Volume 51#06

July 2 – July 15, 2013

Auctioneer Brian Bell of Geoffrey Bell Auctions presents the catalogue showcasing the captivating numismatic material available at auction this Thursday and Friday.

Louisbourg settlement’s 300 years marked by coins

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued two new coins marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of the settlement of Louisbourg, on Cape Breton Island. Founded in 1713 by 150 colonists from France, the settlement quickly grew into a fortress with one of the largest military garrisons in North America. Construction of the fortification was mostly done between 1730 and 1740. Continue reading →

Features

Rare polymer note fetches more than $20K

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No reserves in June Torex sale

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Martin Short offers his vision of Canada, on a coin

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Regulars

Check out the shows in your area

Page 19

Focus on Canadian 10 cents

Page 24

Are you buying or selling?

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Editorial

Discarded cent makes some noise among numismatists

Now that all 1-cent coins are being recalled and melted, any survivors out in general use will disappear within the next 24 months. Finally, and this point bears remembering, there are plenty of cases of people poring through rolls and even boxes of 2006 coins and not finding a single error. Those failed searches don’t make headlines. What we can say for sure is that this discovery has dramatically increased the number of certified examples, and more than doubled the number of known examples.

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