There are three major coin shows taking place in two Canadian provinces this week.
First up is today’s Apex 2019 Stamp and Coin Show, which is being hosted by the Ajax-Pickering Stamp Club at the Pickering Recreation Complex on 1867 Valley Farm Rd., in Pickering, Ont.
Open from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., the show boasts free admission and parking and will feature club lots plus 10-cent books and youth tables for young collectors.
TORONTO COIN EXPO
On May 3-4, the Toronto Coin Expo will return to Ontario’s capital city.
The show, which is held at the Toronto Reference Library on 789 Yonge St. in Toronto, Ont., will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 3 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 4. Admission is $6 (and children aged 16 and under are free).
In addition to a nearly 40-dealer bourse, the show will feature a series of educational workshops that are free to attend for children as well as paid admissions to the two-day show.
CLUB DE MONNAIE SHOW
Rounding out the week in shows, the Club de Monnaie Laval and Rive-Nord Third Annual Show will be held May 4 at College Citoyen on 4001 Blvd. Ste-Rose in Laval, Qué.
Organized by the Club de Monnaie Laval and Rive-Nord, the show will feature collector exhibits plus more than 40 dealer tables of coins, banknotes, tokens, medals, Royal Canadian Mint products, Canadian Tire money and more. The bourse will be open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and admission and parking are free.
Organizers also said a free gift will be given to the show’s first 50 attendees.
NEXT WEEK
There are three shows on the numismatic docket next week.
These include:
- the Timmins Coin and Stamp Show on May 5 in Timmins, Ont.;
- the Windsor Coin Club 68th Annual Spring Coin Show on May 5 in Windsor, Ont.; and
- the North York Coin Club Annual Coin Show on May 11 in Toronto.
For more information about upcoming shows, visit our “Events” page or look out for our Canadian Coin and Stamp Show Planner 2019, which is a comprehensive handbook-sized listing of all local, regional and national shows in Canada as well as major international shows abroad.