This week’s big Canadian numismatic event is happening Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in downtown Toronto.
The semi-annual Toronto Coin Expo is held each spring and fall at the Toronto Reference Library on 789 Yonge St. This year’s gathering boasts a vast bourse with more than 30 “internationally renowned” dealers as well as thousands of coins, banknotes and other numismatic treasures from Canada, the U.S. and abroad. Regular daily admission is $6 (although children 16-and-under are free).
Beginning Sept. 29, Geoffrey Bell Auctions will also host a two-day, 948-lot sale in conjunction with the Fall 2016 Coin Expo. Lot viewing runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day with bidding beginning at 6 p.m.. The auction is free to attend for the general public. To view the auction catalogue online, click here.
For more information about the Fall 2016 Toronto Coin Expo, visit torontocoinexpo.ca.
MANITOBA
This Oct. 1-2, the Manitoba Coin Club is hosting its annual Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Show. Held at the Sunova Centre on 48 Holland Rd., in West St. Paul, Man., the show features a diverse bourse; a selection of exhibits (including one by award-winning numismatist James Astwood); free prizes; as well as ample free parking. Admission is $5 a day.
This 1966 Manitoba Coin Club medal struck for the 13th annual convention of the Canadian Numismatic Association realized $13 at Colonial Acres’ January 2016 sale.
As one of the oldest numismatic associations in Western Canada, the Manitoba Coin Club was founded in 1954 and became a charter member of the Canadian Numismatic Association (now the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association, or RCNA) in 1955. The club has sponsored the RCNA Convention in 1966, 1982 and 2013.