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Seven-figure private sale sees acclaimed currency collectors part with Canadian collection
Two of the highlights of the Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection of Canadian currency were the 1911 $500 and $1,000 notes, both of which were pedigreed originally to Amon Carter.
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 →
Collecting wooden money remains strong in Canada
Canadian Association of Wooden Money Collectors President France Waychison shows off a spruce dollar from Prince George, B.C. It’s one of about 150 different examples issued in northern British Columbia’s largest city.
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 →