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TCNC New Year’s Sale tops auctioneers’ expectations
A pair of French colonial playing card money issues were offered in The Canadian Numismatic Company’s New Year’s Sale this January. Lot 7 (left) featured the ‘six of clubs’ with a red wax seal on the back and sold for $1,309. Lot 8 (right) offered an ‘eight of spades’ with French handwriting on the back, and it sold for $261.80. Both pieces had $200 estimates.
The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC) hosted its first sale of the new year on Jan. 8-11, when about 1,400 lots crossed the block for nearly $1 million in total realizations. The New Year’s Sale – an annual offering from the Québec-based auction house – featured the McFaden Collection, the fourth part of the Gem Collection, and... Continue reading →