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TOKENS OF NOVA SCOTIA - Co. 280. Br 872. The 1925 Wilson specimen. CH NS-3B.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:2,000.00 CAD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 4,500.00 CAD
TOKENS OF NOVA SCOTIA  - Co. 280. Br 872. The 1925 Wilson specimen. CH NS-3B.
SOLD
2,500.00CAD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 29 @ 18:56UTC-4 : AST/EDT


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TOKENS OF NOVA SCOTIA - Co. 280. Br 872. The 1925 Wilson specimen.

CH NS-3B. VF in point of wear, but with rev. corrosion (old and appears stable). 5.866 grams. This is the fourth offering of this celebrated "1382" rarity by Bell Auctions, with previous sales in the O'Connor (2009), Barnes (Spring 2014) and Bell (Spring 2015) collections. A photographic comparison of this piece with the plates of the 1925 sale of the W.W.C. Wilson collection shows that this is the same piece as Lot 558 from that renowned sale. That specimen was sold to L.A. Renaud for $21. Renaud, later the curator of the Chateau de Ramezay, was most likely acting as an agent for the true buyer. It was possibly purchased for Ludger Gravel, for whom Renaud made a number of purchases at the Wilson sale, though the Co. 280 in Gravel's collection (described as "Good") was unfortunately not plated when sold by J.C. Morgenthau in 1935. The chain of ownership between Renaud and Cooper thus remains obscure for now. Regardless--with Wilson, Renaud and Cooper, outstanding pedigree and associations for so prized a type.

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