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405.00CAD+ buyer's premium (81.00)
The Cataloguers have taken every reasonable measure to ensure that all the lots are as described by Geoffrey Bell Auctions. Many of the lots are third party graded by PCGS, PMG, ICCS - We feel these are the most recognized grading companies in the industry.
McNish copper, the Port Hope Blacksmith. - A blank copper, with upturned rims. 6.45 grams. With: a blank brass planchet which appears similar to those of the Tiffin and Bust and Harp types from the Prescott hoard. Discovered by Joseph Hooper, first Canadian President of the A.N.A. from 1898-1901. John A Wood describes the coin in Mehl's Numismatic Monthly, for Jan. 1917: Enclosed find rubbings of Blacksmith Tokens which have been in my possession many years, also five plain discs or `McNish pieces.' McNish was an old blacksmith who lived in Port Hope, and at a time, (or before) coins struck from dies were in general use there. I had it from Mr. George Healy, an old teller at the Bank in Port Hope, that they - the bank officials - were glad to get them for use, and when a batch of fifty came in they say `McNish is coining again .' I knew McNish in 1854; he used to cut them out of old brass and copper boilers and kettles. This may be an apocryphal tale, but be that as it may they have an interesting appearance, with their fine rims - hardly Blacksmith-style, yet they have been collected by all those interested in the series. Both George Healey and Joseph Hooper were located in Port Hope in Lovell's Canada directory for 1857-57, but McNish was neither there, nor was he listed in Smith's Directory for 1851, but this certainly does not mean that he didn't exist.
Note this lot is part of the Richard Cooper Collection.
Auction Location:
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor), Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2G8, Canada
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The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon is located at:
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor
789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor)
Toronto ON
Lot viewing will take place Oct 1st & 2nd, 10am – 5pm EDT
Auction Start 6pm - EDT
HST of 13% will be applied to any purchaser from NB, NF, ON; HST of 14% will be applied to any purchaser from PE; HST of 15% will be applied to any purchaser from NS; All other provinces in Canada 5% will be applied. No tax is charged on out of Country purchases.
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Lot pick-up/Shipping Details: Saturday, Oct 3rd, 2015 on the Toronto Coin Expo bourse floor from 10am-4pm. All lots not picked up during the show will be shipped at the bidders expense. We charge actual shipping costs plus $5 per package for packing and processing the order. Insurance is $5 per thousand.
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Abbreviations: Within the catalogue you will find many abbreviations, the list below describes each of them:
a about (aEF – about Extra Fine)
Al Aluminum
Approx. Approximate
AGW Actual Gold Weight
AR Silver
AE Brass, Bronze, or Copper
AU Gold
ASW Actual Silver Weight
AV Gold
Bo Bowman
BR Breton
Cat Catalogue
CH Charlton
Co Courteau
COA Certificate of Authenticity
Cu Copper
C/S Counter Stamp
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FDC Fleur de Coin
G Good
grm grams
l left
Ler LeRoux
mm Millimeters
r right
S/N Serial Number
Std Seated
Unc Uncirculated
VF Very Fine
VG Very Good
WM White Metal