Toronto Coin Expo Spring Sale 2015

Auction Details

We are once again pleased to conduct our auction in conjunction with the 2015 Spring Toronto Coin Expo. We are excited to be featuring The Geoffrey Bell collection of pre-Confederation tokens and coins. This sale is also complimented with the first installment of countermark tokens from The Richard Cooper Collection. Selections from numerous other consigners round out another outstanding auction. We feel privileged to be given the opportunity to be entrusted with such treasures and thank our contributors who have placed their faith in us.

This auction will take place
at the Toronto Reference Library,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
on May 28th & 29th, 2015.


We are always planning ahead, and are currently preparing for our 2015 Fall Expo Sale, Oct 1st & 2nd, 2015. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, we are ready to help you with your collections and would love to discuss the opportunity to auction your collection, duplicates or selective prized possessions.

We hope you enjoy exploring the catalogue and wish you good luck with your bidding.

Brian, Dawn, Rayna, and Geoffrey Bell
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The Cataloguers have taken every reasonable measure to ensure that all the lots are as described by Geoffrey Bell Auctions. Many of the lots are third party graded by PCGS, PMG, ICCS - We feel these are the most recognized grading companies in the industry.
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Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot202Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot
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Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot Includes: Blakley’s, BR 901, AU, but reverse spots; Gass’, BR 902, AU, but stains. 2 Pcs. Note this lot is part of t
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
Richard Shepherd’s token, BR 903, Unc. Scarce.203Richard Shepherd’s token, BR 903, Unc. Scarce.
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Richard Shepherd’s token, BR 903, Unc. Scarce. Richard Shepherd’s “good for,” along with White’s Farthing, the Halifax Ferry Token, Blakley’s “Great
Estimate : 450.00 - 500.00
Sold for 282.00
Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot204Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot
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Nova Scotia Merchant Tokens Lot Includes: John Brown’s token, BR 896, CH NS-16A1, good VF; Halifax Ferry Token, BR 900, Unc, with much luster; BR 901,
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 132.00
New Brunswick Proof Penny205New Brunswick Proof Penny
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New Brunswick Proof Penny BR 909 (1843 Penny), CH NB-2A, Courteau 25, deep chocolate Proof. As far as Courteau was concerned in his “The Coins and Tok
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold for 2,220.00
BR 909 (1843 Penny)206BR 909 (1843 Penny)
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BR 909 (1843 Penny) CH NB-2A, AU with remaining lustre, and an interesting die break down from the U on the reverse. A good looking token. Ex Joseph L
Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold for 192.00
BR 909 (1843 Penny)207BR 909 (1843 Penny)
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BR 909 (1843 Penny) CH NB-2A, EF+ but spot on cheek. This first issue of the frigate tokens is always difficult to find in EF or better. Note this l
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
N.B. Token Lot208N.B. Token Lot
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N.B. Token Lot Includes: BR 909 (1843 Penny), CH NB-1A1, abt EF, Ex J.D. Ferguson; BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny), CH NB-1A2, EF. 2 Pcs. Note this lot is
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 132.00
New Brunswick Proof Halfpenny209New Brunswick Proof Halfpenny
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New Brunswick Proof Halfpenny BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny), CH NB-1A1, Courteau 19, deep chocolate surfaces, sharp, superior strike without blemishes. Proo
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for 1,500.00
BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)210BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)
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BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny) CH NB-1A1, AU but couple of reverse spots. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 60.00
BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)211BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)
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BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny) CH NB-1A2, sharply struck PCGS MS-63 brown with hints of orange. A few very light carbon deposits. Ex John Temple. Note thi
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 330.00
BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)212BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny)
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BR 910 (1843 Halfpenny) CH NB-1A2, superior AU. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 72.00
BR 911 (1854 Penny)213BR 911 (1854 Penny)
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BR 911 (1854 Penny) CH NB-2B1, Unc, a couple of insignificant field marks. An excellent token. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 240.00
BR 911 (1854 Penny)214BR 911 (1854 Penny)
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BR 911 (1854 Penny) CH NB-2B1, Unc, and another beauty. With die breaks through REGINA. Ex Jim King. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Coll
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 190.00
BR 911 (1854 Penny)215BR 911 (1854 Penny)
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BR 911 (1854 Penny) CH NB-2B1, AU-Unc, may have been cleaned once. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 114.00
BR 911 (1854 Penny)216BR 911 (1854 Penny)
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BR 911 (1854 Penny) CH NB-2B2, AU-Unc, with remaining lustre. Die break through 1 of date and double-punched A in REGINA. Note this lot is part of t
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 138.00
BR 911 (1854 Penny)217BR 911 (1854 Penny)
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BR 911 (1854 Penny) CH NB-2B2, attractive chocolate EF+. With double-punched A in REGINA but no die break. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bel
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 60.00
BR 912 (1854 Halfpenny)218BR 912 (1854 Halfpenny)
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BR 912 (1854 Halfpenny) CH NB-1B, Uncirculated with remaining lustre in the legends. Ex Virgil Brand Estate; ex Stack’s Bowers John J. Ford August 201
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,250.00
BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies)219BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies)
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BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies) CH NB-1B, AU; another, CH NB-1B, EF. 2 Pcs. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies)220BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies)
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BR 912 (1854 Halfpennies) CH NB-1B, EF+; another, CH NB-1B, EF. 2 Pcs. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 84.00
N.B. Token Lot221N.B. Token Lot
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N.B. Token Lot Includes: BR 909 (1843 Pennies), CH NB-2A, VF+; BR 910 (1843 Halfpennies), CH NB-1A2, VF; another, CH NB-1A2, Fine, plated a gold colou
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 144.00
BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny222BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny
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BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny CH NB-4, straight reeding. Probably issued about 1830. This example uncirculated, with tinges of lustre, and a very n
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 250.00
BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny223BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny
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BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny CH NB-4, straight reeding, brown Uncirculated with some faint remaining lustre. Note this lot is part of the Geoff
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 120.00
BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny224BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny
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BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny CH NB-4, straight reeding, AU. Ex Joseph Lepczyk. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold for 90.00
BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny225BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny
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BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpenny CH NB-4, straight reeding, AU. Ex Don Flick. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold for 108.00
BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpennies226BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpennies
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BR 913, St. John, N.B. Halfpennies CH NB-4, with straight reeding, EF, Ex Ray Mabee; another, CH NB-4, straight reeding, AU, but spots; another, CH NB
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 174.00
McDermott’s Advertising Token227McDermott’s Advertising Token
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McDermott’s Advertising Token BR 914, Francis McDermott’s advertising token from King Street, Saint John, brass, about EF, minor surface marks on the
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for 3,960.00
BR 916, James Milner`s Sheaf of Wheat228BR 916, James Milner`s Sheaf of Wheat
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BR 916, James Milner`s Sheaf of Wheat CH PE-4, all letters of the legends and the date fully legible; no major damage, some slight pitting both sides.
Start Price : 3,200.00 | Estimate : 3,500.00 - 3,750.00
BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat229BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat
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BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat CH PE-4, the obverse clear with all letters legible, on the reverse the date and most of the legend legible. A nice Fine, with
Start Price : 1,900.00 | Estimate : 1,900.00 - 2,000.00
BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat230BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat
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BR 916, Sheaf of Wheat CH PE-4, with the exception of a couple of letters on the reverse, all letters of the legends and the date fully legible; some
Estimate : 3,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for 2,880.00
BR 917, Success to the Fisheries231BR 917, Success to the Fisheries
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BR 917, Success to the Fisheries With hook to plough, straight reverse, PE-5B1, red and brown uncirculated. A beauty. Note this lot is part of the G
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 205.00
BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855)232BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855)
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BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855) CH PE-7A1, thick-topped fives, brown Unc. Ex Don Flick. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 75.00
BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855) Lot233BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855) Lot
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BR 918, Prince Edward’s Island (1855) Lot Includes: CH PE-7A1, thick-topped fives, good EF, Ex Don Flick; another, CH PE-7A2, thin-topped fives, abt
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for 48.00
BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade234BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade
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BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade CH PE-7C, upset reverse, brown uncirculated. Ex J.D.B.F. MacKenzie. Note this lot is part of the Geoff
Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold for 90.00
BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade235BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade
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BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade CH PE-7C, upset reverse, AU. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 125.00
Sold for 60.00
P.E.I. Token Lot236P.E.I. Token Lot
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P.E.I. Token Lot Includes: BR 919 (1857), Self Government and Free Trade, CH PE-7C, upset reverse, AU, spots; another, CH PE-7C, straight reverse, lac
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 72.00
P.E.I. Token Lot237P.E.I. Token Lot
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P.E.I. Token Lot Includes: BR 920 (1855), plain 5’s, straight reverse, Unc, some lustre, spotted; recut 5s, upset reverse, CH PE-6A3, EF, lacquered. 2
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold for 90.00
BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture238BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture
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BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture Courteau 45, CH PE-8A, AU. Ex Don Flick. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 80.00
BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture239BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture
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BR 921, Fisheries and Agriculture Courteau 45, CH PE-8A, EF+, some dirt. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
P.E.I. Token Lot240P.E.I. Token Lot
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P.E.I. Token Lot Includes: BR 917, with hook to plough, upset reverse, CH PE-5B2, good VF+; another, with hook to plough, upset reverse, die breaks, C
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 130.00
BR 922, John Joy’s bar or pool token241BR 922, John Joy’s bar or pool token
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BR 922, John Joy’s bar or pool token Charlottetown, good VF. Ex Don Flick. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 300.00 - 325.00
Sold for 360.00
BR 922, John Joy’s token242BR 922, John Joy’s token
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BR 922, John Joy’s token VF. Ex PEI collector Wendell Rogers. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for 300.00
BR 923, John Joy’s token243BR 923, John Joy’s token
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BR 923, John Joy’s token Unc. This second issue, which may never have circulated, apparently always with the telltale die break below JOHN. Ex PEI col
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 300.00
BR 923, John Joy’s token244BR 923, John Joy’s token
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BR 923, John Joy’s token Unc. Ex Warren Baker. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 330.00
BR 923, John Joy’s token245BR 923, John Joy’s token
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BR 923, John Joy’s token Unc. Ex Wendell Rogers. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold for 250.00
McCarthy Penny246McCarthy Penny
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McCarthy Penny McCarthy Penny, CH PE-2, the letters P.E.I incuse on an otherwise blank planchet, copper. There is no justification for attributing thi
Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for 1,920.00
McCarthy Penny246AMcCarthy Penny
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McCarthy Penny Same as previous lot. Owner purchased the token from a client who dug it out of the ground in Northern New Brunswick, therefore contain
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for 900.00
Holey Dollar247Holey Dollar
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Holey Dollar PEI Holey Dollar, CH PE-1A, Faulkner H.9. Rogers Dollar, 1807 Charles IV Mexico TH. This coin belonged to the PEI collector Wendell Roger
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for 2,160.00
PEI Holey Dollar Dump248PEI Holey Dollar Dump
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PEI Holey Dollar Dump PEI Dump, CH PE-1A2, Faulkner Gg.1. Fargeon Dump. This Dump is classified among Holey Dollars and Dumps with irregular counterma
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold for 8,100.00
N.F. Token Lot249N.F. Token Lot
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N.F. Token Lot Includes: BR 952, Rutherford, St. John’s, CH NF-1A1, copper, upset reverse, VF; CH NF-1A2, copper, straight reverse, VF+. 2 Pcs. Not
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 110.00
BR 952, Rutherford, St. John’s250BR 952, Rutherford, St. John’s
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BR 952, Rutherford, St. John’s CH NF-1A2, copper, straight reverse, abt EF. Note this lot is part of the Geoffrey Bell Collection.
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold for 108.00