Category Archives: Top Story

A series of 50-cent coins in Choice to Gem condition from the Gerald Keller Collection highlighted the four-session Torex Auction recently hosted by The Canadian Numismatic Auction Company (TCNAC). Sessions one and two were held Nov. 17-18 at Toronto’s Hyatt Regency – the long-time venue of Torex Coin Show and Auctions – and featured 1,130 lots of... Continue reading →

In light of the counterfeit gold wafer recently sold to a customer of a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch in what appeared to be proper packaging, collectors and investors are asking how they can protect themselves. Although the Royal Canadian Mint has since said the one-ounce wafer – containing no gold whatsoever – wasn’t... Continue reading →

This October, the biannual National Postage Stamp and Coin Show returned to the Greater Toronto Area for its third showing since 2015, when Trajan Media took the reigns of what was then known as the National Postage Stamp Show. Nearly 1,000 collectors attended the two-day show on Oct. 28-29, and they were greeted by a... Continue reading →

In celebration of 50 years in business, Vancouver’s J&M Coin & Jewellery has released a 1.5-ounce .999 silver medallion. The medallions commemorate the 50th anniversary of J&M, which is owned by Joseph Iorio, but they also depict an orca (Orcinus orca) on one side. The orca design echoes sentiments from Iorio and other British Columbia residents about the mammal’s... Continue reading →

Canadian paper money continued to show its vitality with the final instalment of the Covered Bridge Collection offered by New Brunswick’s Geoffrey Bell Auctions this September. “The final instalment of the Covered Bridge Collection was successful but proved that the paper money market, although healthy, has become rather saturated with the offerings this year,” said... Continue reading →

One of Ontario’s most popular numismatic shows is changing hands. Long-time numismatist Ted Bailey recently sold the rights to the biannual South Western Ontario Numismatics (SWON) show to Jared Stapleton, the owner of another popular biannual show, the Toronto Coin Expo. Bailey is a resident of the small town of Paris, Ont., where the SWON... Continue reading →

A 1921 50-cent coin – known affectionally as the “King of Canadian Coins” – will hit the auction block this September, and it’s expected to bring upwards of $65,000. Described by auctioneers as “Canada’s most desired coin,” this 96-year-old example will be offered as Lot 709 of the upcoming sale hosted by New Brunswick’s Geoffrey Bell Auctions.... Continue reading →

When Paul Johnson approached Yvon Marquis to be the guest speaker at the 2017 RCNA convention, Marquis agreed, but Johnson cautioned him that it shouldn’t be a speech based on numismatics alone, since many of the attendees would be non-collectors. “So I wondered, what could be the topic of this speech?” said Marquis. Now, if... Continue reading →