October 2008 Torex

Auction Details

The Canadian Coinoisseur October Torex® Auction consists of 3030 lots, which will be sold in three sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 23rd, 24th and 25th of October at the Hilton Toronto Airport. Among the outstanding aspects of this auction are the multiples of most of the key dates in the Canadian Decimal series. For example, among the Fifty Cents Pieces there are two 1870 No LCWs, six 1872H Inverted A Over Vs, five 1890Hs, two 1921s, forty-one examples of the 1932 and seven examples of the 1947 Maple Leaf Curved 7. Around ninety percent of the lots have been certified and the total catalogue value is around $3 million.

The First Session, at 5:30 pm on Thursday the 23rd begins with a few bulk lots, Mint Sets, and Error Coins, then progresses through Gold Coins, World Crowns and Minors, Tokens, Medals and Maritime Decimal Coins. Then come nearly 350 lots of Five Cents Pieces and the session concludes with over 430 lots of Twenty and Twenty-Five Cents Pieces.

Session Two, at 5:30 pm on Friday the 24th of October, begins with over 220 lots of Small Cents, continues with over 340 lots of Ten Cents Pieces and concludes with 430 lots of Fifty Cents Pieces.

Session Three, at 5:30 pm on Saturday the 25th commences with over 270 lots of Large Cents, continues with over 420 lots of Silver Dollars and concludes with 329 lots of high grade Paper Money, mostly certified by PMG.

There are fifty-six consignors contributing to this sale. Four of these had old-time collections and were attempting to assemble Canadian Decimal complete. For this reason, there are multiples of many of the major key dates, many of which infrequently appear even individually at auction. Of the 3030 lots in the sale, nearly 2500 are Canadian Decimal Coins, and well over 90% of these are certified by ICCS. This group amalgamates into Canada near-complete in an outstanding mix of grades from nice collectible pieces to the finest known examples. There appears to be something for nearly everyone. The Paper in the sale, except for the Bank of Canada Sales, is quite likely the most consistently high-grade grouping to come to auction in this country.

Printed full-colour catalogues can be ordered online at www.coinoisseur.com or for $15.00 from the Canadian Coinoisseur #345 Unit 101 - 1001 West Broadway, Vancouver, Canada V6H 4E4.
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Canada 25 Cents 1880H Wide 0 ICCS F-15601 - Canada 25 Cents 1880H Wide 0 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1880H Wide 0 ICCS F-15. A pale golden toned example with some residual lustre in the legends
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1880H Wide 0 ICCS VG-8602 - Canada 25 Cents 1880H Wide 0 ICCS VG-8
Canadian Coinoisseur
1880H Wide 0 ICCS VG-8. Lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 170.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS EF-45603 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS EF-45
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H ICCS EF-45. A sharp piece with considerable remaining lustre on light golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (280.00) = 280.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS EF-45604 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS EF-45
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H ICCS EF-45. A sharp piece with considerable remaining lustre on pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H EF605 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H EF. A sharp piece with considerable remaining lustre on pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-30606 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H ICCS VF-30. A sharp piece with considerable remaining lustre on pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-20607 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H ICCS VF-20. Pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-20608 - Canada 25 Cents 1881H ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1881H ICCS VF-20. Light mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1882H ICCS MS-62609 - Canada 25 Cents 1882H ICCS MS-62
Canadian Coinoisseur
1882H ICCS MS-62. This is a fully struck piece with strongly lustrous light golden toned surfaces. It is tied with one other as the sixth highest grad
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,900.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1882H EF610 - Canada 25 Cents 1882H EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1882H EF. A sharp example with considerable remaining lustre on pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1882H ICCS VF-30611 - Canada 25 Cents 1882H ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1882H ICCS VF-30. Pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 325.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1883H ICCS MS-63612 - Canada 25 Cents 1883H ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1883H ICCS MS-63. This is a fully struck piece with strongly lustrous pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1883H ICCS MS-63613 - Canada 25 Cents 1883H ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1883H ICCS MS-63. This is a fully struck piece with strongly lustrous pale golden toned surfaces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to meijiniju99 for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1883H EF614 - Canada 25 Cents 1883H EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1883H EF. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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1885 Curved Top 5 EF Cleaned615 - 1885 Curved Top 5 EF Cleaned
Canadian Coinoisseur
1885 Curved Top 5 EF Cleaned. This is a very sharp piece, now retoned pale golden from an old cleaning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20616 - 1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20. A nice example with light mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20617 - 1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS VF-20. A nice example with pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS F-15618 - 1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1885 Curved Top 5 ICCS F-15. A nice example with pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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1886 Short Bough Ends Obv 4 ICCS AU-50619 - 1886 Short Bough Ends Obv 4 ICCS AU-50
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 4 ICCS AU-50. A very sharp pale toned piece with much remaining lustre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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1886 SBE Obv 4, Recut 6, ICCS VF-20620 - 1886 SBE Obv 4, Recut 6, ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 4, Recut 6, ICCS VF-20. Light-medium golden gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 5, EF621 - 1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 5, EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 5, EF. A sharp example with pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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1886 SBE Obv 5 and 1892, ICCS VF-20622 - 1886 SBE Obv 5 and 1892, ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 Short Bough Ends, Obverse 5 lightly toned and 1892 light-medium toned, both ICCS VF-20
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 390.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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1886 6/7, Obv 5, LBE, EF and 1888 AU623 - 1886 6/7, Obv 5, LBE, EF and 1888 AU
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 6 Over 7, Obverse 5, Long Bough Ends, EF Cleaned (this is the variety often wrongly called 6 Over 3) and 1888 Narrow 8s, AU Polished
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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1886 6/7, Obv 5, LBE and 1888 ICCS F-15624 - 1886 6/7, Obv 5, LBE and 1888 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1886 6 Over 7, Obverse 5, Long Bough Ends (this is the variety often wrongly called 6 Over 3) and 1888 Wide 8s, both ICCS F-15. Plus 1888 Narrow 8s IC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 280.00 - 425.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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1888 Narrow 8s ICCS AU-58625 - 1888 Narrow 8s ICCS AU-58
Canadian Coinoisseur
1888 Narrow 8s ICCS AU-58. A near fully lustrous light golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to meijiniju99 for (450.00 + 90.00BP) = 540.00
 
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1888 Wide 8s ICCS VF-30626 - 1888 Wide 8s ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1888 Wide 8s ICCS VF-30. Lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 220.00
Sold to brad7931 for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1889 ICCS VF-30627 - Canada 25 Cents 1889 ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1889 ICCS VF-30. A sharp piece with considerable remaining lustre and a pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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1889 About Good and 1891 Good628 - 1889 About Good and 1891 Good
Canadian Coinoisseur
1889 About Good and 1891 Good
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS EF-45629 - Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS EF-45
Canadian Coinoisseur
1890H ICCS EF-45. A very sharp piece with light golden mauve toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS EF-40630 - Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1890H ICCS EF-40. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to gouden10 for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1890H EF631 - Canada 25 Cents 1890H EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1890H EF. A very sharp piece with much remaining lustre and an attractive medium multi-coloured toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS VF-30632 - Canada 25 Cents 1890H ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1890H ICCS VF-30. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1891 ICCS MS-62633 - Canada 25 Cents 1891 ICCS MS-62
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 ICCS MS-62. This is a fully struck and strongly lustrous piece with a light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1891 AU-Uncirculated634 - Canada 25 Cents 1891 AU-Uncirculated
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 AU-Uncirculated. This is a very sharp and near fully lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1891 ICCS VF-30635 - Canada 25 Cents 1891 ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 ICCS VF-30. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1892 ICCS AU-55636 - Canada 25 Cents 1892 ICCS AU-55
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 ICCS AU-55. This is a very sharp and near fully lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 550.00 - 850.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1892 ICCS EF-40637 - Canada 25 Cents 1892 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 ICCS EF-40. Light-medium toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 325.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1892 VF-EF638 - Canada 25 Cents 1892 VF-EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 VF-EF. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS VF-30639 - Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS VF-30. This is a sherp, pale golden toned example with considerable remaining lustre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to gouden10 for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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1893 and 1894, both VF-EF Cleaned640 - 1893 and 1894, both VF-EF Cleaned
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 and 1894, both VF-EF Cleaned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-15641 - Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS F-15. Light mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 375.00 - 550.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-15642 - Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS F-15. Light mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 375.00 - 550.00
Sold to floor for (260.00) = 260.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-12643 - Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS F-12
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS F-12. Light mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 280.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS VG-10644 - Canada 25 Cents 1893 ICCS VG-10
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS VG-10. Light-medium toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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1893 G-4 1894 F-12 1899 F-15. all ICCS645 - 1893 G-4 1894 F-12 1899 F-15. all ICCS
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 ICCS G-4, 1894 ICCS F-12 and 1899 ICCS F-15. Three pale to lightly toned pieces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 190.00 - 275.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1894 ICCS EF-40646 - Canada 25 Cents 1894 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1894 ICCS EF-40. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1894 ICCS VF-20647 - Canada 25 Cents 1894 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1894 ICCS VF-20. Light golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
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1899 Repunched 99 ICCS and PCGS MS-65648 - 1899 Repunched 99 ICCS and PCGS MS-65
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Repunched 99 ICCS and PCGS MS-65 Norweb. This is a fully struck piece with great lustre on near flawless surfaces that are attractively toned in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1899 ICCS AU-55649 - Canada 25 Cents 1899 ICCS AU-55
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 ICCS AU-55. A very sharp and near fully lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to dar_08 for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Canada 25 Cents 1899 ICCS EF-40650 - Canada 25 Cents 1899 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 ICCS EF-40. Light-medium toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 170.00 - 250.00
Sold to wschroe for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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