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East Coast Extravaganza Auction

Auction Currency:CAD Auction Location:Casino Halifax, 1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3J5, Canada

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Welcome to our Second Annual Geoffrey Bell Auction at the East Coast Extravaganza in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada's most enjoyable show is now combined with the "Canadian Auction of the Year". This year our auction brings a diverse collection from Rev. Father Bernard O’Connor with rare offerings of French Regime Card Money, the War of 1812 Army bill, the Ropery & 1382 Nova Scotia “error” tokens, the 1921 Five Cents and Half Dollar.
Treasure from Le Chameau829Treasure from Le Chameau
30 sols, French coin, cleaned, 1721, Tours mint mark
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimates : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Treasure from Le Chameau830Treasure from Le Chameau
10 sols, French coin, 1719, unique and unrecorded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimates : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold for (250.00 + 50.00) x 1 = 300.00
Treasure from Le Chameau831Treasure from Le Chameau
Ecu, 1725, recovered by Alex Storm, restored
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Treasure from La Auguste832Treasure from La Auguste
Ecu, 1734, La Rochelle mint mark
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00) x 1 = 120.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham833Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
8 reales, 168?, triple plugged, 16 known, rare
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (175.00 + 35.00) x 1 = 210.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham834Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
8 reales, 1684, Charles II
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00) x 1 = 240.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham835Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
8 reales, 1680, double plugged
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham836Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
2 reals, cob, 1694, dated on both sides
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham837Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
Fractional cob, c. 1680, Ex Christie's Auction
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00) x 1 = 96.00
Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham838Treasure from H.M.S. Feversham
4 reales, 1684, Charles II, triple dated
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Treasure from a 19th century paddle ship839Treasure from a 19th century paddle ship
Found at Portuguese Cove near Halifax, Nova Scotia, silver 1 franc, French Louis Phillipe, 1845
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00) x 1 = 84.00
Treasure from HMS Feversham840Treasure from HMS Feversham
Massachusetts Oak Tree Shilling, 1652, VF,
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (2,600.00 + 520.00) x 1 = 3,120.00
Treasure from HMS Feversham841Treasure from HMS Feversham
Massachusetts Pine Tree shilling, 1652, VF, stained
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 400.00) x 1 = 2,400.00
Treasure fron USMS Humboldt842Treasure fron USMS Humboldt
C 1840, coin is napoleonic franc, found in Halifax harbour
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00) x 1 = 72.00
Treasure from the H.M.S. Tilbury843Treasure from the H.M.S. Tilbury
8 reales, 1754, usual corrosion from salt water
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (225.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 270.00
Great Western Railway844Great Western Railway
G.W.R/153, holed as usual, brass, 1/2 ton coal, very scarce, ex Hoare auction
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (650.00 + 130.00) x 1 = 780.00
Grand Trunk Railroad Dinner Token845Grand Trunk Railroad Dinner Token
Extremely rare, EF, ex Warren Baker, used between Montreal and Toronto
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 240.00) x 1 = 1,440.00
Hudson Bay Token St. Lawrence - Labrador District846Hudson Bay Token St. Lawrence - Labrador District
Gingras 260a, EF
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Hudson Bay Tokens Labrador District847Hudson Bay Tokens Labrador District
Gingras 255, 255a, 255c, 255d, all EF, 4 pcs.
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (500.00 + 100.00) x 1 = 600.00
Hudson Bay Tokens East Main District848Hudson Bay Tokens East Main District
Gingras 220, 220a,220b, 220c, 220c (cancelled) EF - UNC
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 375.00
Sold for (2,300.00 + 460.00) x 1 = 2,760.00
Hudson Bay Tokens Yorkton, Sask.849Hudson Bay Tokens Yorkton, Sask.
Gingras 280, 280a, 280b, 280d EF - UNC 4 pcs.
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (650.00 + 130.00) x 1 = 780.00
Hudson Bay Tokens Eastern Arctic850Hudson Bay Tokens Eastern Arctic
Gingras 285a, 285b, 285c, 285d EF 4 pcs.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Nova Scotia Tokens851Nova Scotia Tokens
James Gass, Shuebenacadie, Nathanson, Sydney, Murphy's, Truro, Hebb, Bridgewater, 4 pcs.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (175.00 + 35.00) x 1 = 210.00
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia852Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
"Clace" Bay Billiard Parlor, 5 cents, Grace Bay Biliard Parlor, 2 pcs.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (225.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 270.00
Nova Scotia Local Tokens853Nova Scotia Local Tokens
Scriven & Son 2 lbs., Lingan Club, McKinley & Ogilvie 60 cents, 3 pcs.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Nova Scotia Local Tokens854Nova Scotia Local Tokens
Liswell, 2 Loafs, Southern Operating, 5 cents, J.W. Fraser, 1 loaf, 3 pcs.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Nova Scotia Local Tokens855Nova Scotia Local Tokens
P.C. Flemming, 7 cents, Southern Operating Co., 5 cents, R.W. Kinsman, 10 cents
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00) x 1 = 360.00
Nova Scotia Local Tokens856Nova Scotia Local Tokens
G.A. Cook & Co., 1 lb. brass, aluminum, german silver, 1/2 lb. aluminum (2 varieties), 5 pcs.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (175.00 + 35.00) x 1 = 210.00
Nova Scotia Tokens857Nova Scotia Tokens
Spinner-Bluenose Coin Shop, Memorial High School, Sydney, 1 meal, Miles Ltd., Sydney, parking, Maritime Business College, 1 cent, copper, 1 cent, alu
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimates : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens858Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens
10 different (please inspect)
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens859Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens
10 different (please inspect)
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00) x 1 = 180.00
Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens860Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens
10 different (please inspect)
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens861Nova Scotia Dairy Tokens
10 different (please inspect)
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Nova Scotian Transportation Tokens862Nova Scotian Transportation Tokens
All references are Atwood, 75 A, B, C, 100 M,N,X (2), 200 C (3), 350 D, G, H, 850 A b, B, E(5), F + Bank of Nova Scotia Parking Sydney, 27 pcs.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Newfoundland Local Tokens863Newfoundland Local Tokens
Horwood Lumber Co., Campbellton Branch, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1.00, $2.00 and $5.00, 7 pcs.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (225.00 + 45.00) x 1 = 270.00
Newfoundland Local Tokens864Newfoundland Local Tokens
Horwood Lumber Co., Horwood, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1.00 (4 pcs.)
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 60.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00) x 1 = 84.00
Halifax Bridge Tokens and Badge865Halifax Bridge Tokens and Badge
Obsolete tokens for use on the 2 bridges connecting Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 8 specimens, also one of 6 issued badge of O'connor Float Serv
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Ontario Tokens, 7 pieces866Ontario Tokens, 7 pieces
Guelph Railway Co. W.S. Murray (Drumbo five cent) Charles Ivory (Omemee five, ten, twenty-five, fifty, one dollar)
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 125.00
Sold for (275.00 + 55.00) x 1 = 330.00
New Brunswick Local Tokens867New Brunswick Local Tokens
Giguere Bros., 1 loaf, Main Bakery, 5, 10, 25 cents, C.M. Leger 25 cents, Brunswick & Downtowner Parking
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimates : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (125.00 + 25.00) x 1 = 150.00
Maritime Milk Tokens868Maritime Milk Tokens
Cape Breton Dairyman's Co-op, 9 pcs., Newstead Dairy, 2 pcs., Bay Chaleur Dairy, 1 pc., 12 pcs.
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimates : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00) x 1 = 120.00
Maritime Medals and Tokens869Maritime Medals and Tokens
Sydny, 1 T-shirt, 50 cents, McDonald's, Kinsmen 25 cents, JW Stephen's, 50 cents, Shaw and Mason, seal, white metal, masonic penny, North Sydney, NFLD
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimates : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00) x 1 = 60.00
Ontario Tokens870Ontario Tokens
Glen Rose 1/2 gallon, dairy, masonic penny, Cranston Novelty, brass, Cranston Novelty 25 cents, brass, W.J. Greer, Berlin, G.Knechtel, copper, B.Slinn
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold for (600.00 + 120.00) x 1 = 720.00
London Ontario Tokens871London Ontario Tokens
James Turnbull,1 pint, copper, Fawkes, brass, 40, both scarce, UNC tokens, 2 pcs.
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimates : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for (450.00 + 90.00) x 1 = 540.00
Saskatchewan Local Tokens872Saskatchewan Local Tokens
Moulton, 10 cents, Bruser, 10 cents, Maple Leaf Bakery, 1 loaf, Wilson, Birch Hills, $1.00 (2 diff), 50, 25, 10(2 diff), cents, Richman's$2.00, 50, 25
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimates : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (325.00 + 65.00) x 1 = 390.00
Quebec Local Tokens and Other873Quebec Local Tokens and Other
Hibernia Society, 1898, Balmoral Oil, A.D. Porcheron, Brass, Reverse Lettering, La Presse, Montreal, La Patrie, Montreal, Opera Cocktail Jeton, Montre
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00) x 1 = 72.00
Local Tokens874Local Tokens
LeDain, Ottawa, Nechako, Prince George, Workingmens, Winnipeg, Calgary elongated cent, 1987, Orme, Wakefield, LaBelle, Hull, Institute Canadien, Ottaw
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00) x 1 = 120.00
Business College Tokens875Business College Tokens
Boys Town varying metals ( 6 pcs - 5 cent to $5.00), another 6 pieces in brass, student bank coins from Omaha, Nebraska, also 5 cents through$5.00 in
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (70.00 + 14.00) x 1 = 84.00
Greenside Token876Greenside Token
The only known Scottish church having metal tokens struck for charitable purposes. They were given to the needy for redemption for food.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimates : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00 + 9.00) x 1 = 54.00
Boar War Tokens877Boar War Tokens
H.Falconer, Shelburne, ON.( copper -12 struck), Allen Shoe Company, Mt. Forest and Drayton, ON.,Cransto Novelty Co., Galt, ON., J.C. Cooke, Kincardine
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimates : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 220.00) x 1 = 1,320.00
Military Tokens878Military Tokens
Ye Merry Sappers, 25 cents, RCE, Ville de Mons, 1914-191, Half Franc, copper, 5th Canadian Battn., 1 franc, white metal, 5th Canadian Battn., 4 pcs.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00) x 1 = 420.00