Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

McLachlan-17, Breton-34. 41.2mm. 29g. Plain edge. Signed I. MAUGER. France’s King Louis XIV ordered the Kebeca Liberata medals to commemorate

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

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

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

McLachlan-540, Breton-179. 53mm. 58g. Plain edge. Signed J. Taylor. This medal commemorates the laying of the cornerstone of the Basilica-Cathedral of

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lot of three uncirculated jetons of the same design, but in three different sizes. All with hangers at 12 o’clock. The Bonsecours Chapel is o

McLachlan-172, Breton-106. 51mm. 61g. NAJEDA SMITH - ALEXANDRA SCHOOL - JUNE 1936 engraved on edge. Signed J. MOORE. R.W. McLachlan writes in Canadian

McLachlan-172, Breton-106. 51mm. 80.1. MOSES BERNSTEIN engraved on edge. Signed J. MOORE. As last, but about 33% heavier and struck on a thicker planc

McLachlan-173, Breton-107. 55mm. 81.5g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Signed CAQUÉ. Struck at the Paris Mint after 1879. McLachlan describes

McLachlan-173, Breton-107. 55.5mm. 80.7g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Signed CAQUÉ. Struck at the Paris Mint after 1879. Design as last but

McLachlan-173, Breton-107. 55.6mm. 67.8g. LF on edge. Unsigned. Design is similar to the two preceding lots, but struck from entirely different copy d

McLachlan-179, Breton-108. 44mm. 40.8g. Plain edge. Signed J. MOORE. The High School of Quebec was established in 1804. Henry Fry, a successful mercha

McLachlan-137, Breton-174. 48mm. 62.5g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. WYON. This is one in a series of medals issued to commemorate the Prince of Wales

McLachlan-137, Breton-174. 48mm. 43.5g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. WYON. Design as last. This piece is struck on a thick planchet (4.2mm) in white metal.

McLachlan-137, Breton-174. 48mm. 43.5g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. WYON. Design as the preceding lot. Scott Miller explains the way these medals were dis

McLachlan-136, Breton-177. Struck by Savage & Lyman, Jewellers, of Montreal in relatively large quantities. However, survivors prove more diffic...

McLachlan-134, Breton-175. 51mm. 39.0g. Plain edge. Signed and issued by Montreal jeweller and silversmith Alfred Hoffnung. The first and rarer of two

Lr. 644 — The Victoria Bridge Hoffnung Medal - $7,000,000 Variety. 1860. White Metal. McLachlan-134, Breton-175. 51mm. 40.4g. Plain edge. Sig

McLachlan-150, Breton-110, Charlton-2280. 46mm. 45.6g. Plain edge. Unsigned. The Montreal Natural History Society was organized in 1828 and establishe

McLachlan-150, Breton-110, Charlton-2280. 45mm. 48.7g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Design as last. However, the surfaces exhibit considerable porosity. Both

McLachlan-181, Breton-112 (Rev. of 111). 45mm. 32.4g. Plain edge. Signed BLACK, STARR & FROST N.Y. According to McLachlan, these medals were awa...

McLachlan-180, Breton-113. 39.5mm. 33.5g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Per McLachlan, this scholastic medal was struck by George Lovett and awarded in gold,

McLachlan-160, Breton-114. Plain edge. Signed L. C. WYON. The Chapman medal for Classical Literature and Languages is the first in the McGill medal su

McLachlan-168, Breton-115. 41mm. 32.6g. Plain edge. Signed C.F. CARTER. From R.W. McLachlan’s Canadian Numismatics (1886): “Mr. Davi

McLachlan-162, Breton-118. 45mm. 60.0g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. The Anna Molson gold medal was presented to the top student in math...

McLachlan-161, Breton-119. 41mm. 27.2g. Plain edge. Signed C.F. CARTER. Carter was a Birmingham medallist who advertised in the Canadian Antiquarian a

McLachlan-165, Breton-120. 44.6mm. 46.4g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. The Shakespeare medal for English literature was endowed by ̶...

McLachlan-164, Breton-121. 45mm. 47.4g. Plain edge. Signed J.S & A.B. WYON. John Torrance founded this medal in honour of his late wife, Elizabe...

McLachlan-164, Breton-121. 45mm. Weight unknown. Encased in lucite. Edge engraved FRANK BREADON COMMON MAY 11 1917. Signed J.S & A.B. WYON. Desi...

Breton-Unlisted. 45mm. 43g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. The Hiram Mills medal was endowed by its namesake, an American-born philanthrop...

Breton-56. 35.8mm. 20.7g. 3.7mm thick. Plain edge. Unsigned. According to the Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal (October 1874), the County o

Breton-56. 35.9mm. 19.7g. 3.1mm thick. Plain edge. Unsigned. As the preceding lot, but struck in silver on a significantly thinner planchet with less

Breton-56. 35.9mm. 20.2g. 3.9mm thick. Plain edge. Unsigned. As the preceding lot, but struck on a thicker planchet that more closely resembles that o

McLachlan-280, Breton-183. 38.8mm. 31.1g. Plain edge. Unsigned. An extremely rare and remarkably early Canadian medal commemorating the 50th anniversa

Breton-205. 43.5mm. 35.7g. Plain edge with hole drilled at 12 o’clock where a hanger would have been. Unsigned. A crudely struck but nicely p

McLachlan-273, Breton-142. 51.2mm. 71.4g. Plain edge. Signed B. WYON. An unnamed example of this popular Benjamin Wyon design with Victory holding a w

McLachlan-278, Breton-146. 44.5mm. 50.2g. Plain edge. Signed F.B. SMITH [New York]. Victoria College of Cobourg was founded in 1841 and became a fully

42.2mm. 41.2g. Plain edge. Unsigned. The U.S.-Canada arbitration medal commemorates the Netherlands’ King William I’s involvement as

42.3mm. 28.3g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Similar to the preceding lot, but in silver and rare as such. In 1835, when these medals were first distributed,

McLachlan-293, Betts-438, Breton-10, Jaimeson-18, Adams 7.3 (seven rivets above sash). 76mm. 98.0g. Plain edge, but showing a faint line around where

Breton-19, Jamieson-26, Eimer-1061c, Adams 14.2. 38mm. 17.3g. Signed T. WYON JUN. A lead trial piece (John W. Adams’ Obverse 2) for the small

Betts-392, Eimer-652. 35mm. 14.6g. Plain edge. Signed P.P.W. (Peter Paul Werner). Although not listed in the standard Canadian references, this piece

McLachlan-127, Betts-430, Breton-38, Eimer-680. 39mm. 28.8g. Plain edge. Unsigned (by Lewis Pingo). One of several medals sponsored by the Society Pro

McLachlan-373, Betts-403, Breton-38. 40.8mm. 16.7g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Described in its last appearance in 2009 by the Stack’s cataloguer

McLachlan-372, Betts-Unlisted, Breton-40. 40.9mm. 15.1g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Design similar to last, except the reverse does not show the shell proc

McLachlan-375, Betts-406, Breton-41. 37mm. 13.6g. Plain edge. Unsigned. The reverse is similar to the the preceding lot, but the scene is reversed wit

McLachlan-378, Betts-407, Breton-43. 26mm. 4.4g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Obverse similar to the preceding lots. Reverse shows an office kneeling and sur

McLachlan-369, Betts-410, Breton-49, Eimer-657. 43.6mm. 37.9g. Plain edge with loop soldered at 12 o’clock. Signed T. PINGO. Not too many ent

McLachlan-126, Betts-429, Breton-48, Eimer-679. 40.8mm. 29g. Plain edge with vertical striations, as made. Unsigned (by Kirk or Pingo). The Montreal T

McLachlan-129, Betts-418, Breton-49, Eimer-677. 43.9mm. 29.9g. Plain edge. Unsigned. A popular medal commemorating four British victories in North Ame

McLachlan-130, Betts-419. 43.3mm. 30g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Although unlisted by LeRoux or Breton, McLachlan noted in 1886 that this piece is a mule

McLachlan-130, Betts-419. 43.2mm. 33.5g. Plain edge. Unsigned. As last, but in brass and slightly more challenging as such. The surfaces are largely o

McLachlan-130, Betts-419. 44mm. 32.4g. Plain edge. Unsigned. As last, but in silver and thus rare. John Ford only had a single example in this metal,

Betts-416, Breton-50. 43.3mm. 33.1g. Plain edge. Unsigned. A perfect entry point for collectors looking to break into the Seven Years’ War se

Betts-416, Breton-50. 43.4mm. 35.4g. Plain edge. Unsigned. As last, but in brass and far better preserved with essentially complete strike detail and

McLachlan-128, Betts-422, Breton-32, Eimer-674. 37.5mm. 24.1g. Plain edge with vertical striations, as made. Signed GOSSET M. KIRK F. Struck in coinag

McLachlan-125, Betts-421, Breton-51, Eimer-673. 40mm. 28g. Plain edge. Unsigned (by John Pingo). Yet another entry in the Society Promoting Arts and C

McLachlan-539, Betts-441, Breton-52, Eimer-701. 41.4mm. 23.0g. Plain edge. Unsigned (by Thomas Pingo). Taken from the Betts reference: “This

McLachlan-259, Breton-57. 51.2mm. 73.7g. Plain edge. Signed T. WYON JR. In a recent sale of an Upper Canada Preserved medal, this cataloguer (JL) expl

Breton-202. 43.8mm. 19.0g. Plain edge. Holed for suspension. Dark pewter-grey surfaces display considerable roughness. From the Michael Joffre Collect

McLachlan-304. Lot of two. Each 42.5mm with plain edges and unsigned. 1.) 40.7g. 4.3mm thick. Glossy Unc, struck marginally off-centre. 2.) 32.0g. 3.5

McLachlan-301. Breton-178. Lot of three. All 43.5mm and struck from the same dies with plain edges. However, thicknesses vary: 1.) 19.2g. 3mm thick. 2

Lr. 981 — Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee / Mason & Co. Watchmakers. Undated (1897). White Metal. 34.8mm. 18.9g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. El...

Breton-147. 50.7mm. 65.8g. Cornucopia and ARGENT on edge. Struck at the Paris Mint after 1879. A challenging medal with the arms of the Archbishop of

Lr. 1100 — Montreal Catholic Commercial Academy Edward Murphy Medal. 1873. Copper. 45mm. 53.9g. McLachlan-177, Breton-123. Plain edge. Signed

Lr. 1101 — Montreal Catholic Commercial Academy P.S. Murphy Medal. 1874. Copper. 51mm. 64.9g. McLachlan-Unlisted, Breton-124. Cornucopia and

50.7mm. 59.5g. McLachlan-Unlisted, Breton-125. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Unsigned. Struck at the Paris Mint after 1879. The corrected obverse die

Lr. 1103a to 1103d — Montreal Catholic Commercial Academy P.S. Murphy Medals. Undated. White Metal. Lot of four scarce-to-rare small-size aca

Charlton-6055-10. 33.8mm. 15.8g. Plain edge. Signed C. TISON. The obverse features a port scene of Montreal with Mount Royal in the background and shi

Charlton-6055-35. 33.3mm. 12.8g. Plain edge. Signed C. TISON. As last, but with English legends and MARRIED on the left part of the lower reverse band

Charlton-6055-35. 33.3mm. 12.8g. Plain edge. Signed C. TISON. Design as last, but struck in white metal. Flashy and brilliant with terrific field-devi

Charlton-6055-35. 33.5mm. 20.2g. Plain edge. Signed C. TISON. As last, but in lead. Much rarer than the copper or white metal variants. We sold this p

White Metal. Bowman-3369a. Charlton-6055-5. 33.6mm. 10.6g. Plain edge. Signed C. Tison. The maker’s mark is no longer visible on the Steamer

33.6mm. 10.1g. Signed C. TISON. An unlisted mule with the obverse of Lr. 1104 and the reverse of Lr. 985. Scarce. Formerly graded AU50 by ICCS with th

58mm. 8.5g. Pentagonal star-shaped broach. Slightly wavy, otherwise fine. Ex: Nicolet Seminary Collection (Champagne Auctions, 5/2017), lot 297. From

41.8mm. 7.5g. Similar to last, but smaller and better-quality construction. Pin on back. Sold with an old-time dealer paper envelope that appears to b

38.2mm. 29.8g. Plain edge. Reportedly issued by P.W. Ellis of Toronto according to LeRoux, but unsigned. Glossy mahogany-brown surfaces show minimal c

37.9mm. 24.9g. Plain edge. Unsigned. As last, but struck in white metal. Flashy and brilliant. Minor spotting appears on the obverse and is more notic

38.1mm. 35g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. ELLIS & Co. Issued to commemorate the unveiling of the Captain Joseph Brant memorial in Victoria Square Oct...

38.3mm. 18.8g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. ELLIS & Co. As last, but struck in white metal. The United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada describ...

38.3mm. 24.7g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. ELLIS & Co. As last, but with a decorative spinner affixed to the edge at 3 o’clock and 9 o’c

Charlton-1455-5. 45.1mm. 39.8g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. ELLIS & CO. TORONTO. Per the Charlton reference on association and society medals (2008)...

Breton-126. Lot of three Cardinal Taschereau medals. 1.) Copper. 38.4mm. 22.5g. Bold. Possibly cleaned at one time. 2.) White metal. 38.4mm. 13.0g. Fl

Lot of two pieces. 1.) Aluminum. 47.6mm. 13.9g. Integrated hanger at 12 o’clock. 2.8mm thick. A crudely struck souvenir but well-preserved. 2

Lot of six Montreal winter carnival medals. All 27mm approximately (slight variations) with plain edges and signed LYMBURNER. 1.) Copper. Charlton-EQC