Volume 56 – #12

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Volume 56#12

September 18 – October 1, 2018

Clifford Mishler, of Iola, Wisc., highlighted the long-running connection between Canadian and U.S. numismatics at the convention’s opening ceremony on Aug. 9.

RCNA Convention marks 65th anniversary in Mississauga

Mississauga once again played host to the 65th annual Royal Canadian Numismatic Association (RCNA) Convention this August, when hundreds of people gathered for the yearly celebration of Canadian numismatics. The Aug. 7-11 show was “fairly successful,” according to show chair Bill O’Brien, president of the North York Coin Club (NYCC), which was this year’s host club. Continue reading →

Features
‘Finest known’ ’21 half dollar coming to Toronto Coin Expo
Page 1
Scott Douglas receives prestigious J. D. Ferguson Award
Page 1
Dan Gosling receives Paul Fiocca Award
Page 6
‘King of Canadian Coins’ brings $126,500 at RCNA Auction
Page 12
Three named RCNA Fellows at recent convention
Page 17
Collecting Canadian municipal medals ‘an untapped field’
Page 28

Regulars
CCN Trends
Focus on Canadian $1 and $2
Page 20
CCN Marketplace
Are you buying or selling?
Page 30
Show & Bourse
Check out the shows in your area
Page 33
Columns
Tim Grawey
Colonial Tokens
Die combinations create intriguing blacksmith token
Page 8
John Regitko
Errors & Varieties
More delaminations forming part of error typeset
Page 10

Stanley Clute
Notes & Bills
Toronto’s storied banking history
Page 14
Sean Sinclair
Commemorative Coins
U.S. $1 coins highlight Native American contributions
Page 26

Jesse Robitaille
New Issues
New numismatic issues from around the world
Page 32

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