Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2022

Auction Details

We are excited to be joining everyone in-person for the first time in a long time! April 28th & 29th at the Toronto Reference Library.

We are proud to be offering the exclusive Michael Joffre Collection of Canadian Historic Medals, as well as a great roundup of tokens, decimal, and banknotes from our loyal consigners.

In addition, we have added an online only Pre-Auction Warmup on Tuesday the 26th - Just to get everyone into the swing of things!

The Public is invited to bid Live Online or by mail/fax/email/phone bids.

Contact us now to receive a copy of the Auction Catalogue(s).



Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after all sessions of the Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale have concluded.

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Lr 300 — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Copper.1 - Lr 300 — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-75. Breton-1. 75.5mm. 175.5g. Plain edge. SIGNED H. ROUSSEL. The French medals of Louis XIV dated 1693, bearing on one side a portrait of the ki
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,000.00
Sold for (3,800.00 + 760.00BP) = 4,560.00
 
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Lr 300 — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Silver.2 - Lr 300 — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Silver.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-75. Breton-1. 75.5mm. 216.9g. Plain edge. Signed H. ROUSSEL. As last, from the original dies but struck in silver. The significance of this offe
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Start Price : 75,000.00 | Estimate : 75,000.00 - 100,000.00
 
 
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Lr. 300e — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1686. Copper.3 - Lr. 300e — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1686. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-76. Breton-6. 41.4mm. 31.3g. Plain edge. Signed I. MAUGER. A glossy, rich chocolate-brown example of this small-size Dynastic medal. Both sides
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,600.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 220.00BP) = 1,320.00
 
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Lr. 300e — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1686. Bronze.4 - Lr. 300e — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1686. Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-76. Breton-6. 41.3mm. 28.5g. BRONZE and cornucopia mintmark on edge. Signed J. MAUGER. A variant of the preceding, but struck at the Paris Mint
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (150.00 + 27.00BP) = 177.00
 
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Lr. 300c — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Silver.5 - Lr. 300c — France Louis XIV Dynastic Medal. 1693. Silver.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-Unlisted. Breton-4. 35.8mm 16.5g. Plain edge. Signed BRETON. Hercule Breton was a medallist at the Paris Mint during the latter part of Louis XI
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold for (9,500.00 + 1,710.00BP) = 11,210.00
 
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Lr. 300g — Honus et Virtus. Undated. Bronze.6 - Lr. 300g — Honus et Virtus. Undated. Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-Unlisted. Breton-7. 56.7mm. 74.2g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Unsigned. This is a post-1879 restrike of the Louis XIV Honus et Virtus medal.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Lr. 302 — Cardinal Richelieu. 1631. Bronze.7 - Lr. 302 — Cardinal Richelieu. 1631. Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Breton-8. 53mm. 69.6g. Signed I. WARIN. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. A portrait of Cardinal Richelieu appears on the obverse, while the reverse show
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (275.00 + 49.50BP) = 324.50
 
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Lr. 303 — de Levi. 1658. Copper.8 - Lr. 303 — de Levi. 1658. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-15, Betts-39. 46.4mm. 51.9g. Pointing hand with CUIVRE on edge. Signed I. HARDY. Struck at the Paris Mint between June 1845 and October 1860
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for (275.00 + 49.50BP) = 324.50
 
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Lr. 303 — de Levi. 1658. Bronze.9 - Lr. 303 — de Levi. 1658. Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-15, Betts-39. 52mm. 52.2g. Cornucopia with BRONZE on edge. Signed I. HARDY. Struck at the Paris Mint after 1879. Fire-orange colour glows fr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (150.00 + 27.00BP) = 177.00
 
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Lr. 306 — Kebeca Liberata. 1690. Copper.10 - Lr. 306 — Kebeca Liberata. 1690. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-17, Breton-34. 41.2mm. 29g. Plain edge. Signed I. MAUGER. France’s King Louis XIV ordered the Kebeca Liberata medals to commemorate
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (3,300.00 + 594.00BP) = 3,894.00
 
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Lr. 306 — Kebeca Liberata. 1690 (1967). Bronze.11 - Lr. 306 — Kebeca Liberata. 1690 (1967). Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-17, Breton-34. 41mm. 38g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge with the date of production (1967) on edge. Signed J. MAUGER. Design as preceding. A
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (210.00 + 37.80BP) = 247.80
 
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Lr. 308 — Founding of Louisbourg. 1720. Bronze.12 - Lr. 308 — Founding of Louisbourg. 1720. Bronze.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-19, Betts-143, Breton-37. 41mm. 38.5g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. The obverse features the portrait of a young Louis XV. The reverse sho
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Lr. 309 — Treaty of Paris. 1763. Copper.13 - Lr. 309 — Treaty of Paris. 1763. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Betts-444, Breton-31. 41.4mm. 36.3g. Plain edge. Signed B. DUVIVIER. Benjamin Duvivier is one of the better-known French engravers of the period. This
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 360.00BP) = 2,360.00
 
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Lr. 323 — St. John’s Cathedral. 1841. Silver.14 - Lr. 323 — St. John’s Cathedral. 1841. Silver.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-540, Breton-179. 53mm. 58g. Plain edge. Signed J. Taylor. This medal commemorates the laying of the cornerstone of the Basilica-Cathedral of
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Estimate : 450.00 - 500.00
Sold for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Lr. 397 — St. John New Brunswick Public Grammar School Parker Medal. 1865. Copper.15 - Lr. 397 — St. John New Brunswick Public Grammar School Parker Medal. 1865. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Breton-159. 50mm. 66g. Plain edge. Signed by Allan Wyon. The Parker medal was initially awarded for highest general standing but was later presented f
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Lr. 398 — University of New Brunswick Douglas Medal. 1860. 23K Gold.16 - Lr. 398 — University of New Brunswick Douglas Medal. 1860. 23K Gold.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-412, Breton-160. 38.6mm. 29.9g. Reeded edge. Unsigned. The Douglas gold medal was first awarded in silver for the head pupil in the Classica
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (4,500.00 + 810.00BP) = 5,310.00
 
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Lr. 475 — Temperance Society of Nova Scotia. Undated. White Metal.17 - Lr. 475 — Temperance Society of Nova Scotia. Undated. White Metal.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-379, Charlton-2375. 38.5mm. 18.5g. Plain edge. According to R.W. McLachlan (1886), these medals were struck in 1832, one year after the soci
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Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Lr. 478 — Catholic Total Abstinence Medal of the City of Halifax. 1857. White Metal.18 - Lr. 478 — Catholic Total Abstinence Medal of the City of Halifax. 1857. White Metal.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Breton-196. 43mm. 19.5g. Plain edge. Saint Patrick appears in a field on the obverse, while the Virgin Mary and Jesus are shown on the reverse. Holed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for (180.00 + 32.40BP) = 212.40
 
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Lr. 610 — Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural Exposition. 1852. Copper.19 - Lr. 610 — Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural Exposition. 1852. Copper.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-140, Charlton-EQCA-6. Bee and CUIVRE on edge. Struck at the Paris Mint between November 1860 and December 1879 and engraved by Caqué
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (130.00 + 23.40BP) = 153.40
 
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Lr. 610 — Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural Exposition. 1852. Silver.20 - Lr. 610 — Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural Exposition. 1852. Silver.
Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-140, Charlton-EQCA-6. 41.7mm 39.1g. Bee and ARGENT on edge. Struck at the Paris Mint between November 1860 and December 1879 and engraved by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 275.00 - 300.00
Sold for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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