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Br 588. Jardin Guilbault. 30 Sous.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:100.00 CAD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 CAD
Br 588. Jardin Guilbault. 30 Sous.
SOLD
110.00CAD+ buyer's premium (22.00)
This item SOLD at 2016 Apr 22 @ 18:59UTC-4 : AST/EDT



Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after The Toronto Coin Expo.

(The French expression for twenty-five cents). Breton relates an interesting story regarding Leroux's visit to the Birmingham medalist, J. Moore, and ordering 500 of the pieces. That population seems accurate, as the piece is not common. The Gardens were a great attraction in Montreal for many years. Joseph E. Guilbault was an early member, noted as a founder, of the Numismatic & Antiquarian Society of Montreal. The Gardens, which moved about, were first established around 1835. With the Gardens, Guilbault also had established a Museum of Curiosities by 1863, and perhaps slightly earlier. Copper. Deep Brown. Unc.

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