Toronto Coin Expo Fall Sale 2016

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Our fall auction is the third of our “triplet” sales for 2016. The Toronto Coin Expo continues to be the most popular coin show in Canada and we love being a part of it. Explore the treasures and bid confidently knowing you are part of another historical sale. We thank our numerous consignors who have placed their trust in us.

To be held in conjunction with the
Toronto Coin Expo at the
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

See you all there!


Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out following the Toronto Coin Expo Convention. Visit gbellauctions.com to view a digital copy of the catalogue for this sale.
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Br 522. Collection of Habitant ½ pennies, 1837, of the four issuing banks.1 - Br 522. Collection of Habitant ½ pennies, 1837, of the four issuing banks.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 522. Collection of Habitant ½ pennies, 1837, of the four issuing banks. CH LC-8A1-8D2. City Bank, 53 Pcs.; Quebec Bank, 21 Pcs., Banque...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.2 - Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.
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Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837. CH LC-8A1. Abt. EF, should be removed and oiled; another of same, EF. CH LC-8A2. EF. 3 Pcs. Note: this lo...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.3 - Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.
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Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837. CH LC-8A1. A curious piece which appears to be an overdated 1837/1. Of course this can't be the case, b...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (145.00) = 145.00
 
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Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.4 - Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.
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Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837. CH PC-2A1. 16.38 grams. VF. ex-Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.5 - Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.
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Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837. CH PC-2A1. The later strike. 15.80 grams. AU. This later issue, sometimes attributed to Taylor, shows
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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Br 526. Collection of 110 specimens of the Bank of Montreal penny, 1842.6 - Br 526. Collection of 110 specimens of the Bank of Montreal penny, 1842.
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Br 526. Collection of 110 specimens of the Bank of Montreal penny, 1842. CH PC-2B. VG-EF, including two Loye pieces, one of which is unc., though w
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (575.00 + 115.00BP) = 690.00
 
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.7 - Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842. Tall trees var. very scarce. CH PC-1A1. G-VG; the motto "Concordia Salus" on ribbon is ver...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.8 - Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842. CH PC-1A2. Four obverse die breaks, the most prominent of which is the one from border through O of ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.9 - Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842. Small & Heavy trees. Lot of 24 pieces. Average F-VF. Three times as scarce as the 1844 date. N...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (145.00) = 145.00
 
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.10 - Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844. Small and Heavy trees. CH PC-1B3-1B6. Lot of 35 pieces, not examined for varieties. Five of these ar...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.11 - Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.
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Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844. Small and Heavy trees. CH PC-1B3-1B6. Lot of 68 pieces, not examined for varieties. Good-VF, mostly ...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (215.00 + 43.00BP) = 258.00
 
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.12 - Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852. CH PC-4. A break from border between beads through right curve of D and beyond by about 5mm. ICCS MS-60. The reve
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.13 - Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852. CH PC-4. C. 15. Double-cut vertical bar of D in DEUX, and pronounced die break from border between beads to left u
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.14 - Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.
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Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852. CH PC-4. C. 15. The break is earlier than the two preceding. EF, appears to have once been cleaned; two others, wi
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 225.00
 
 
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Br 528. Quebec Bank pennies, 1852.15 - Br 528. Quebec Bank pennies, 1852.
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Br 528. Quebec Bank pennies, 1852. CH-PC-4. 29 examples. Good-VF, average Fine. Not studied for varieties, and all attributed varieties should be
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Estimate : 180.00 - 225.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ penny, 1852.16 - Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ penny, 1852.
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Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ penny, 1852. CH PC-3. One of the two pieces corresponds with C. 5b in the case of the die crack between NC, but there ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ pennies, 1852.17 - Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ pennies, 1852.
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Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ pennies, 1852. CH PC-3. 66 examples. Good-Abt. EF. Not checked for varieties. Verification required for attributed piec...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (230.00 + 46.00BP) = 276.00
 
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Br 569. Devins & Bolton Confederation storecard, July 1, 1867.18 - Br 569. Devins & Bolton Confederation storecard, July 1, 1867.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 569. Devins & Bolton Confederation storecard, July 1, 1867. CH MT-3. AU, lustre. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
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Estimate : 180.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Br 570. Sharpley's storecard. Gilt Brass.19 - Br 570. Sharpley's storecard. Gilt Brass.
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Br 570. Sharpley's storecard. Gilt Brass. CH MT-6A1. Unc., full lustre, but small black spot on obv. Note: this lot is part of The Richard...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Br 569, 570. Pair of Devins & Bolton and Sharpley storecards.20 - Br 569, 570. Pair of Devins & Bolton and Sharpley storecards.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 569, 570. Pair of Devins & Bolton and Sharpley storecards. CH MT-3 and CH MT-6A1. Both VF. The Sharpley is accompanied by an old collector...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Br 571. Gagnon, St. Roch token.21 - Br 571. Gagnon, St. Roch token.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 571. Gagnon, St. Roch token. Both vars., with and without comma after St. Roch on reverse. Eleven pieces without comma, and five with comma. VF-U
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (310.00) = 310.00
 
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Br 572. Playing Card token.22 - Br 572. Playing Card token.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 572. Playing Card token. Six examples, three in Fine, three in VF-EF. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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BR. 574, 574a.23 - BR. 574, 574a.
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BR. 574, 574a. Lot of Gnaedinger storecards, being their issue of the founding year of the firm, 1852, and the commemorative with moose head, iss
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Br 598. Teutonia Club. Pope Leo XIII. 5c.24 - Br 598. Teutonia Club. Pope Leo XIII. 5c.
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Br 598. Teutonia Club. Pope Leo XIII. 5c. Copper. Proof, small dark spot at M, to right bottom. Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (175.00 + 35.00BP) = 210.00
 
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Br 599. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.25 - Br 599. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 599. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c. Copper. Proof, some red. Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (575.00) = 575.00
 
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Br 600. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.26 - Br 600. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.
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Br 600. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c. The high relief on the obverse of this piece exceeds all others of this series. Copper. Proof. Ex:Hender
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Br 601. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.27 - Br 601. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 601. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c. Copper. Proof strike, but shows slight wear. Ex:Henderson. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Coope
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Br 602.  Teutonia Club. De Gros Kaiser. 5c.28 - Br 602. Teutonia Club. De Gros Kaiser. 5c.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 602. Teutonia Club. De Gros Kaiser. 5c. Copper. Proof. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Br 605. Teutonia Club. The Kaiser, profile, left.29 - Br 605. Teutonia Club. The Kaiser, profile, left.
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Br 605. Teutonia Club. The Kaiser, profile, left. Copper. Proof, small spot behind head, and another on rev. Note: this lot is part of The Richar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (555.00 + 111.00BP) = 666.00
 
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Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822.30 - Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822. So-called Anchor Money. CH NC-1A1. ICCS MS-60. Note: this lot is part of The Richard ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
 
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Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822.31 - Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 857. British West Indies Colonial ½ Dollar, 1822. So-called Anchor Money. CH NC-1A1. CCCS VF-30. Darkly toned. Note: this lot is part o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820.32 - Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820.
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Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820. So-called Anchor Money. ICCS PF-55. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Col...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820.33 - Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820.
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Br 858a. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1820. So-called Anchor Money. ICCS PF-62. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Col...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 750.00
Sold for (625.00 + 125.00BP) = 750.00
 
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Br 858. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1822/1.34 - Br 858. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1822/1.
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Br 858. British West Indies Colonial ¼ Dollar, 1822/1. So-called Anchor Money. CH NC-1B3. ICCS MS-63. Note: this lot is part of The Richard...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Br 859a. British West Indies Colonial ? Dollar, 1820.35 - Br 859a. British West Indies Colonial ? Dollar, 1820.
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Br 859a. British West Indies Colonial ? Dollar, 1820. So-called Anchor Money. ICCS PF-63. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (210.00 + 42.00BP) = 252.00
 
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820.36 - Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820.
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820. So-called Anchor Money. ICCS AU-55. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collecti
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820.37 - Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820.
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1820. So-called Anchor Money. ICCS PF-63. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collecti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1822.38 - Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1822.
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Br 860. British West Indies Colonial 1/16 Dollar, 1822. So-called Anchor Money. CH NC-1D. ICCS AU-50. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Coope
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Br 861. Colonial 1/50 Dollar, 1823.39 - Br 861. Colonial 1/50 Dollar, 1823.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 861. Colonial 1/50 Dollar, 1823. Dies N.S., not N.N. as described in CH PF-2. A circulated pattern or pocket piece for a Sierra Leone coinage. E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,600.00 + 320.00BP) = 1,920.00
 
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Br 914. McDermott's heraldic storecard, St. John, N.B.40 - Br 914. McDermott's heraldic storecard, St. John, N.B.
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Br 914. McDermott's heraldic storecard, St. John, N.B. CH NB-3. ICCS EF-40. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (4,400.00 + 880.00BP) = 5,280.00
 
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Br 915. Prince Edward Island cent, 1871.41 - Br 915. Prince Edward Island cent, 1871.
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Br 915. Prince Edward Island cent, 1871. Brilliant Unc., little rev. tarnish. Said to be one of the Heaton hoard pieces. Note: this lot is part o
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Br 916. Classic Prince Edward Island Sheaf of Wheat42 - Br 916. Classic Prince Edward Island Sheaf of Wheat
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Br 916. Classic Prince Edward Island Sheaf of Wheat 1840 Halfpenny issued by James Milner. CH PE-4. VF, a fine strike but struck from an imperfect s
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Br 923. John Joy (Ioy) Old London Ch. Town token.43 - Br 923. John Joy (Ioy) Old London Ch. Town token.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 923. John Joy (Ioy) Old London Ch. Town token. ICCS VF-30. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for (255.00 + 51.00BP) = 306.00
 
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Br 954. Ship (Halfpenny), 1858.44 - Br 954. Ship (Halfpenny), 1858.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 954. Ship (Halfpenny), 1858. CH NF-3A1. Open 5 var. ICCS EF-40. A VF specimen of the same variety in the Bell Fall Expo Sale sold for $5500, ham
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (5,000.00 + 1,000.00BP) = 6,000.00
 
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Br 981. Pair of The Illustrious Wellington Halfpennies, 1816.45 - Br 981. Pair of The Illustrious Wellington Halfpennies, 1816.
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Br 981. Pair of The Illustrious Wellington Halfpennies, 1816. CH WE-10A1 (10 strings) ICCS AU-55, and WE-10A2. (eight strings) ICCS MS-60. Note: t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (155.00 + 31.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Br 983. Success to Trade, Commerce Rules the Main (Halfpenny), 1816.46 - Br 983. Success to Trade, Commerce Rules the Main (Halfpenny), 1816.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 983. Success to Trade, Commerce Rules the Main (Halfpenny), 1816. ICCS VF-20. I consider the piece to be superior. Note: this lot is part of Th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Br 992. C. 48. To Facilitate Trade (Halfpenny), 1825.47 - Br 992. C. 48. To Facilitate Trade (Halfpenny), 1825.
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Br 992. C. 48. To Facilitate Trade (Halfpenny), 1825. Open sleeve var. CH LC-53A1. ICCS AU-55. Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Colle
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (210.00 + 42.00BP) = 252.00
 
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Br 994. Pair of Eagle Halfpennies, 1815.48 - Br 994. Pair of Eagle Halfpennies, 1815.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 994. Pair of Eagle Halfpennies, 1815. C. 30, ICCS VF-30; C. 31. ICCS EF-45. 2 Pcs. The first uncommon, the second is one of the hoard pieces.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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A collection of mostly Canadian colonial coins.49 - A collection of mostly Canadian colonial coins.
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A collection of mostly Canadian colonial coins. Many of which were converted to household or other utilitarian purposes, such as a washer, cutting t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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So-called Anticosti token. ?, 1870.50 - So-called Anticosti token. ?, 1870.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
So-called Anticosti token. ?, 1870. 8 examples of the "pattern". Unc, plus one is ICCS MS-60. 9 Pcs. Note: this lot is part of The...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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