Happy New Year everyone,
2017 is Canada’s sesquicentennial
Before I forget, the next Coins, Stamps & Collectibles Show at the Nikkei Centre is on Saturday, January 28th, 9 am to 3 pm.
The next North Shore Numismatic Society Meeting is on Tuesday, January 17th. The meetings are held at the Bonsor Recreation Centre in Burnaby in Multipurpose Room #2. Doors open at 7 pm and the meeting starts at 7:30 pm. The meeting is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome.
Program: Michael Souza will present a PowerPoint program on “Counterfeiters and Forgers”. Despite severe penalties for counterfeiting, they have not stopped the subjects of this PowerPoint from “making money”.
Please remember to bring your floor submissions auction material. I only have a limited amount of change, so please bring small bills and change to pay for your successful bid.
January 2017 Auction
1 1992 Burnaby Centennial Proof Medallion Est. $25 Res. $12
2 1918 U.K. Farthing MS-60 Est. $40 Res. $20
3 Russia 50 Kopeks 1895 VF-20 Est. $20 Res. $15
4 Canada 1 Cent 1923 F-12 Est. $40 Res. $30
5 England -Charles I Shilling F-15 Est. $100 Res. $80
6 Newfoundland 20 Cents 1899 F-15 Est. $30 Res. $20
7 Canada 25c – 1992 (BC) UNC roll of 40 Est. $20 Res. $13
8 Canada 1999 BU Silver Dollar – Est. $24 Res. $12
9 Philippines 1975 Proof Set Est. $60 Res. $30 (1.22 oz)
10 Canada 1986 $5 Replacement note BC-56bA – CU Est. $20 Res. $15
11 Dominion of Canada 25c – 1923 DC-24d – VF – Est. $25 Res. $18
12 Canada 1964 Silver PL Set – Est. $30 Res. $25
13 Russia 1919 – 10,000 Roubles #S425 UNC Est. $12 Res. $10
14 Canada 5 Cents – 1961-2012 – AU-UNC Est. $10 Res. $6
15 Canada 1996 Proof $ Coin & Bank Note Set Est. $25 Res. $15
Door Prizes – Celebrate our Sesquicentennial with these prizes:
Oh Canada 1997 Flying Loon Specimen Set $32
Canada 1954 Beattie-Rasminski Replacement Note –
no face plate number $25
Canada DC-24c 25 Cents Shinplaster VF $23
Canada 2008 Uncirculated Set – Montreal Canadiens $1 $20
Expo 67 Stamp Replica (Antique Silver .999 Silver 9 grams) $16
BC-46aA 1973 $1 Lawson-Bouey *AA Replacement Note UNC $16
Canada 1985 Silver Dollar – 100th Anniversary of National Parks $15
2005 Canada Day Coloured Beaver $10
Hope to see you all at the meeting.
Mike
CONFEDERATION COMMEMORATION
The Mint is expected to issue of a series of commemorative circulation coins in honour of the upcoming sesquicentennial milestone.
The recently unveiled $200 Proof gold coin harkens back to the 1870s and Canada’s early coin designs. Tied by a bow at the bottom of the reverse, two crossed maple boughs curve upward along the coin’s rim. Its maple leaves point toward a current depiction of St. Edward’s Crown near the top. Engraved on the reverse is the face value, “200 DOLLARS”; the issuing country, “CANADA”; and the commemorative dates, “1867-2017”
The coin’s obverse portrays the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II as designed by Canadian artist Susanna Blunt.
These .999 Proof gold coins have a weight of 31.6 grams, a 30-mm diameter and a mintage of 250 pieces.
For more information about this $200 Proof gold coin, click here.
Thank you Canada Coin News for image and specifications
