Seminary of Nicolet Coin Auction

Auction Details

International Coins, Banknotes, Tokens & Medals public auction.
Many unique and rare items from the collection of the Seminary of Nicolet

Vente aux enchères de Monnaies, Billets de Banque, Jetons & Médailles.
Plusieurs pièces uniques et rare provenant de la collection du Séminaire de Nicolet.

Sold without reserve / Vendu sans réserve

MAY 14 & 15 MAI
Session 1 - May / Mai 14, 1pm
Session 2 - May / Mai 14, 7pm
Session 3 - May / Mai 15, 1pm

We would like to thank Michael Findlay for his lot descriptions & appraisals. Michael Findlay is the owner of Certified Coins of Canada & President of Canadian Association of Numismatic Dealers.


Seminary of Nicolet :

Founded in 1803, the Seminary of Nicolet owes its origin to a free parish school started two years previously by Louis-Marie Brassard, then the parish priest of Nicolet.
The seminary received its Royal Charter on December 10, 1821. Over 11, 240 students received a classical education there, until its transformation into the Quebec Police Institute in 1969.

The Corporation of the Seminary of Nicolet continued, however, its educational work by opening to the public its archives and library in the renovated building of the Grand Seminary, and, since the beginning of 1991, in the building of the Museum of Religions.

On August 20, 1991, the Archives received a certificate of approval from the Ministry of Culture; official recognition of the service of the Seminary’s private archives.

Rich with over 412 holdings and collections, comprising about 509 linear meters of manuscripts, dating back as far as 1658, the Archives conserves as well 2,560 maps and plans, and 82,300 photographs.

Facing the necessity of moving these large Archives into a smaller space, the Committee of the Seminary of Nicolet has made the difficult decision to part with certain of its coins, banknotes, tokens and medals.

We at MTM International wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the Committee of the Seminary of Nicolet for their confidence in consigning their treasures for this auction sale.


Séminaire de Nicolet :

Fondé en 1803, le Séminaire de Nicolet doit son origine à une école paroissiale gratuite créée deux ans auparavant par Louis-Marie Brassard alors curé de Nicolet.
Le séminaire reçoit ses lettres patentes royales le 10 décembre 1821 et plus de 11 240 élèves y poursuivront leur cours classique jusqu’à sa transformation en l’Institut de police du Québec en 1969.

La corporation du Séminaire de Nicolet continuera néanmoins son oeuvre d’éducation en ouvrant au public ses archives et sa bibliothèque dans des locaux aménagés au Grand Séminaire, puis depuis début 1991, dans l’édifice du Musée des religions. Le 20 août 1991, les Archives reçoivent un certificat d’agrément du Ministère de la Culture : reconnaissance officielle du service d’archives privées du Séminaire.

Riches de plus de 412 fonds et collections totalisant environ 509 mètres linéaires d’archives manuscrites dont la date extrême remonte à l’année 1658, les Archives du Séminaire conservent aussi 2 560 cartes et plans et 82 300 photographies. Devant l’obligation de déménager ses larges archives dans des locaux plus petits, le comité du Séminaire de Nicolet a fait le choix difficile de se séparer de certaines pièces de sa collection de monnaies, billets de banque, jetons et médailles.

MTM International remercie chaleureusement le comité du Séminaire de Nicolet de les avoir choisis pour la consignation de leurs trésors dans le cadre de cette ventes aux enchères.
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Important Family Group to Two Lieutenant Governors of Quebec and WWI Hero1Important Family Group to Two Lieutenant Governors of Quebec and WWI Hero
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(1)- Sir Charles Alphonse Pantaleon Pelletier, KCMG (1898), CMG (1878), PC. Fenian Raid, bar Fenian Raid 1866, impressed Maj. C.A.P. Pelletier, 9th. B
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold for 14,000.00
Fenian Raid, Bar 1866 to Pte. D. Glass2Fenian Raid, Bar 1866 to Pte. D. Glass
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Fenian Raid, Bar 1866, awarded to "Pt. D. Glass 3rd V.V.R." Private Douglas Glass, of the 3rd Victoria Rifles of Canada (Victoria Voluntee...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 506.00
Fenian Raid, 1870, Lt. A. Lefrancois, 17th Bn.3Fenian Raid, 1870, Lt. A. Lefrancois, 17th Bn.
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Fenian Raid, Bar 1870, awarded to A. Lefrancois, 17th Bn. Alfred Lefrancois, #23970, is shown on the rolls of the 17th Levis Battalion of Infantry. Vf
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 632.50
Fenian Raid, Bar 1870 to Lt. Turgeon4Fenian Raid, Bar 1870 to Lt. Turgeon
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Fenian Raid, Bar 1870, awarded to "Lt. J. Turgeon, Dorchester Prov. Bn." Lieutenant Joseph Turgeon, from St. Isidore, is confirmed on the ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 862.50
World War One Death Plaque, Hector Auger5World War One Death Plaque, Hector Auger
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World War One, death plaque, named for Hector Auger. While not confirmed, a Private Hector Auger, #448009, served in the 22nd Battalion of the Canadia
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for 150.00
Misc. Military, Canada, Italy6Misc. Military, Canada, Italy
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World War One Victory medal, impressed to 1054454, Pte. A. L. Fournier, 14 -Can. Inf., only the small loop at top, otherwise EF; WWI C.E.F. collar dog
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for 55.00
Canadian Military Group of 87Canadian Military Group of 8
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Canadian Military medal group of 8, consisting of: 1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Canadian Defense Medal; CVSM; 1939-1945 War Medal; United
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for 220.00
World War Two and Elizabeth group of seven8World War Two and Elizabeth group of seven
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Canada, group of seven, including: Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, silver star, white enamel, black ribbon, in case of
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for 220.00
Canadian Forces Cap Badge Samples and Patterns9Canadian Forces Cap Badge Samples and Patterns
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Canadian Forces cap badges and lapel pins, by Canadian Artistic Dies Inc, preproduction samples and patterns. These were manufactured mostly during ER
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for 140.00
Korean War pair to French Canadian10Korean War pair to French Canadian
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Korean War pair, service medal, inscribed Canada, with edge engraved "SD163654 A.J. GRENIER"; United Nations bronze medal, with "Kore...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 130.00
Korean War Canadian Trio to R.S. Adam11Korean War Canadian Trio to R.S. Adam
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Korean War trio, service medal, inscribed Canada, with edge impressed "SD8734 R S ADAM"; United Nations bronze medal, with "Korea&quo...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for 220.00
Rare French Regime Card Money, 6 Livres, 172912Rare French Regime Card Money, 6 Livres, 1729
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French Regime, Card Money, Issued at Quebec, 6 Livres, 1729. Signed by Beauharnois and Hocquart. Fine, slight fading to script. Two 1/2" tears....
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold for 7,000.00
A Second Example of French Regime Card Money, 24 Livres, 173013A Second Example of French Regime Card Money, 24 Livres, 1730
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French Regime, Card Money, Issued at Quebec, 24 Livres, 1730. Signed by Beauharnois and Hocquart. Good VF, with strong ink and clearly defined seals.
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold for 28,000.00
A Third Example of French Regime Card Money, 6 Livres, 174914A Third Example of French Regime Card Money, 6 Livres, 1749
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French Regime, Card Money, Issued at Quebec, 6 Livres, 1749. Signed by Lajonquiere and Bigot. VF, strong ink in script. Reverse is backed with paper o
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold for 18,000.00
A Fourth Example of French Regime Card Money, 12 Livres, 174715A Fourth Example of French Regime Card Money, 12 Livres, 1747
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French Regime, Card Money, Issued at Quebec, 12 Livres, 1747. Signed by Galissonniere and Hocquart. Fine, slight fading to script. Small chip at right
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold for 9,500.00
The Last Example of French Regime Card Money, 30 Sols, 175716The Last Example of French Regime Card Money, 30 Sols, 1757
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French Regime, Card Money, Issued at Quebec, 30 Sols, 1757. Signed by Devilliers, with two other initials "J"? and "B"?. Good VF...
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold for 9,500.00
French Regime Ordinance Fragment, 175617French Regime Ordinance Fragment, 1756
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A fragment of a French Regime Ordinance, dated 1756 and numbered 72224. However, only a small bit of text remains from the upper right. Sold as is, no
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for 220.00
Rare French Regime Ordinance, 24 Livres, 175318Rare French Regime Ordinance, 24 Livres, 1753
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French Regime, Ordinance or Treasury Note, 24 Livres, #39669 (First number is obscured), with printed domicile "Quebec". Body of the note ...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 600.00
Rare French Regime Ordinance, 24 Livres, 175319Rare French Regime Ordinance, 24 Livres, 1753
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French Regime, Ordinance or Treasury Note, 24 Livres, #37742, with printed domicile "Quebec". Body of the note is Good, with pieces missin...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 2,200.00
Rare French Regime Ordinance, 3 Livres, 175820Rare French Regime Ordinance, 3 Livres, 1758
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French Regime, Ordinance or Treasury Note, 3 Livres, #54315, with printed domicile "Quebec". Body of the note is Fine, or so, with some li...
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for 11,000.00
Rare French Regime Ordinance, 3 Livres, 175921Rare French Regime Ordinance, 3 Livres, 1759
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French Regime, Ordinance or Treasury Note, 3 Livres, #57966, with printed domicile "Quebec" crossed out and manuscript "Montreal"...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 5,500.00
Rare French Regime Ordinance, 30 Sols, 175922Rare French Regime Ordinance, 30 Sols, 1759
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French Regime, Ordinance or Treasury Note, 30 Sols, 1759, #40452, with printed "Quebec" crossed out and manuscript "Montreal". B...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 3,600.00
Rare Army Bill, War of 181223Rare Army Bill, War of 1812
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Army Bill, War of 1812, Third Issue, One Dollar, March, 1814, issued at Quebec City, #57410. Body of the note is Fine, but it has a tear running throu
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 2,000.00
Alberta Prosperity Certificate24Alberta Prosperity Certificate
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Alberta Prosperity Certificate, $1, 1936, CH#A-1, VF, one stamp on back
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 115.00
Four Large Size Newfoundland & Dominion notes25Four Large Size Newfoundland & Dominion notes
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Government of Newfoundland, One Dollar, 1920, CH#NF-12d, G, tape stain; Dominion of Canada, Two Dollars, 1914, DC-22a-I, suffix "J", AG; O...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for 220.00
Rare Province of Nova Scotia $5, 1861, Specimen26Rare Province of Nova Scotia $5, 1861, Specimen
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The Province of Nova Scotia, Five Dollars, Decimal Treasury issue, 1861, NS-23, Specimen. The banknote company used an unsigned note with serial numbe
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for 1,800.00
Unknown Montreal Post Office Note, 15 Pence, 30 Sous, 183727Unknown Montreal Post Office Note, 15 Pence, 30 Sous, 1837
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Montreal Post Office, 15 Pence, 30 Sous, July, 1837. As the listed 6 Pence, 12 Sous note, an unsigned and unissued remainder, but a previously unknown
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for 4,000.00
Unknown Merchant Scrip, L.G.C. De St. Francois28Unknown Merchant Scrip, L.G.C. De St. Francois
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Merchant Scrip, L.D.G. de St. François, St. François, Quebec, Lower Canada, uncut sheet of three merchant notes, consisting of 15 Sous, 30...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 2,185.00
Price Brothers Scrip Note, 3 Pence, 6 Sous, 185029Price Brothers Scrip Note, 3 Pence, 6 Sous, 1850
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Price Brothers, Merchant Scrip, Three Pence, Six Sous, CH#QC350-12-02, VF-EF. A nice clean original note. A small pinhole at bottom border. Seldom enc
Estimate : 175.00 - 250.00
Sold for 150.00
Lovely Price Brothers Scrip Note, 6 Pence, 12 Sous, 185030Lovely Price Brothers Scrip Note, 6 Pence, 12 Sous, 1850
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Price Brothers, Merchant Scrip, Six Pence, Twelve Sous, CH#QC350-12-06, AU, small pin hole at bottom border. A nice clean original note. Almost unimpr
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold for 280.00
Price Brothers Scrip Note, 7½ Pence, 15 Sous, 185031Price Brothers Scrip Note, 7½ Pence, 15 Sous, 1850
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Price Brothers, Merchant Scrip, Seven and One Half Pence, Fifteen Sous, 1850, CH#QC350-12-08. The body of the note is F-VF, but the upper left corner
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
Canada Merchant Script “Petit Saguenay” Eastern Canada, 185331aCanada Merchant Script “Petit Saguenay” Eastern Canada, 1853
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W Price, Petit Saguenay, Canada, 1853, Six Sous / 3d (pence). Serial number 8418. Signed W Price at lower right. Good for merchandise at the company s
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 150.00
Canada Merchant Script. “The Yamaska Hotel”, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec31bCanada Merchant Script. “The Yamaska Hotel”, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
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Note for five cents, in the style of the 1870 Dominion of Canada 25¢ "Shinplaster ". Dated below left signature: 1888/1889. Condition...
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 260.00
Banque Canadienne Nationale $10, 192532Banque Canadienne Nationale $10, 1925
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Banque Canadienne Nationale, Ten Dollars, 1925, CH#85-10-02, graded by CCCS F-15. No tears or pinholes.
Estimate : 175.00 - 250.00
Sold for 149.50
Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 192533Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 1925
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Banque Canadienne Nationale, Twenty Dollars, CH#85-10-06, 1925, VF-EF, a crispy original note, with some toning at right. Scarce this nice.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for 1,900.00
Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 192534Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 1925
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Banque Canadienne Nationale, Twenty Dollars, CH#85-10-06, 1925, VF-EF, a crispy original note, with some toning at right, but lighter than last. Only
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for 1,400.00
Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 192935Banque Canadienne Nationale $20, 1929
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Banque Canadienne Nationale, Twenty Dollars, 1929, CH#85-12-06, VF, with a tiny split at bottom centre, at fold. It does not intersect the CBC, Ltd im
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for 650.00
The Bank of Clifton, $2, 186136The Bank of Clifton, $2, 1861
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The Bank of Clifton, Two Dollars, 1861, CH#125-12-10, ms. 1 in date. EF-AU.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for 195.50
Large Size Bank of Commerce, $5, 191737Large Size Bank of Commerce, $5, 1917
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The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Five Dollars, 1917, green tint, CH#75-16-04-06a, graded by CCCS F-15. A bit of foxing along top border.
Estimate : 200.00 - 275.00
Sold for 195.50
Canadian Bank of Commerce, $10, 193538Canadian Bank of Commerce, $10, 1935
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Canadian Bank of Commerce, Ten Dollars, 1935, Arscott signature right, Type 2, CH#75-18-08B, Clean VF-EF; it looks better
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for 140.00
Bank of Montreal $10, 1938, nice Unc39Bank of Montreal $10, 1938, nice Unc
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Bank of Montreal, Ten Dollars, 1938, CH#505-62-04, Nice Unc.
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for 300.00
La Banque Nationale $4, 1870, AU40La Banque Nationale $4, 1870, AU
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La Banque Nationale, Four Dollars, 1870, CH#510-12-02, graded by PMG AU-50, Net, with comment "Edge Damage, Foreign Substance". Pen and pu...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for 1,300.00
Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank, $5, 184141Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank, $5, 1841
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The Niagara Suspension Bridge Bank, Five Dollars, 1841, CH#535-10-08-12, Queenston Left, F-VF
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for 240.00
Bank of Nova Scotia, $10, 192942Bank of Nova Scotia, $10, 1929
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Bank of Nova Scotia, Ten Dollars, 1929, CH#550-18-20a, blue-green tint. F-VF, with "May 11 /44" written at centre.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for 437.00
Bank of PEI, $10, 1872, VF+43Bank of PEI, $10, 1872, VF+
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Bank of Prince Edward Island, Ten Dollars, 1872, Remainder, CH#600-12-14R, graded by PMG VF-30. A bright clean note.
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for 800.00
La Banque Provinciale $10, 193544La Banque Provinciale $10, 1935
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La Banque Provinciale, Ten Dollars, 1935, CH#615-16-04, graded by CCCS VF-30. A nice original note with no tears or pinholes.
Estimate : 225.00 - 325.00
Sold for 180.00
Royal Bank Large Size $10, 192745Royal Bank Large Size $10, 1927
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The Royal Bank of Canada, Ten Dollars, 1927, CH#630-14-08, Wilson signature left, graded by CCCS VF-20. Small nick in top border.
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold for 130.00
Rare Bank of Toronto $20 Train Note, 192946Rare Bank of Toronto $20 Train Note, 1929
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The Bank of Toronto, Twenty Dollars, 1929, CH#715-22-62, graded by PMG VF-25. Noted on the back, "Annotation", as "32" is writte...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 900.00
Eclectic Lot of Chartered Banknotes47Eclectic Lot of Chartered Banknotes
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Canadian Chartered banknote lot, consisting of: Banque Canadienne, St. Hyacinthe, $2, 1836, CH#80-10-04, G; Colonial Bank of Canada, $3, 1859, CH#10-0
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold for 420.00
Large Shinplaster Lot48Large Shinplaster Lot
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Twenty Five Cents, 1870, DC-1c, (3), G, tape stains; 1900, DC-15a, (4); DC-15b, (31); Dc-15c, (1); 1923, DC-24a, (5); DC-24c, (24); DC-24d, (7); 1900
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for 460.00