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51So-called Anticosti token. ?, 1870.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
So-called Anticosti token. ?, 1870.
Another seven specimens of the "pattern". Unc.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Colle...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for 360.00
54Br 527.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 527.
As previous. Heavy trees. 9.26 grams. CH PC-1A/1B. VF. Ex:Buth.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 420.00
55Br 527.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 527.
As previous. Heavy trees. 9.04 grams. CH PC-1A/1B. F-VF, rust spot on rev. Ex:Buth.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collecti
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 330.00
56Br 527.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Br 527.
As previous. Heavy trees. 8.65 grams. CH PC-1A/1B. Fine, pitted. Ex:Buth.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 132.00
61Can Ida/St. Amant, (1820 Halfpenny).Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Can Ida/St. Amant, (1820 Halfpenny).
Copper. EF. An interesting colonial, often associated with the Blacksmith coppers. Two varieties exist, the ot
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for 525.00
62COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Canadian Victorian 5¢ reverse. Flat top 3 in title. No trace of the coin's date. May or may not be genuin...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 120.00
63COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Canadian Victorian 10¢ reverse. Round top 3 in title. The undertype (Victoria) is very worn, but discernible....
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 120.00
64COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Canadian Victorian 1¢, 1876H. Round top 3 in title.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 75.00
65COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Canadian Victorian 1¢, 1888. Round top 3 in title.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
66COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Canadian Victorian 1¢, date not decipherable.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
67COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a New Brunswick cent, 1861. Flat top 3 in title, and three stars, level S.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard Coop
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 132.00
68COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITIONGeoffrey Bell Auctions
COLUMBIAN/1893/EXPOSITION
on a Bank of Upper Canada penny, 1850. Rather worn, both sides but date easily discernable.
Note: this lot is part of Th
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 204.00
69Elongated Cent. SOUVENIR DE L'EXPOSITION /DE QUEBEC.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated Cent. SOUVENIR DE L'EXPOSITION /DE QUEBEC.
1894 probably on a Canadian large cent. Not in Dow.
Note: this lot is part of The Rich...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 100.00
70Elongated Cent. SOUVENIR DE L'EXPOSITION /DE QUEBEC.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated Cent. SOUVENIR DE L'EXPOSITION /DE QUEBEC.
As previous, but the elongated machine may have been defective, as the image and legend ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 75.00
71Elongated Cents. Champlain Tercentennial, 1908.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated Cents. Champlain Tercentennial, 1908.
Dow 2. Three pieces, the first of which is on a Canadian cent of 1907; the second is on an Indian H
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 150.00
72Elongated on obverse of U.S. Barber Quarter Dollar.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated on obverse of U.S. Barber Quarter Dollar.
Home Sweet Home - Montreal. Dow 4. Rare. With: Same Home Sweet Home, but on Canadian 1909 1...
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 230.00
73Elongated Cent. PAN-AM. EXP. 1901.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated Cent. PAN-AM. EXP. 1901.
On reverse of Canadian Victorian 1¢. Curiously, two letters of the obverse have been replicated in a rubb...
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for 110.00
75Elongated Cent.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Elongated Cent.
KING GEORGE V. / ASCENDED TO THE THRONE / MAY 6. 1910. / CORONATION / JUNE 22. 1911. Dow 8.
Note: this lot is part of The Richard
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for 50.00
76Canadian Borderline Tokens.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Canadian Borderline Tokens.
Described by Fred Bowman in the C.N.J. issue of September, 1966, Fred has put together a group of English and Irish tra
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for 660.00
77Canada Borderline Token.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Canada Borderline Token.
C'est du Cuivre (Halfpenny). Brass. By Joseph Davis. VG, but the engraver's signature not visible due to the wor...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
78Canada Borderline Token.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Canada Borderline Token.
B. 27. Courteau (Wellingtons) 3. Obv. of Br 976, C. 2. Rev. Within wreath, THE/DELIVERER/OF/PORTUGAL/AND SPAIN. The piece
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 125.00
79Card Bread Tokens (Bons).Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Card Bread Tokens (Bons).
Quebec, unidentified towns or cities. Four card tokens. BON/POUR/UN PETIT PAIN. Pen-signed, below, J.P. Cook. orange. 35
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
80Card Tokens, or Bons. Quebec, Longueuil.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Card Tokens, or Bons. Quebec, Longueuil.
Seven card tokens, six of which are mavericks, but most certainly from Quebec where they were found. BON P
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 100.00
81Thomas Elder's Canadian Tokens.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Thomas Elder's Canadian Tokens.
Close copy of the obverse of Br 690. Rev. SPEED THE PLOUGH/IT FEEDS ALL. Al. E.F. Delorey 81. Bowman A.; Same...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 264.00
82Grand Trunk Railroad.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Grand Trunk Railroad.
G.T.R. / DINNER / REFRESHMENT / COMPANY. Brass. Elaborately incused. Biface. Listed in Leroux's 1882 catalogue, No. 112...
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 575.00
83Montreal Militia button.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Montreal Militia button.
Flattened Copper Button, a noble Canadian Halfpenny in the period after the War of 1812, and circulated to the period of t
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 350.00
84Montreal Militia button, Similar to last lotGeoffrey Bell Auctions
Montreal Militia button, Similar to last lot
but punctured in the centre due to the pressure of the blow of the hammer. The shank would likely have
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 275.00
85Montreal Militia button, Similar to last lotGeoffrey Bell Auctions
Montreal Militia button, Similar to last lot
but punctured under the M of MONTREAL. Some of the original gilding of the button seems to be along the
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 115.00
86Montreal newspaper Tokens. La Patrie.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Montreal newspaper Tokens. La Patrie.
Tokens for 3, 6, 9 copies of La Patrie. B. 3179a, b, c. Fine, EF, EF. 3 Pcs; Lottery Tokens of the newspaper,
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 305.00
87Numismatist Card.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Numismatist Card.
MRS. E. D. GIBSON/450/SUSSEX/ST./OTTAWA/ONT. Rev.: STAMP/AND/COIN DEALER. Copper. ICCS-40. Scarce.
Note: this lot is part of Th
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 200.00
88Numismatist Card.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Numismatist Card.
J. T. ROBERGE/STAMPS/AND/COINS/SOREL, QUEBEC. The reverse represents the Richelieu Adv. Distribution Bureau. Al. EF. McColl 807.
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for 168.00
89Numismatist Cards.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Numismatist Cards.
A. A. J. GINGRAS/QUEBEC/NUMISMATE. Rev. advertises his willingness to buy, exchange or purchase medals, coins, and tokens at his
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 240.00
90Porcheron Tokens.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Porcheron Tokens.
These unusual tokens were described by Fred Bowman in the C.N.J., February 1965 issue, published originally a month earlier as th
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 450.00
91Quebec Business College Tokens.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Quebec Business College Tokens.
Hull. College de Hull. 25c, G.S.; 5c, G.S., 1c, Copper. B. 1880c, EF. Caisse Scolaire, 949 rue Cote. Montreal. 25 S
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for 108.00
92St. John's, Newfoundland (?) token.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
St. John's, Newfoundland (?) token.
Obv. ST JOHN'S. Rev. Plain. A second known example of a token earlier described by John Ford in his c...
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for 510.00
94Transportation and Related.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Transportation and Related.
Hull Electric Co. Bimetallic. Al. Oct. Copper H inserted. Atw. 345A; Sim. Bimetallic. Al. Round. Copper L through toke
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 85.00
95Transportation, Parking, Car Wash, Vecturist tokens, &c.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Transportation, Parking, Car Wash, Vecturist tokens, &c.
Modern tokens, 1950s - 2000, approximately. There is a good deal of duplication. Sho...
Estimate : 450.00 - 500.00
Sold for 294.00
96Milk Tokens of Quebec.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Milk Tokens of Quebec.
Bagotville, 1 pinte. B. 1100 a, b.; Bedford, Jos. Campbell, 1 pint. B. 1060a; Buckingham?, L. Giroux, 1 Quart; Chateauguay,
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for 420.00
97Modern milk tokens of Quebec, ca. 1950 - 1990sGeoffrey Bell Auctions
Modern milk tokens of Quebec, ca. 1950 - 1990s
in plastic, cardboard, and some aluminum. A great deal of duplication. Should be viewed. 220 Pcs.
No
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 132.00
98Bread Tokens of Quebec.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Bread Tokens of Quebec.
Abitibi, F. A. B., 1 pain. BB, p. 64; Aylmer, R. H. Sayer,1/2 & 1 loaf. B. 1080a, b; Buckingham, I. Carriere, 1/2 pain...
Estimate : 650.00 - 750.00
Sold for 575.00
99Montreal Merchant Token LotGeoffrey Bell Auctions
Montreal Merchant Token Lot
John Allan, Hatter, Clothier, & Outfitter. Prince of Wales, profile left. 5¢ on $5.00 purchase. Gilt. B. 29...
Estimate : 600.00 - 750.00
Sold for 840.00