Local collector funds trade token for Hornby Island

Long-time collector and part-time dealer Jim Bulmer mans a booth at Hornby Island's Ringside Market his wife Dr. Barbara Froehner during Canada Day weekend in 2018.

Businesses in Hornby Island, B.C. – a Salish Sea island located east of Vancouver’s Comox Valley – are now accepting municipal trade tokens as a form of currency. The tokens were designed and funded by Jim Bulmer, a coin collector for more than 50 years. He donated $8,000 to produce 1,000 tokens and collectible pins.... Continue reading →

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