cents In Trade. (100 issued) Brass. AU. Ex:Buckley/Lepczyk Sale, November, 1981; Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The R...

By Charles Tison. (223 issued) White Metal. Unc., dark spot on obv. near edge. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. (74 issued) White Metal. AU. Breton claimed that the dies were broken. I can see no such breaks. May he have confused it with the Tr

By Charles Tison. (50 issued) White Metal. EF, minor rust. ex-Hughes/Hoare Sale, February, 1995; Ex-Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richar

By Charles Tison. (50 issued) Copper. Unc., small spot on rev. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. Mule, combining the reverses of Br 638, and that of Br 639. White Metal. AU. The Temple specimen sold for $300. plus buyer's p...

By Charles Tison. (50 issued) Copper. Unc. Gareau & Marchand were purveyors of dry and fancy goods by 1892. Note: this lot is part of The Rich...

These come with both straight and upset reverses, according to McColl's offering, p. 7. Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Coope...

Off-metal, in Lead. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Off-metal, in Copper. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Off-metal, in Copper. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Off-metal in German Silver in my opinion. Mr. Cooper classified it as "plated brass to look like german silver." E.F. The Gravel inventor...

Bon Pour Un Bidon Bo. 10. (Good for a pitcher of No. 10) Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour Un Bidon No. 20. Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour Un Bidon No. 30. Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

(For oiling all sorts of leather harnesses) Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour Un Bidon No. 10. Brass. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour Un Bidon No. 10. Off-metal in Copper. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

For his Sara brand of oil, 1892. The rarest piece in the series. Brass. EF, mis-struck at top left obv. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper

For his Sara brand of oil, 1892. Silver, or German Silver. Struck on a very thin flan, and poorly struck up at that, the can of oil effacing the centr

Good For 5 Cents. The name occurs Lanclot, a mis-spelling of the name on this token. Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Colle

Good For 5 Cents. After five years the proper name occurs on the token. It is the scarcer of the two. Brass. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richa

6c In Trade. German Silver. EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

5c In Trade. This is slightly scarcer than the preceding piece. These two tokens have the distinction of being the earliest Canadian Military Canteen

Combined with his offer of passage on the S. S. Vega from Montreal to Longueuil. Al. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour 5c. Brass. (200 issued) EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Bon Pour 5c. German Silver. Unc. Scarce in german silver. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Good For One Meal. Brass. Bright Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. (25 struck). White Metal. EF, scratches in obverse border. McColl did not have an example of this token in white metal. Note: this

By Charles Tison. (25 struck). White Metal. Choice Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. (25 struck). Copper. Brown AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. (25 struck). Copper. Red Unc. From a later state of the die, with only the last three letters of Bergeron's name just barely v...

By Charles Tison. (25 struck). Copper. Unc. Double-Struck obverse, giving a distorted and wild looking image of the wheels of Bergeron's wagon. ...

5c In Trade. Al. AU. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

5c In Trade. Brass. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

5c In Trade. Copper. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

789 St. Denis, Montreal. 1 Pain. (25 struck) Al. Unc. The scarcest of the Caumartin series. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection

789 St. Denis, Montreal. ½ Pain. (300 struck) Al. Unc. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

E. Caumartin Pattern, without obverse ornaments of the preceding token. White Metal. EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

E. Caumartin Pattern, as previous, but appears to be a metal variant, being brighter, as aluminum, but heavier. It is slightly lighter than the preced

1206 St. Denis, Montreal. 1 Pain. Al. A.U. (25 struck) This mintage seems absurd as the token is much too common. Aluminum. AU. Note: this lot is pa

1206 St. Denis, Montreal. 1 Pain. Copper Plated White Metal. N.S. All others of the series are N.N. Poorly made, only the "1" of address i...

1206 St. Denis, Montreal. ½ Pain. Al. Unc. (300 struck) There were many fewer of these in the Gravel inventory of the preceding aluminum 1 pain...

By Charles Tison. (twenty specimens were in the hands of J. O. Marchand). There is a "1" counterstamped on the reverse. Lead. VF. The Temp...

Vinegar Manufacturers. (31 issued by J. O. Marchand). Only exceeded in rarity by the Cardinal token, Br 576. W.M. EF. Note: this lot is part of The

Lead. Thick Flan. Fine. The Charlton plate piece (6th edition, p. 244). Breton presented a small business history, writing that though it dated to bet

Lead. Thin Flan. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

By Charles Tison. This token doubles as a numismatist token, Baridon having formed two collections, the first of which he sold to Breton. Examples of

Alfred Boure is not noted in the 1890 Quebec directory, but is identified in 1896 as being at 47 Ste. Marguerite Street. The "C" may repre...

Lead. Fine. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

(1000 issued) W. H. Childs is noted in the 1890 Quebec directory as being located at 190 St. Valier; he's listed at 340 St. Valier in 1896, but ...

(brown bread). (1000 issued) Lead. VF. Ex:Buckley/Lepczyk Sale, November, 1981; Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collecti

ICCS AU-55. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Off-Centre Strike. ICCS VF-30, but better, in our opinion. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

1. Br 670. So-called Duseaman Token. Low 148. Worn dies. AU, little red. Ex:Hetrich collection, Ex:Craig; 2. Low 155. T. D. Seaman, Butcher, Bellevill

CH LC-20A1. 8.41 grams. A reasonably clean VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

CH LC-20A2. 6.17 grams. VF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

CH LC-20A1. Nice group, VG-Fine. 3 Pcs. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

CH-LC-6. Fine. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.

Brass, light milling. CH LC-40A10. Overstruck on the so-called Tiffin ½ p., 1812. CH LC-48C. A good part of the Tiffin reverse can be seen on t...

Brass, deep milling. CH LC-40A10. Overstruck on a Tiffin ½ p. CH LC-48A6. A very nice example showing the complete wreath over the bouquet obv....

Brass, deep milling. CH LC-40A10. Overstruck on Bust & Harp ½ p., Br 1012. The top of harp and date numbers 182 can be seen on the reverse ...

Brass, plain edge. CH LC-40A10. Overstruck, perhaps on a Bust & Harp undertype. The coin is unusual, and almost gives the appearance of being a ...

Copper, wide, light, intermittent milling, on a larger flan than the preceding, and struck out of collar. 4.72 grams. CH LC-40. This is the only speci