Canada - NewfoundlandOne Cent 1880 Narrow or Oval 0 in date KM#1 (see illustrations in Charlton, page 35) Good Fine with some edge nicks, a very rare variety
Canada The Bank of Upper Canada, York (Toronto) 10 DollarsPick S2037 (Charlton Unlisted) dated 1st January 1861 Number 43552, a manuscript signature at lower centre right and with no observable overprint, in a PMG holder graded VF 20 this is a fabulous example of this Exceptionally Rare note. A collaboration of engraving by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New-York on plate patented 30th June 1857 and printed by the American Bank Note Company is the result of this fabulous note in black on green underprint featuring a young portrait of Queen Victoria at lower left, seated Britannia with trident and shield with the crest of Upper Canada at right, and at upper centre 2 Allegorical female figures symbolizing Upper and Lower Canada, which united in 1841, and a Lion and a Unicorn, possibly representing Great Britain, and 3 crests in the middle. The 3 crests as follows - lower left and right depict the arms of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada and the top - surmounted by a crown, shows the badge of The Order of the Garter, a clear reference to the monarchy. Below the whole allegory is a plinth carrying the words "VICT...TTANNIARM RE DEF"-Victoria, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith. The reverse with an ornate panel and value at centre. An excellent example from one of the first Canadian Banks to issue their own banknotes following the success and the provided model of the Bank of Montreal, the very first Bank to issue any banknotes in Canada just following its establishment in 1817, and which in turn was itself following the model of the First Bank of the United States established in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury. Also, one of the most influential early banks which ended up in a "Bang" in 1866 after having setup close relationships with the government from the moment of its establishment. The first significant bank failure in Canadian history, with its shareholders losing all their capital, which at a time had amounted up to over three million dollars and the government losing another million dollars. Banknotes at the time represented the principal liability of a bank and were redeemable in specie, upon demand. The issue of banknotes was well received by the public and became the principal means of payment along with the fact that they helped mitigate the problems that were associated with having a vast range of foreign coins circulating with different ratings. This note is a bit of an outlier as although featuring Royal portraits and images to relate to Great Britain, the Bank chose to use dollars as their denomination in contrast to others circulating in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland that were typically denominated in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence. Online research could not find any of this denomination offered in recent times, with only a few of the lower denominations in similar grades that were so keenly sought after they ended up in the 4 figure range, and the only example that occured is currently in the collection of the Bank of Canada Museum and these early issues are very unlikely to be seen in much higher grades, infect the current SCWPM prices them only up to the VF grade. Such an early Rarity, especially in issued format, is certainly a 'tasty' find for any serious collector and will most certainly serve as an absolute treasure in their collection. According to an official publication of the Canadian Paper Money Society Journal Volume 50, Number 143 of December 2014 this denomination was ordered May 1861 in Sheet Numbers 34001 - 44000 and October 1861 in Sheet Numbers 44001 - 49000 and was in a total of only 60000 notes
World (13) China Republic (2) Dollar Year 3 Y#329 NVF, 50 Cents (Half Yuan) Year 3 Y#328 NVF toned. ThailandBahtundated (1876-1900) Y#34 Fine. German East Africa One Rupie 1890 KM#2 Good Fine/Fine. JapanYen Year 30 Y#A25.3 Good Fine with a dig on the reverse, once cleaned. TibetRupee undated (1911-1916, 1930-1933) Y#3.2 Good Fine. Panama (2) 50 Centesimos 1904 VF, Balboa 1934 KM#13 VF. French Indo-China (2) Piastre 1909A KM#5a.1 VF toned, once cleaned, One Piastre 1931 KM#19 GVF the obverse with dark tone. Straits Settlements 50 Cents 1908 KM#24 Fine/Good Fine with speckled tone. IndiaOne Rupee 1906 Calcutta About Fine. Canada - Newfoundland 50 Cents 1908 KM#12 VG
Canada Bank Tokens (12) Pennies (2), Halfpennies (10) includes types from Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Upper Canada and Lower Canada, in mixed grades VG to VF
GB and World (9) GB (4) Twopence 1797 Fine, Penny 1797 Good Fine with some scratches, Halfpennies (2) 1773 Contemporary counterfeit a mis-strike a double striking with two Britannias, around 7mm apart, VG unusual, 1861 LCW on rock NVF/VF, USA Cent Washington double head undatedBreen 1204 VG, Canada (4) Newfoundland Cent 1880 Fine, New Brunswick Cent 1861 Fine, Nova Scotia Penny Token 1832 Near Fine, Prince Edward Island Halfpenny 1857 Self Government and Trade, Fine
Canada The Government of Newfoundland 1 DollarPick A14c dated 2nd January 1920 series A202843, VG Inked Graffiti in the body of the note, the left signature slightly faded and hard to come by early George VBritish dominion issue. Black on blue underprint featuring a portrait of King George V at left and a reindeer, also known as Caribou, at right on obverse. The reverse in blue featuring the Coat of Arms incorporation the Royal Coat of Arms, sailing ships at sea and anchor.
Canada (21) and Newfoundland (2) Canada Dollar 1938 slabbed PCGS MS62, 50 Cents (5) 1918 Fine, 1919 Near Fine, 1952 Wide Date in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1953 Bright VF/GVF, 1958 EF and lustrous, Newfoundland 50 Cents (2) 1899 Near Fine, 1909 Near Fine, Canada 25 Cents (16) 1872H, 1874, 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907 (2), 1910, 1918 (2), 1919 (2), 1934, 1937H, 1938H, 1939H, in mixed circulated grades, the last three VF to EF, plus a further group of Canada and Islands, One Cent (27) 1859-1903, includes New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia (2) and Prince Edward Island (1) these in mixed grades to VF
USAHalf Dollars to Cents (76) 19th and 20th Century, includes plenty of silver minors, in mixed grades VG to VF, Canada, Newfoundland and related, mostly 20th Century (148) the majority in base metal with some silver minors, includes Canada 5 Cents 1965 NGC PL65 and some 19th Century Token issues, in mixed grades, also Australia Tokens (3) Pennies (2) Hide & De Carle 1858 Melbourne Near Fine, cleaned with surface marks, Peace and Plenty 1858 Melbourne Near Fine, Halfpenny 1857 Holloway's Pills and Ointments Good Fine
CanadaOne Cent (12) 1858, 1859, 1902, 1906, 1909 (2), 1910 (2), 1911, 1918, 1919 (2), VF to A/UNC the 1902 and one 1909 lustrous, New Brunswick One Cent 1861 Good Fine with some verdigris, , Newfoundland One Cent 1872Good Fine/Fine, USAHalf Dollar 1830 ex-jewellery Fine
CanadaOne Cent (5) 1881H, 1884, 1903, 1911, 1917, Newfoundland Cents (4) 1880 VF, 1904H VF, 1909 EF, 1936 Fine, Nova Scotia (5) 1824 KM#1 Fine, 1832 About Fine, some scratches on the obverse, 1840 Fine, 1861 About Fine/Fine, 1864 Near Fine, Bank of MontrealHalfpenny 1844 KM#Tn18 Good Fine, Bank of Montreal One Sou undated KM#Tn5 Good Fine, Bank of Upper Canada Halfpenny 1850 NVF, Prince Edward Island 1871 Good Fine
Canada (7) One Dollar (2) 1939 Royal Visit NEF with an edge nick, 1964 Charlottetown in an ICG holder and graded PL68 DCAM, 50 Cents (2) 1906 VG, 1953 GVF/EF, 10 Cents 1872 VF the obverse scratches, 5 Cents 1858 VG with scratches, One Cent 1931 EF, Newfoundland (3) 5 Cents 1865 Fine, One Cent (2) 1873 VF, 1888 Fine the obverse with graffiti
Canada10 Cents 1910 Pointed Leaves KM#33 Lustrous UNC, 1885 KM#3 GF/NVF toned, Newfoundland20 Cents 1912 KM#15 UNC or near so deeply toned with a small edge nick
Canada (44) 19th and 20th Century includes some Island token issues, and some silver minors, in mixed grades, a few in EF, along with a further group of Canada (over 400, over 200 are One Cent) includes Newfoundland50 Cents (2) 1896, 1918C VG, mostly base metal includes some silver minors, in mixed grades some coppers VF or better
CanadaNewfoundland10 Cents 1896 GEF/AU with a pleasing light grey tone Krause lists at $80 in XF40 and $1200 in MS60 and this coin is certainly far superior to the typical USA graded XF40
CanadaNewfoundland5 Cents 1896 AU with a pleasing light grey tone Krause lists at $50 in XF40 and $700 in MS60 and this coin is certainly far superior to the typical USA graded XF40
Canada (14) Dollar 1936 VG, 25 Cents 1965 EF, 5 Cents (4) 1874H Crosslet 4 GVF slightly bent, 1874H Crosslet 4 NVF, 1893 VF, 1900 NVF, One Cent (8) 1890H Fine, 1900 (2) both GVF, 1906 EF with some spots, 1911 (2) GF and NEF, 1914 GVF/EF, 1917 GVF toned on the reverse, Newfoundland One Cent 1896 About Fine, Prince Edward Island One Cent 1871 Near Fine
Crowns to Farthings George II to Elizabeth II (528) includes silver issues, in mixed grades, along with Plastic Sets 1953 (2) UNC, four rolls of 1977 Crowns UNC, plus World (45) including USA Five Cents 1834, Canada - Newfoundland 50 Cents 1874, in mixed grades with some in silver, New Zealand Mint set 1967 UNC and a couple of medallic issues, these boxed
Canada (18) Dollar 1936, Quarter Dollars (2) 1909, 1936, 10 Cents (2) 1964 struck off-centre, 1918, 5 Cents (4) 1899, 1900, 1900 Small Date, Narrow 0's and 9 (VF/GVF), 1956, One Cents (10) 1876H 1899 (2), 1909, 1918, 1930, 1932, 1947, 1951, and 1960 struck off-centre with 1mm blank flan (UNC) in mixed grades some later dates EF or better, plus Newfoundland One Cent 1896 Near Fine, Silver and copper minors 19th and 20th Century (69), includes 5 halfpenny Tokens, in mixed circulated grades
USA (3) Dollar 1842 VF with an attempted piercing, 1878 NEF, 50 Cents Fine with some roughness to the surfaces, CanadaNewfoundland 50 Cents 1896 About Fine, Canada Dollar 1936 NVF
GB and World with sets and cased crowns and bags of earlier material including silver such as George III Halfcrown, and Newfoundland 20c 1899 in collectable grades
Newfoundland $1 dated 2nd January 1920 series A366102, KGV portrait at left, signatures Hickey and Brownrigg, PickA14b, washed, trimmed and pressed, about Fine
Canada - Newfoundland2 Dollars 1888 KM#5 VF with surface marks, the top of the obverse with an edge pinch consistent with possibly having been in a mount
Canada and Newfoundland (5) Newfoundland 25 Cents 1917C KM#17 EF Toned, Canada (4) 10 Cents (2) 1910 KM#GEF with light contact marks on the obverse, 1920 KM#10 A/UNC, 5 Cents (2) 1881H KM#2 A/UNC with a toning spot on the reverse, 1905 KM#13 EF toned, unevenly so on the obverse
Canada, NewfoundlandRailway Co., uncancelled certificate for ten shares capital stock, 1886, attractive vignette of train approaching busy station, black & brown, VF. (1).
Canada $30 (4) 2007 Vimy, 2006 National War Memorial KM#669, 2006 Newfoundland Memorial KM#670, 2005 Totem Pole KM#590, $20 (5) 2005 Mingan Archipelago KM#563, 2005 Rainforests of the Pacific Rim KM#564, 2006 Georgian Bay Islands KM#588, 2006 Nahanni KM#663, 2006 Jasper KM#664 SilverProofs FDC cased as issued with certificates
Canada $30 (4) 2007 Vimy, 2006 National War Memorial KM#669, 2006 Newfoundland Memorial KM#670, 2005 Totem Pole KM#590, $20 (5) 2005 Mingan Archipelago KM#563, 2005 Rainforests of the Pacific Rim KM#564, 2006 Georgian Bay Islands KM#588, 2006 Nahanni KM#663, 2006 Jasper KM#664 SilverProofs FDC cased as issued with certificates
Collection,10 certificates, all oil or petroleum related, Graham Island (British Columbia) Oilfields Ltd., 1922, Hungarian National Petroleum Co. Ltd., 2 x certificates, 1920 & 27, British Oilfields of Colombia Ltd., 1926, Newfoundland Oilfields Ltd., 192
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