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Rare 1870 Dominion of Canada $2 note sells for $360,000 USD

A newly discovered Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 note, issued in Victoria, B.C., and graded Choice Very Fine 35 by PMG, sold for $360,000 USD at Stack’s Bowers’ Jan. 28 Canadian Collectors Choice Online Auction, as Lot 70102.

Canadian numismatics witnessed history on Jan. 28 as a previously unknown Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 banknote, issued in Victoria, B.C., sold for a staggering $360,000 USD (about $517,716 CAD) during Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ inaugural Canadian Collectors Choice Online Auction. This Canadian banknote sold through Stack’s Bowers cements its place as one of the most... Continue reading →

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AI detects fake coins better than human numismatic experts, claim researchers

An advanced artificially intelligent counterfeit coin detection software is proving to be more accurate than numismatic experts, claims one of the researchers who developed it. “Some of those experts missed the counterfeits because they were so precise,” said artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Saeed Khazaee, CEO of NexaDeeds and a member of Concordia University’s Centre for... Continue reading →

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