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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1887 1888 1891 1893 all with problems1301 - 1887 1888 1891 1893 all with problems
Canadian Coinoisseur
1887 VF-EF, Polished, 1888 EF Cleaned, 1891 21 Leaves, EF Scratched and 1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6, VF Cleaned. Four problem pieces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1888 ICCS AU-581302 - Canada Ten Cents 1888 ICCS AU-58
Canadian Coinoisseur
1888 ICCS AU-58. A very sharp and near fully lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 325.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1889 VF1303 - Canada Ten Cents 1889 VF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1889 VF. This is a rather sharp example with some residual lustre in the protected areas. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,400.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1889 ICCS F-151304 - Canada Ten Cents 1889 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1889 ICCS F-15. A nice pale golden toned example to this major key to the series
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1890H EF1305 - Canada Ten Cents 1890H EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1890H EF. Pale toned with much remaining lustre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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1891 21 Leaves ICCS VF-301306 - 1891 21 Leaves ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 21 Leaves ICCS VF-30. Lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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1891 21 Leaves ICCS VF-301307 - 1891 21 Leaves ICCS VF-30
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 22 Leaves ICCS VF-30. Lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1891 22 Leaves VF-EF1308 - Canada Ten Cents 1891 22 Leaves VF-EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1891 22 Leaves VF-EF. Pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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1892 Small 9 Obverse 5, EF-AU1309 - 1892 Small 9 Obverse 5, EF-AU
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 Small 9 Obverse 5, EF-AU. A sharp, pale golden toned piece with much remaining lustre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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1892 and 1893 FT3, both ICCS VF-201310 - 1892 and 1893 FT3, both ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 Small 9 Obverse 5 and 1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6. Two lightly toned pieces, both ICCS VF-20
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-401311 - 1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40. A sharp, pale golden toned piece with considerable remaining lustre. It is tied with three others as the fifth high
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-81312 - 1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-8
Canadian Coinoisseur
1892 Large 9 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-8. A nice light golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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1893 Flat Top 3, Obverse 6 PCGS EF-401313 - 1893 Flat Top 3, Obverse 6 PCGS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Flat Top 3, Obverse 6 PCGS EF-40. A pale golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to wschroe for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-201314 - 1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-20. A pale golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-201315 - 1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-20. A light golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (85.00) = 85.00
 
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1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-151316 - 1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Flat Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15. A pale golden toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-451317 - 1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-45
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-45. This is a very sharp, example with residual lustre in the protected areas. It is pale golden toned with light a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6, ICCS VF-201318 - 1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6, ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6, ICCS VF-20. A rather sharp example with light-medium mauve gray toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,400.00
Sold to floor for (2,400.00) = 2,400.00
 
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1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-151319 - 1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15. A light golden gray toned example
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-151320 - 1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS F-15. A pale golden toned piece with darker toning accents
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-81321 - 1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-8
Canadian Coinoisseur
1893 Round Top 3 Obverse 6 ICCS VG-8. A pale golden gray toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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1894 Obverse 5 ICCS VF-201322 - 1894 Obverse 5 ICCS VF-20
Canadian Coinoisseur
1894 Obverse 5 ICCS VF-20. Medium toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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1894 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-401323 - 1894 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1894 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40. Lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 325.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1894 Obverse 6, VF-EF1324 - Canada Ten Cents 1894 Obverse 6, VF-EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1894 Obverse 6, VF-EF. Very pale toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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1896 Obverse 5 ICCS MS-601325 - 1896 Obverse 5 ICCS MS-60
Canadian Coinoisseur
1896 Obverse 5 ICCS MS-60. A nicely lustrous, pale golden toned example of this scarcer Obverse. It is one of only two mintstate examples attributed b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to conleybhobbs for (700.00 + 140.00BP) = 840.00
 
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1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-631326 - 1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-63. A strongly lustrous light golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to glenzy1 for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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1896 Obverse 6 PCGS MS-631327 - 1896 Obverse 6 PCGS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1896 Obverse 6 PCGS MS-63. Attractively tones with pale golden centres framed by medium olives, ambers and russets toward the rims
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 650.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-621328 - 1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-62
Canadian Coinoisseur
1896 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-62. Light golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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1896 Obverse 6, 1898 Obverse 6, both EF1329 - 1896 Obverse 6, 1898 Obverse 6, both EF
Canadian Coinoisseur
1896 Obverse 6 and 1898 Obverse 6. Two pale golden toned pieces, both EF
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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1898 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-631330 - 1898 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1898 Obverse 6 ICCS MS-63. A fully struck and strongly lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,250.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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1898 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-401331 - 1898 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1898 Obverse 6 ICCS EF-40. Darkly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
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1898 Obv 6 and 1901, both ICCS EF-401332 - 1898 Obv 6 and 1901, both ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1898 Obverse 6 medium amber and violet rim toning and 1901 pale toned, both ICCS EF-40
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 170.00 - 260.00
Sold to mhhill for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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1898 Obv 6 ICCS VF-30 & 1901 ICCS EF-451333 - 1898 Obv 6 ICCS VF-30 & 1901 ICCS EF-45
Canadian Coinoisseur
1898 Obverse 6 ICCS VF-30 and 1901 ICCS EF-45. Two pale golden toned pieces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 240.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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1899 Large 99 ICCS MS-621334 - 1899 Large 99 ICCS MS-62
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Large 99 ICCS MS-62. A fully struck and nicely lustrous pale golden toned piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to smurfs1974 for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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1899 Large 99 ICCS EF-401335 - 1899 Large 99 ICCS EF-40
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Large 99 ICCS EF-40. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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1899 Large 99, EF-AU Cleaned1336 - 1899 Large 99, EF-AU Cleaned
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Large 99, EF-AU Cleaned. Pale toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-651337 - 1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-65
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-65. This is a fully struck and superbly lustrous piece, beautifully toned in light-medium mauves, olives and amberswith iridesce
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,250.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-631338 - 1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Small 99 ICCS MS-63. A fully struck piece with a medium olive toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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1899 Small 99 ICCS AU-501339 - 1899 Small 99 ICCS AU-50
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Small 99 ICCS AU-50. Medium toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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1899 Small 99 and 1903H, both EF-AU.1340 - 1899 Small 99 and 1903H, both EF-AU.
Canadian Coinoisseur
1899 Small 99 and 1903H. Two pale golden toned pieces, both EF-AU.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1900 ICCS MS-641341 - Canada Ten Cents 1900 ICCS MS-64
Canadian Coinoisseur
1900 ICCS MS-64. This is a fully struck and strongly lustrous piece with attractive light golden mauve toning. It is tied as the tenth highest graded
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1901 ICCS AU-551342 - Canada Ten Cents 1901 ICCS AU-55
Canadian Coinoisseur
1901 ICCS AU-55. Near untoned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (111.00) = 111.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1900 AU1343 - Canada Ten Cents 1900 AU
Canadian Coinoisseur
1900 AU. Pale golden toning
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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1901 ICCS VF-30. Plus 1907 & 1913 ICCS1344 - 1901 ICCS VF-30. Plus 1907 & 1913 ICCS
Canadian Coinoisseur
1901 ICCS VF-30, 1907 ICCS EF-40 and 1913 Small Leaves ICCS EF-45. Total three lightly toned pieces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 220.00
Sold to hcc48 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1902 ICCS AU-551345 - Canada Ten Cents 1902 ICCS AU-55
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902 ICCS AU-55. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1902 AU1346 - Canada Ten Cents 1902 AU
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902 AU. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 220.00 - 350.00
Sold to colonialac.. for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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1902 1902H 1903H, all VF with scratches1347 - 1902 1902H 1903H, all VF with scratches
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902, 1902H and 1903H, all VF with minor scratches. Pale to lightly toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 140.00
Sold to colonialac.. for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1902H PCGS MS-661348 - Canada Ten Cents 1902H PCGS MS-66
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902H PCGS MS-66. A strongly struck and superbly lustrous piece with a nice light golden toning. It is tied as the second highest graded by PCGS
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to doubledead.. for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1902H ICCS MS-641349 - Canada Ten Cents 1902H ICCS MS-64
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902H ICCS MS-64. Pale golden toned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 425.00 - 650.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Canada Ten Cents 1902H ICCS MS-631350 - Canada Ten Cents 1902H ICCS MS-63
Canadian Coinoisseur
1902H ICCS MS-63. Near untoned
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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