SOLD
6,500.00CAD+ (1,300.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2012 Sep 28 @ 18:32UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Welcome to our Fall Auction containing a Wonderful Ancient Collection of Bill McDonald's and Dr. John Temple's Post Confederation Token Collection, among many other treasures! ENJOY BROWSING!
CH BL-51 Blacksmith Token - Rare Bouquet Sou / Mexican Combination - BL-51, Ex:JHA Oct 1999, Lot 595. Ex:GBA 2009 Lot #1247 realized $5640. 4 known.
Auction Location:
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor), Toronto, Ontario, M4W 2G8, Canada
Previewing Details:
Location:
The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon is located at:
Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor
789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor)
Toronto ON
Lot viewing will take place May 31st & June 1st, 10am – 5pm EDT
HST of 13% will be applied to any purchaser from NB, NS, NF, ON; HST of 12% will be applied to any purchaser from BC; All other provinces in Canada 5% will be applied. No tax is charged on out of Country purchases.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| HST |
13% |
HST |
| GST |
5% |
GST |
| HST |
12% |
HST |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
20% |
Additional Fees:
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Lot pick-up: September 29, 2012 on the Toronto Coin Expo bourse floor from 10am-4pm. All lots not picked up during the show will be shipped at the bidders expense. Shipping expense flat rates $30 within North America and $75 Overseas, insurance is $5 per thousand.
Payment Details: Cheques must clear before shipping; money orders and certified cheques will be verified and shipped within 48 hours of receipt. Direct deposit into our TD Canada Trust account will result in immediate shipping. [Canadian Dollar Account: 5240 5214697; USD: 5240 7303279]. Credit Card payments and Paypal are accepted at a 4.0% premium to cover bank fees. A Purchaser’s Commission of 15% for floor bidders and 20% for online bidders will be added to the Hammer Price. Appropriate GST or HST will be added for lots delivered in Canada. No taxes added if shipped out of country. US Funds accepted at 2% under the posted rate on xe.com on the day of the auction. Other foreign currencies will be converted at a 2% conversion fee on the day the invoice is paid. All accounts not paid within 30 days will result in an interest charge of 2% per month calculated from September 29th, 2012.
Catalogue Values: All values are listed in Canadian Funds.
Abbreviations: Within the catalogue you will find many abbreviations, the list below describes each of them:
Al Aluminum
Approx. Approximate
AGW Actual Gold Weight
ASW Actual Silver Weight
Bo Bowman
BR Breton
Cat Catalogue
CH Charlton
COA Certificate of Authenticity
Cu Copper
C/S Counter Stamp
g grams
G Good
l left
r right
VG Very Good
F Fine
VF Very Fine
EF Extremely Fine
AEF About Extremely Fine
AU About Uncirculated
mm Millimeters
UNC Uncirculated
S/N Serial Number
LER LeRoux
wm White Metal
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