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!
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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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314Lr. 1635i — John Graves Simcoe. 1892. Copper.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Clowery-52. 49mm. 65.6g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Ornate hanger at 12 o’clock. Struck to commemorate the centennial of the first parliament of U
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 354.00
315Lr. 1635i — John Graves Simcoe. 1892. White Metal.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Clowery-51. 49mm. 44.8g. Plain edge. Unsigned. As last, but in white metal with a hanger typical of a P.W. Ellis & Co. product. Light marks in t...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 156.00
321Lr. 1670 — Ste-Anne de Beaupré. 1877. White Metal.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-205. 29.7mm. 9.1g. Plain edge. Unsigned (by a Mr. Torcapel). Integrated loop at 12 o’clock. R.W. McLachlan derided the quality of t
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 96.00
326Lr. 1725 — Ste-Anne de Varennes. 1842. Brass.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
25mm x 29mm. 7.7g. Plain edge. Signed VACHETTE. Integrated loop at 12 o’clock. Lightly worn.
From the Michael Joffre Collection of Canadian H
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold for 18.00
335Lr. 1815 — Toronto Semicentennial. 1884. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Charlton-EONS-96. Lot of two. Each 24.2mm with plain edges and signed G.W. left of date. 1.) 7.2g. Glowing copper-orange colour around the devices. 2.
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 64.90
336Lr. 1816 — Toronto Semicentennial. 1884. Brass.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Charlton-EONS-93. Lot of three. Each 39.1mm with plain edges and signed G.W. 1.) 6.7g. Glossy olive-gold surfaces. 7.4g. Loop attached at 12 o
Estimate : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for 72.00
337Lr. 1817 — Toronto Semicentennial. 1884. White Metal.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
41.5mm. 27.6g. Plain edge. Signed P.W. ELLIS & CO. A brilliant souvenir medal with faint lathe lines (as made) visible on the high-relief obvers...
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 165.20
349Lr. 1851“a” — University of Ottawa. Undated. Silver.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
52mm. 65.6g. Edge stamped 925 R [lion hallmark] STERLING. Signed P. LETHIELLEUX. The obverse is similar to Lr. 1851, Breton-149, but the legends are s
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 174.00
355Lr. 1855 — University of Manitoba. 1877. Copper.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-434, Breton-164. 42.5mm. 39.6g. Plain edge. Unsigned. R.W. McLachlan reports that the dies were prepared by a Mr. Bishop of Montreal in 1881
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 165.20
356Lr. 1856 — Queen’s University. Undated. Copper.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-279, Breton-157. 41.5mm. 35.9g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. Per Canadian Numismatics (1886): “Queen's College was f...
Estimate : 500.00 - 550.00
Sold for 480.00
357Lr. 1856 — Queen’s University. Undated. Copper.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
McLachlan-279, Breton-157. 41.5mm. 35.9g. Plain edge. Signed J.S. & A.B. WYON. As last, but awarded to Sarah F. Barry, M.A. for German studies i...
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 132.00
361Lr. 1874 — Queen Victoria Jubilee. 1887. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
40mm x 36.7mm. 9.3g. A souvenir badge in the form of a Maltese cross that memorializes Queen Victoria’s birth year, marriage, coronation, and
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 60.00
382Tercentenary of the Founding of Quebec. 1908. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
76.3mm. 159.9g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Signed HENRI DUBOIS. Joe Foster writes in the October 2011 issue of the MCA Advisory that these medals
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 383.50
384Prix D’Histoire du Canada. Undated. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
Charlton-2865-105. 68.3mm. 192.4g. Plain edge. Signed A. LALIBERTÉ and CARON FRERES MONTREAL. Struck circa 1915. This is an unnamed example is
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 210.00
386Souvenir Cent of Canada. Undated. Copper.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
73.2mm. 156.7g. Plain edge. Unsigned. Numerous rim dings, marks, and spotting, but still largely red. Crudely made but attractive. Should be of intere
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 168.00
38960th Anniversary of Confederation. 1927. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
76.7mm. 167.1g. Plain edge. Signed RAYMOND DELAMARRE. The official commemorative medal issued by the National Committee for the Celebration of the Dia
Estimate : 350.00 - 400.00
Sold for 442.50
39060th Anniversary of Confederation. 1927. Silver.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
76.7mm. 211.1g. Plain edge. Signed RAYMOND DELAMARRE. As last, but in silver and rare as such. In their offering of an example in April 1981, Seaby re
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,750.00
Sold for 2,596.00
391Compagnie Générale Transtlantique. 1932. Bronze.Geoffrey Bell Auctions
67.8mm. 151.7g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge. Signed RAYMOND DELAMARRE. Another Art Deco design by this well-known French medallist featuring the S.S
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 132.00