Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2015

Auction Details

We are once again pleased to conduct our auction in conjunction with the 2015 Spring Toronto Coin Expo. We are excited to be featuring The Geoffrey Bell collection of pre-Confederation tokens and coins. This sale is also complimented with the first installment of countermark tokens from The Richard Cooper Collection. Selections from numerous other consigners round out another outstanding auction. We feel privileged to be given the opportunity to be entrusted with such treasures and thank our contributors who have placed their faith in us.

This auction will take place
at the Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
on May 28th & 29th, 2015.


We are always planning ahead, and are currently preparing for our 2015 Fall Expo Sale, Oct 1st & 2nd, 2015. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, we are ready to help you with your collections and would love to discuss the opportunity to auction your collection, duplicates or selective prized possessions.

We hope you enjoy exploring the catalogue and wish you good luck with your bidding.

Brian, Dawn, Rayna, and Geoffrey Bell
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The Cataloguers have taken every reasonable measure to ensure that all the lots are as described by Geoffrey Bell Auctions. Many of the lots are third party graded by PCGS, PMG, ICCS - We feel these are the most recognized grading companies in the industry.
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Anticosti776 - Anticosti
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Anticosti Attributed to Anticosti Island by most numismatists but there is no proof it was used there. 1/8 Penny, AU.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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1670-A French Colonies 5 Sols777 - 1670-A French Colonies 5 Sols
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1670-A French Colonies 5 Sols BR 402, Glorian Regni 5 Sols. Bearing the A mintmark of the Paris Mint, this piece was never intended to circulate in Fr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Anse Canot 40 (cart loads)778 - Anse Canot 40 (cart loads)
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Anse Canot 40 (cart loads) Edward Roehrs attributed these tokens in NI Bulletin 36 (September 2000). They were produced, c. 1850 and used on the islan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (2,400.00) = 2,400.00
 
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Anse Canot 5 (cart loads)779 - Anse Canot 5 (cart loads)
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Anse Canot 5 (cart loads) An excellent companion to the above token. Copper, 23mm, 4.2 gms. Very Fine and very rare.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (2,100.00) = 2,100.00
 
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Anse Canot 1 (cart loads)780 - Anse Canot 1 (cart loads)
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Anse Canot 1 (cart loads) An excellent companion to the above tokens. Copper, 20mm, 3.15 gms. Very Fine and very rare.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (2,600.00) = 2,600.00
 
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Bridge Token from Isle de Montreal to Repentiguy BR 535781 - Bridge Token from Isle de Montreal to Repentiguy BR 535
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Bridge Token from Isle de Montreal to Repentiguy BR 535  CH BT6, ICCS EF-40. Corrosion, clipped.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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1822 Lesslie & Sons Toronto & Dundass BR 717782 - 1822 Lesslie & Sons Toronto & Dundass BR 717
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1822 Lesslie & Sons Toronto & Dundass BR 717 CH UC-3, Lesslie & Sons, VF+ Nice Specimen, holed. 
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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To facilitate trade 1825 BR 992783 - To facilitate trade 1825 BR 992
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To facilitate trade 1825 BR 992 CH LC-53A2, BR 992, Closed sleeve variety, scarce, VG.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Ships Colonies & Commerce BR 997784 - Ships Colonies & Commerce BR 997
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Ships Colonies & Commerce BR 997 ICCS MS-60, Lees 45.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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Seldom offered, the 1825 Bust & Harp token785 - Seldom offered, the 1825 Bust & Harp token
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Seldom offered, the 1825 Bust & Harp token BR 1012. A great rarity and worthy of possession in the finest Canadian colonial token collection. Th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Prince Edward Island, Lees 3786 - Prince Edward Island, Lees 3
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Prince Edward Island, Lees 3 CH PE10-3A1 and CH BL-24A1. This scarce token is included in both the PEI series of Ships, Colonies and Commerce tokens a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two787 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 263, BR 868, CH NS-2A4, 1824 One Penny, EF; Courteau 266, BR 871, CH NS-1D2, 1832 Halfpenny, EF. 2 Pcs
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 225.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Courteau 267788 - Courteau 267
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Courteau 267 Co 267, BR 871, CH NS-1D2, 1832 Halfpenny, ICCS AU55.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Courteau 272a789 - Courteau 272a
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Courteau 272a Co 272a, BR 871, CH NS-1D3, 1832 Halfpenny, EF. Scarce Courteau variety.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Courteau 273790 - Courteau 273
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Courteau 273 Co 273, BR 871, CH NS-1D3, 1832 Halfpenny, ICCS EF45.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Courteau 274791 - Courteau 274
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Courteau 274 Lot of three Co 274, BR 871, CH NS-1D3, 1832 Halfpenny, VF-EF. 3Pcs. Nice study lot.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two792 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 275, BR 871, CH NS-1D3, 1832 Halfpenny, EF; Courteau 281, BR 871, CH NS-3C2, 1832 Halfpenny, EF for ty
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Courteau 285793 - Courteau 285
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Courteau 285 Co 285, BR 870, CH NS-2B2, 1832 One Penny, EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00BP) = 84.00
 
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Courteau 286794 - Courteau 286
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Courteau 286 Lot of two: Courteau 286, BR 870, CH NS-4A1, 1832 One Penny, VF. Missing the upper part of the C in Province; Courteau 286, BR 870, CH NS
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Courteau 286795 - Courteau 286
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Courteau 286 Lot of three Co 286, BR 870, CH NS-4A1, 1832 One Penny, VF-EF. 3Pcs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Courteau 287796 - Courteau 287
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Courteau 287 Co 287, BR 870, CH NS-4A2, 1832 One Penny, EF. An above average example.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Courteau 292797 - Courteau 292
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Courteau 292 Co 292, BR 874, CH NS-1E2, 1840 Halfpenny, EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Courteau 292798 - Courteau 292
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Courteau 292 Co 292, BR 874, CH NS-1E2, 1840 Halfpenny, AU.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two799 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 300, BR 874, CH NS-1F3, 1843 Halfpenny, VF; Courteau 308, BR 874, CH NS-1F5, 1843 Halfpenny, VF. 2 Pc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Courteau 309800 - Courteau 309
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Courteau 309 Lot of two Co 309, BR 873, CH NS-2C2, 1840 One Penny, VF. 2 Pcs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two801 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 314, BR 873, CH NS-2D1, 1843 One Penny, EF; Courteau 336, BR 883, CH NS-10B1, 1815 Halfpenny, VF. 2 P
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Courteau 343802 - Courteau 343
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Courteau 343 Co 343, BR 891, CH NS-14A2, 1815 Halfpenny, EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Courteau 3NL803 - Courteau 3NL
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Courteau 3NL Lot of two Co 3NL Copper, BR 894, CH NS-24A1, VF; Co 3NL Brass, BR 894, CH NS-24A2, EF. 2 Pcs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Courteau 3NL804 - Courteau 3NL
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Courteau 3NL Co 3NL Copper, BR 894, CH NS-24A1, ICCS MS60. Ex J. Hoare Sale #80 Lot 628.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 900.00
Sold for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Courteau 10NL805 - Courteau 10NL
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Courteau 10NL Co 10NL, BR 962, CH NS-20A3, EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Courteau 11NL806 - Courteau 11NL
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Courteau 11NL Co 11NL, BR 962, CH NS-20A4, MS62.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two807 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 13NL, BR 962, CH NS-20B3, VF Cleaned; Courteau 14NL, BR 967, CH NS-22, EF. 2 Pcs.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two808 - Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two
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Nova Scotia Token Lot of Two Includes: Courteau 14NL, BR 967, CH NS-22, ICCS MS62; Courteau 15NL, BR 965, CH NS-21A2, VF Cleaned, Engrailed Edge. 2 Pc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Countermarked Coin809 - Countermarked Coin
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Counterstamp J. AUSTIN on rev. of Upper Canada Penny, 1857, BR 719, unpublished.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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DEVINS & BOLTON MONTREAL Countermarked Coin Lot810 - DEVINS & BOLTON MONTREAL Countermarked Coin Lot
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Devins & Bolton Counterstamp Lot On obv. of U.S. large cent, 1829, clip at bottom, unpublished; On obv. of Prince Edward Island Halfpenny, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Countermarked Lot811 - Countermarked Lot
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Counterstamp Lot Includes: I.G on obv. of U.S. large cent, 1818, unpublished; JSK on rev. of Victoria Twenty Five Cents, 1880H, BR 944. Unpublished. 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Hudson’s Bay Company812 - Hudson’s Bay Company
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Hudson’s Bay Company BR 927, CH FT-2, East Main District, ½ Made Beaver, brass, with punch mark, EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (230.00 + 46.00BP) = 276.00
 
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Hudson's Bay Company813 - Hudson's Bay Company
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Hudson's Bay Company St. Lawrence Labrador District, 1 M.B. small letters; 5 M.B. small letters; 5 M.B. large letters; 10 M.B. large letter; 20 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Job Bros. & Co., Blanc Sablon, NFLD.814 - Job Bros. & Co., Blanc Sablon, NFLD.
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Job Bros. & Co., Blanc Sablon, NFLD. AL:R:, 12mm, GF 1 Cent VERY SCARCE.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Breton Related Ephemera - R.W. Williams Ephemera Lot815 - Breton Related Ephemera - R.W. Williams Ephemera Lot
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R.W. Williams Ephemera Lot Includes: A photograph of R.W. Williams by the famous Montreal photographer William Notman. The photo is accompanied by pap
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (575.00) = 575.00
 
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Breton Related Ephemera - A beautifully executed piece of calligraphy to Mrs Williams and Family816 - Breton Related Ephemera - A beautifully executed piece of calligraphy to Mrs Williams and Family
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A beautifully executed piece of calligraphy to Mrs Williams and Family From the Board of Examiners of the Pharmaceutical Association of the Province o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Breton Related Ephemera - A certificate of appointment to John Lewis Williams817 - Breton Related Ephemera - A certificate of appointment to John Lewis Williams
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A certificate of appointment to John Lewis Williams Son of R.W. Williams, to the rank of Lieutenant in the Militia of Canada. It is dated 1907 and is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Chatham Ontario, Camp 10818 - Chatham Ontario, Camp 10
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Chatham Ontario, Camp 10 LC-1801. Camp 10 was issued in strip form and produced in black on yellow cardboard. No serial numbers were used on the one c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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Monteith Ontario, Camp 23819 - Monteith Ontario, Camp 23
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Monteith Ontario, Camp 23 LC-1832. Two types of scrip exist for this camp, this is type 1. Writing on the front "CANADA / PRISONER OF WAR"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 750.00
Sold for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Angler Ontario, Camp 101820 - Angler Ontario, Camp 101
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Angler Ontario, Camp 101 LC-1922. This series was printed on red cardboard without serial numbers. They bear an expiration date of December 31st, 194
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for (210.00 + 42.00BP) = 252.00
 
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World Token - 1862 Ayer's Encased Postage Stamp821 - World Token - 1862 Ayer's Encased Postage Stamp
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1862 Ayer's Encased Postage Stamp One cent Franklin's Ayer's Sarsaparilla encased postage, Scott EP-13, 1862, 25 mm, VF, mica intact, br...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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World Token - Thomas Elder Token822 - World Token - Thomas Elder Token
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Thomas Elder Token New York coin dealer issued a series of tokens about 1908 featuring a close copy of the Canadian Bouquet Sou Br.690 and using 4 dif
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Canadian Medal - Bicentenary of the Capture of Quebec, 1959823 - Canadian Medal - Bicentenary of the Capture of Quebec, 1959
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Bicentenary of the Capture of Quebec, 1959 AE, 78mm, Featuring Wolfe and Montcalm on the obverse. Issued by Spink & Sons and engraved by Paul Vi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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Canadian Medal - Dominion of Canada Rifle Association824 - Canadian Medal - Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
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Dominion of Canada Rifle Association AE, 44mm, obv. Two soldiers meeting and shaking hands, rev. Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Cadet Competitio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Canadian Medal - Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, 1868825 - Canadian Medal - Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, 1868
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Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, 1868 AR, 44 mm, obv. Two soldiers meeting and shaking hands, rev. Presented By The Dominion of Canada Rifle Asso
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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