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Described as “the most complete and most valuable collection of Canadian banknotes ever assembled,” the Dauer Collection was recently sold to an international collector for an undisclosed seven-figure amount. Mike Abramson, of Minnesota’s Executive Currency, brokered the private sale of Joanne and Edward Dauer’s Canadian currency collection this fall. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to... Continue reading →

Founded in 1975 with 45 charter members and expanding beyond 200 members by the end of that decade, the Canadian Association of Wooden Money Collectors (CAWMC) is showing no signs of slowing down. Throughout more than four decades, the national organization for collectors of Canadian wooden money, tokens and other souvenirs has kept its membership... Continue reading →

An undetermined number of one of the Royal Canadian Mint’s recently released test tokens has been discovered with a prominent die crack through the centre of the obverse. Several of the Mint’s tri-metal tokens, which were issued as part of “R+D Lab Collection” this October, were found with die cracks by at least two southeastern... Continue reading →

Described as “exceptionally rare and possibly one of a kind,” a 1972 $5 “triple variety” error note from the Scenes of Canada series hammered down for more than $20,000 at auction this October. Offered as Lot 305 of the Torex Auction, the replacement note (BC-48bA) featured a cut-off size as well as a high-range serial... Continue reading →

A $2 circulation coin marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War Armistice was unveiled Oct. 15 by the Royal Canadian Mint. Recalling the signing of the historic peace treaty that officially ended the Great War on Nov. 11, 1918, the coin was unveiled at the Mint’s Winnipeg facility before invited guests and the men and... Continue reading →

Staying in line with recent market trends, paper money highlighted the Toronto Coin Expo Fall Sale hosted by Geoffrey Bell Auctions in September. Among the sale’s frontrunners was a complete specimen set of the Bank of Canada’s 1937 Series, including each denomination from $1 to $1,000. Described by auctioneers as being in About Uncirculated/Uncirculated condition,... Continue reading →

The National Postage Stamp and Coin Show kicked off again this September, when collectors of all kinds – numismatists, notaphilists, exonumists and philatelists, among others – gathered for the biannual event in Mississauga. The Sept. 8-9 show was held at the Hilton Mississauga, where the 9,000-square-foot Graydon Hall packed in a 50-dealer bourse that met... Continue reading →

What’s described as an “extremely rare unlisted date” of Saxony’s two-ducat gold coin, this a 1740-dated piece struck in what’s now Poland, was recently discovered by a Canadian dealer. After unknowingly purchasing the aforementioned piece in a bullion collection, the dealer, who wishes to remain anonymous, was unable to find the coin in any reference... Continue reading →

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... Continue reading →

Established only one year ago, the Saugeen Coin Society (SCS) has since seen its membership more than double as the executive works to secure the club’s footing in Bruce County. Currently standing at 20 members, the SCS has been well received by the public in this southwestern Ontario town of nearly 14,000 people. Continue reading →