As the election to name the incoming board of directors for Canada’s national coin club comes to a close, many are awaiting the results of what’s being hailed as a promising vote. Continue reading →
We all love a great crime story and, recently, I came across a first-hand account of the greatest gold heist in Canada. The robbery dates back to 1974, when the infamous “Stopwatch Gang” stole more than $750,000 in gold from the Ottawa airport, which was destined for the Royal Canadian Mint’s Ottawa plant. Continue reading →
At the 1934 World’s Fair in Chicago, this token was given as part of Chrysler’s exhibit, where each person who stopped by would receive one.
Who knows what’s under all that dirt? That’s the question being asked by many interested collectors following two separate numismatic discoveries that were reported in Canadian media outlets on the same day this July. For collectors, it’s exciting to consider what treasures could be found beneath the Earth’s surface. Continue reading →
ng to do these days, it still can’t replace in-person networking at events like the annual convention of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. The first RCNA Convention I attended was in Winnipeg in July 2013, just a few weeks after I assumed the publisher’s role at Canadian Coin News. It was a perfect opportunity to... Continue reading →
This rare 1870 $1 ‘Payable at Victoria’ banknote, of which only two are known to exist, sold for $48,875 at the Torex auction. The other example belongs to the National Currency Museum.
other Torex show and auction. Held in conjunction with The Canadian Numismatic Company (TCNC), the three-session sale saw more than 2,200 lots cross the auction block at a total value exceeding $2.5 million. The auction’s first two sessions were held June 26 and 27 at the Regency Ballroom in downtown Toronto’s Hyatt Regency hotel, and... Continue reading →