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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
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2Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 85.00
3Br 522. City Bank ½ penny, 1837.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 145.00
4Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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.
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 390.00
5Br 526. C. 88. Bank of Montreal penny, 1837.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 510.00
7Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
8Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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 ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 75.00
9Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1842.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 145.00
10Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold for 168.00
11Br 527. Bank of Montreal ½ penny, 1844.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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 ...
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 258.00
12Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 264.00
13Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 90.00
14Br 528. Quebec Bank penny, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 225.00
15Br 528. Quebec Bank pennies, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 180.00 - 225.00
Sold for 144.00
16Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ penny, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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 ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
17Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ pennies, 1852.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 529. Quebec Bank ½ pennies, 1852.
CH PC-3. 66 examples. Good-Abt. EF. Not checked for varieties. Verification required for attributed piec...
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 276.00
19Br 570. Sharpley's storecard. Gilt Brass.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 132.00
21Br 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
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 310.00
22Br 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.
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 150.00
23BR. 574, 574a.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for 450.00
24Br 598. Teutonia Club. Pope Leo XIII. 5c.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 210.00
25Br 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.
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 575.00
26Br 600. Teutonia Club. Kaiser Wilhelm. 5c.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 600.00
27Br 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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 420.00
28Br 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.
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 360.00
29Br 605. Teutonia Club. The Kaiser, profile, left.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 666.00
30Br 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 ...
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 1,800.00
31Br 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...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 1,020.00
39Br 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
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 1,920.00
41Br 915. Prince Edward Island cent, 1871.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for 325.00
42Br 916. Classic Prince Edward Island Sheaf of WheatGeoffrey Bell Auctions
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
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for 1,300.00
44Br 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
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for 6,000.00
48Br 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.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 132.00
49A collection of mostly Canadian colonial coins.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
A collection of mostly Canadian colonial coins.
Many of which were converted to household or other utilitarian purposes, such as a washer, cutting t
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for 550.00
50So-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...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 450.00