Volume 50#23

February 26 – March 11, 2013

The Canadian Numismatic Company’s 2024 Fall Sale will feature over 2,100 numismatic lots, including coins, banknotes, tokens, and medals, attracting collectors from across North America.

U.S. Flowing Hair silver dollar tops $10 million

“To be a part of this historical occasion is nothing short of amazing,” said Chris Napolitano, president of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. “Collectors competed with great fervour and energy, resulting in outstanding overall prices realized. The price of the gem 1794 dollar went up and up into the millions, with everyone in the audience on the edge of their seats until at last there was just one bidder remaining. At $10,016,875, a world-record price for any coin had been set. The previous record was $7,590,020 for a 1933 Double Eagle, set in 2002. Continue reading →

Features

Moore auction features more than 1,600 lots

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Torex heads back downtown with wide-ranging sale

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Regulars

Focus on RCM issues

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Check out the shows in your area

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Are you buying or selling?

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Editorial

Circulating penny rides off into the sunset

As I write this piece, the humble 1-cent coin sits silently on death row. By the time you read this, the Royal Canadian Mint and the coin-distribution system will no longer be shipping the coin. Not only that, but they will start recalling them, and business will be expected to round transactions off to the nearest five cents. This change, of course, will only affect cash transactions. All other forms of payment, from cheques to debit and credit cards, will still be accounted to the exact amount.

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