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ONA hands out top awards
From left to right: Ontario Numismatic Association (ONA) President Sean Sinclair awards Lisa McPherson the 2023 Award of Merit alongside fellow ONA official Len Trakalo.
After forgoing its two top awards last year due to the pandemic, the Ontario Numismatic Association (ONA) returned to form with its annual convention this spring. At the ONA’s April 1 awards banquet, held on the convention’s second of three days, President Sean Sinclair and other officials recognized some of the association’s roughly 260 members... Continue reading →
Ontario trade token book receives long-awaited update
Lorne Barnes’ impressive 808-page reference book, Trade Tokens of Ontario, uses the iconic numbering system created by late numismatist Fred Bowman of Lachine, Qué.
Long-time Ontario numismatist Lorne Barnes has released what he has billed as “the most up-to-date reference on Ontario trade tokens.” Barnes’ 808-page reference book Trade Tokens of Ontario, released this February, uses the iconic numbering system created by late numismatist Fred Bowman, of Lachine, Qué. Bowman, the first recipient of the J. Douglas Ferguson Award... Continue reading →
Molsons Bank grouping ignites pre-auction attention
One of only five known 1871 Molsons Bank $6 notes is estimated at $60,000-$100,000 as Lot 983. It will be one of 22 Molsons Bank notes issued by the chartered bank from 1837-1922 as part of Colonial Acres’ upcoming Premier Auction.
Nearly two dozen notes from a long-running chartered bank founded in Montréal by the sons of an iconic brewing magnate have drawn the attention of notaphilists as they prepare to cross the auction block this April. In business as a note-issuing bank for 88 years, including seven decades operating under a charter, the Molsons Bank... Continue reading →
Iconic 1921 coins to cross block in Prominence Sale
A 1921-dated 50-cent specimen issue, the King of Canadian coins, is estimated at $125,000-plus as Lot 386 of a Québec auction this March. It’s certified as Specimen-64.
High-grade examples of Canada’s 1921 five- and 50-cent circulation issues, respectively known as the “Prince” and “King” of Canadian coins, comprise the centrepiece of a named collection slated to cross the auction block this March in Québec. The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC) is set to offer more than 1,950 lots across seven sessions on March... Continue reading →