Volume 56 – #09

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Volume 56#09

August 7 – August 20, 2018

A 1921-dated 50-cent coin in PCGS Specimen-64 is expected to cross the block for $150,000-$200,000 at the RCNA Auction hosted by The Canadian Numismatic Company this August.

1921-dated 50-cent piece to highlight RCNA Auction

A 1921-dated 50-cent coin in Specimen-64 condition is expected to bring upwards of $200,000 during the five-session sale held in conjunction with the upcoming convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA). The centrepiece of the 2,285-lot sale, which will be hosted Aug. 8-13 by The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC), will be the aforementioned 50-cent piece, commonly known as the “King of Canadian Coins.” Continue reading →

Features
Paris show, auction returns this August
Page 1
Collectors should be ready when disaster strikes
Page 6
Paper money forum renewed by unknowns
Page 6

Regulars
CCN Trends
Focus on RCM products
Page 22
CCN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 34
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 37
Columns
Stanley Clute
Ancient Money
Jupiter, a prominent Roman deity, appears on many coins
Page 8
Tim Grawey
Colonial Tokens
Countermarks issued by short-lived HBC post
Page 10

John Regitko
Errors & Varieties
Authenticating struck-through errors requries care
Page 12
Jeff Fournier
Numismatic Fringe
Nanaimo Bathtub Race tokens longest running series
Page 18

Jesse Robitaille
New Issues
New numismatic issues from around the world
Page 30
Jeff Fournier
Show Circuit
Local and specialty ‘coin’ clubs that are gone but not forgo
Page 32

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