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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
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