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‘Good deals to be had’ at Colonial Acres’ spring sale
Lot 502 features an 1899 50-cent coin graded AU-55 by ICCS. ‘A true gem in the grade!,’ states the catalogue.
Collectors of all kinds can continue completing their collections at Colonial Acres’ Spring Numismatic Auction, slated to take place this May 27-28 in Kitchener, Ont. With most starting bids listed at about 50 per cent of their respective Trends valuations, Kirk Parsons, Colonial Acres co-owner, said there’s a lot of affordable material on offer at... Continue reading →
The nickel is running out of time, and relevance
A 2010-dated Canadian five-cent coin (commonly referred to as the nickel).
The recent Desjardins report does not mean the immediate end of the nickel, but it certainly is an indicator of what lies ahead. We can’t forget that the first sign the humble penny was on the way out was a similar report from the same organization. The Royal Canadian Mint doesn’t have to follow Desjardins’... Continue reading →