Collectors attending the 2026 Royal Canadian Numismatic Association Convention in Winnipeg will have more than 1,300 lots to pursue when The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC) conducts its official convention auction July 16-18 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg.
The sale draws together four major collections – the Douglas Collection of Hudson’s Bay Company banknotes and historical material, the Western Collection of Canadian banknotes, the Dengin Collection of Canadian and Newfoundland coins and the Rob Charland Collection of error banknotes – along with consignments from more than 75 collectors across North America.
Fittingly for a Winnipeg convention, Lot 1 is steeped in Manitoba history. The offering is an 1870 Hudson’s Bay Company £1 sterling promissory note issued at Fort Garry during one of the most significant periods in Western Canadian history. Numbered 903 and bearing manuscript signatures, period endorsements and a Fort Garry transit handstamp dated May 1870, the note was issued during the transfer of Rupert’s Land to Canada and the Red River period. Estimated at more than $3,000, it provides a tangible connection to the city’s early commercial and political history.
Lot 710: Estimated at more than $125,000, this 1870 No LCW 50-cent piece certified PCGS MS-63 is the only example graded at that level by PCGS, with just one finer specimen recorded.
Canadian coin collectors will be watching two marquee lots expected to command six-figure prices. Lot 710 is an 1870 “No LCW” 50-cent piece certified PCGS MS-63, one of Canada’s most famous Victorian rarities. Missing the engraver’s initials normally found beneath Queen Victoria’s portrait, the coin is the only example graded MS-63 by PCGS, with just one finer specimen known. It carries an estimate exceeding $125,000.
Lot 744: Widely known as the ‘King of Canadian Coins,’ this 1921 fifty-cent piece graded ICCS AU-50 is expected to be one of the most closely watched lots in the sale, carrying a pre-sale estimate exceeding $100,000.
Another centrepiece is Lot 744, a 1921 50-cent piece graded ICCS AU-50. Often called the “King of Canadian Coins,” the celebrated key date is estimated at more than $100,000 and features attractive natural toning over remaining mint lustre. High-grade examples seldom appear on the market.
Other notable coin highlights include a 1948 silver dollar graded ICCS MS-65 (Lot 823), estimated at more than $17,000, and an 1858 large cent certified ICCS MS-64 Red (Lot 464), representing the first year of Canada’s decimal coinage.
The paper money section offers several exceptional chartered banknotes. Among them is an 1836 Commercial Bank $10 note (Lot 344), estimated at more than $5,000, which TCNC believes may represent an unlisted issue not recorded in the current Charlton catalogue. Another standout is an 1837 Banque de Ottawa $5 note issued in Montreal (Lot 381), graded PMG Fine-12 and estimated at more than $10,000. According to TCNC, it is only the second example the firm has handled and is believed to be the finest known.
Lot 344: This 1836 Commercial Bank $10 (50-shilling) note is absent from standard catalogue listings for the type. TCNC says it is the first example the firm has handled and estimates it at more than $5,000.
The Western Collection contributes several desirable Dominion notes, including a 1924 $5 Queen Mary note graded Legacy EF-40 PPQ (Lot 93), estimated at more than $10,000.
Lot 411: A key modern Canadian circulation issue, this 2000-P Community 25-cent coin graded ICCS MS-63 is one of only five certified examples cited by TCNC and is estimated at more than $15,000.
Modern Canadian rarities are also featured, led by a 2000-P Community 25-cent coin certified ICCS MS-63 (Lot 411), estimated at more than $15,000. With only a handful of certified examples known, it ranks among the rarest modern circulation issues. Also crossing the block is a 2000-P 50-cent piece graded ICCS MS-65 (Lot 412), estimated at more than $7,500.
Beyond the headline offerings, the auction includes Hudson’s Bay Company material, Newfoundland coins, Canadian tokens, fancy serial number notes and the Rob Charland Collection of error banknotes.
The RCNA Convention runs July 14-18 at the Delta Hotels Winnipeg and RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, with TCNC’s auction sessions scheduled for July 16-18. Online bidding is available through TCNC’s auction platform.