North York Coin Club Founded 1960 MONTHLY MEETINGS 4TH Tuesday 7:30 P.M. AT Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Ave. W., North York M2N 2H8 MAIL ADDRESS: NORTH YORK COIN CLUB, 2001 Albion Road, Units #19 & 20, ON M9W 6V6 Web site: www.northyorkcoinclub.com

Contact the Club : Executive Committee E-mail: [email protected] President ...... Bill O’Brien Director ...... Roger Fox Auction Manager...... Paul Johnson Phone: 416-897-6684 1st Vice President ...... Henry Nienhuis Director ...... Paul Johnson Editor ...... Paul Petch 2nd Vice President...... Director ...... Andrew Silver Receptionist ...... Franco Farronato Member : Secretary ...... Henry Nienhuis Junior Director ...... Draw Prizes ...... Bill O’Brien Treasurer ...... Ben Boelens Auctioneer ...... Dick Dunn Social Convenor ...... Bill O’Brien Numismatic Association Past President ...... Nick Cowan Royal Canadian Numismatic Assocation THE BULLETIN FOR MARCH 2019 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE NEXT MEETING A blustery and cold, hello to fellow club The next item on the docket today is some TUESDAY, MARCH 26 numismatists and everyone else who receives preparation before attending the meeting this the North York Coin Club’s monthly bulletin. month. Remember to bring lots of cash in We start gathering in the Banquet Room on the first floor of the I remember vividly recently, actually it was both coinage and small bills as it just makes nd Edithvale Community Centre at 7:00 February 2 , 2019 awaiting the news from my our auction run a lot smoother. Look over all p.m. with meeting start scheduled friend, Marmota monax, about his forecast the available lots to determine which items for 7:30 p.m. or probability of good weather soon. I was you will be likely to bid on. Be prepared to bid The feature for our March meeting is hoping to get out and attend some coin shows when the items on your want list are ready to an auction of some very interesting and soon and I was wondering if his inside be auctioned off. And the last bit of advice for varied consigned items from our members. information about the weather would help me the auction is get to the meeting early to view Everyone is invited to the meeting. You plan my numismatic schedule. After getting all lots of interest so as not hold up the action don’t have to be a club member to his prediction of an early spring I happily because you want to look at the piece being participate. Because we have so much filled in my calendar for the next few month’s bid on. We have over 100 items to auction off auction material, we are unable to accept knowing spring was just around the corner. so please be prepared, so the night will run additional auction items at this meeting. What a LIAR my friend in Wiarton turned out smoothly, unlike last month’s Game Night. The last two pages of this issue is the to be! For everybody reading this, do not listen The annual coin show, sponsored by the auction catalogue. Notice that this to that little rodent in the future, as his club, will be held in the same spot and time as catalogue is also available on our web site http://www.northyorkcoinclub.ca/auction. reliability is in question. Don’t listen to previous years. This year it will be held on anything my friend tells you because there is Saturday May 11, 2019. Please find Paul Because we have so many lots in the a good chance he’s got it wrong. You have all Petch at the meeting with your completed auction we will hold a short business meeting without any time for show and been warned! Well now its time for some club table application and money and he would be tell. news reports. happy to guarantee you a spot. Most of the The first thing I would like to do is tables are already sold so if you plan on apologize for my attempt at humour above. attending reserve your table now, by paying, I also want to highlight some of the Secondly, I’m apologizing to all who attended before it’s too late. upcoming shows in the area and beyond. the last meeting for not bring the answers to The club’s treasurer is away and enjoying The local coin show schedule is pretty much the club’s initial Game Night. Just like Santa, his retirement, but our temporary treasurer empty with the next big show being the I had a list, and checked it twice, but it didn’t Terry is still reminding everyone that your O.N.A. Convention in Kingston from April occur to me about correcting the quizzes. Oh 2019 dues are payable now. If you do not 12-14. This event is packed with everything well, next time. Maybe the games were a little have a membership card from the club with a numismatist could want from the harder than I thought because most of us did the year 2019 on it then there is a good chance educational seminars to the auction and not score very well. I thank all who that you did not pay your dues. Unless you are bourse and the closing banquet dinner on participated in Game Night and will a life member, the card was issued upon Saturday. If you like that convention and investigate getting some games for next year payment, so if you don’t have your current you’re looking for something a little bigger that may have a bit more Canadian content. membership card, see Terry before the and closer to breathtaking scenery. why not Oh, and the answers! meeting to clear up the payment confusion. consider a trip to this summer.

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NEWS OF THE FEBRUARY 2019 MEETING The 652nd meeting of the North York Coin Club was held on Blocks carved from a hardwood Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in the 1st floor Banquet Room at the that would have been used to print Edithvale Community Centre. It was hammered to order at 7:30 p.m. counterfeit Chinese Banknotes c. with our President, Bill O’Brien, in the chair with 29 members and 1850–1880; a very interesting find 5 guests in attendance. indeed. The first order of business was the on-time attendance draw. Bill then introduced Game Member Chris Dunsmuir was not present at the time his name was Night. As a change to our normal drawn to receive the draw prize of $10.00. The draw will increase meeting format Bill compiled a to $15.00 for the March 26, 2019, meeting. series on numismatic oriented Bill opened by mentioning that this was our annual celebratory questions that he took from various Anniversary meeting that also included the induction of our latest Life sources, for those willing to Member, Italo Villella, as LM #34. Italo was asked to come to the participate to try and answer. Since front and receive a certificate of recognition and a club medal this was a new feature it was not engraved with his name. without some opportunities for improvement. Although not Bill then asked the members present if they had noticed any originally designed that way, Bill errors or omissions in the minutes of the January meeting as published asked for everyone to submit their in the February newsletter. With no change being identified, Phillip answers and he would mark them Simms made a motion to accept the minutes, which was seconded The club’s 59th anniversary off-line. The members who by John Bratton. Motion carried. cakes recognized our newest answered the most questions life member The acting Treasurer Terry Maksymjuk was not present to give correctly would win a prize to be the report, Bill indicated provided a short update. determined. Afterwards he mentioned that we were going to try something A short refreshment break was called from 8:10–8:34 p.m. different for this meeting, a Game Night, for which Bill had prepared We resumed the meeting with our regular auction and our a series of questions and a support PowerPoint presentation. Bill also customary lucky draw. Lucky draw numbers were called at various reminded everyone that the March meeting would be Auction Night times while the auction took place. Lucky draw winners for the and that they should submit their consignments to Paul Petch so that evening were—Andrew Silver, David Quinlan (3), Chris Poissant, he could prepare a listing to be sent out in the next bulletin. Terry Maksymjuk, Ross McInnis (2), Italo Villella, Nick Cowan (2), With the business portion of the meeting complete Bill recognized Philip Tran, Henry Nienhuis, and Tony Hine. The club earned $40.00 guests who joined us this evening. Peter M. is familiar to many as through the sale of the draw tickets! Our auction manager, Paul President of the Scarborough Coin Club and a member of the Troyak Johnson, reported that receipts from the auction added $53.70 to the club, which will be holding their annual winter show on Sunday, club coffers. We thank Jared Stapleton, our auctioneer, Andrew March 3. Garth W. is a long time collector of Colonial Tokens. And, Silver and Mark Argentino, who volunteered as runner, and Paul John Z. who counts Carson City silver dollars among his collecting Johnson, our auction manager, for their help. interests, brought along a man’s ring fashioned from a US Morgan There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9: 20 dollar. p.m. Bill called for anyone who brought a show-and-tell or had a The club executive would like to thank members for supporting news item to raise their hands. Phillip Simms mentioned that he had the club through the purchase of draw tickets and draw prize a table at the recent Oshawa show, which he indicated was quite donations. Please consider supporting your club through a donation successful. He also mentioned seeing Nick Cowan in attendance as of numismatic material or other items. (Don’t forget to mention well. Jared Stapleton mentioned that at least one example of a your donations to the club secretary so that your support can be counterfeit John A. McDonald was spotted at the recent recognized in the minutes and newsletter.) Nuphilex show. Garth W. brought along two very ornate Printer Please remember that our next regular meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 26, in the 1st floor Banquet Room of the Edithvale Community Centre.

Italo Villella receives life member certificate Guest John Z. showed a ring fashioned Game Night participants Mark Argentino, and engraved club medal from a US Morgan dollar Len Kuenzig, Dick Dunn and Norm Belsten NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2019 — PAGE 3 Game Night Solutions and Winners President’s Message ... continued from page 1 Real or Imagined? Snow Daze Fake Composite of 1857-A French 100 1-i Snow Leopard, Kazakhstan The annual R.C.N.A. convention, that a francs and 1904 Russian Nicholas 11 2-e “Silent Night,” Austria lot of you helped with last year, is in Calgary 10 roubles 3-b Snowflake, Canada Alberta this summer from July 16-20 at the Real 1786 Isle of Man George Ill proof 4-f John Snow, United States Best Western Premier Plaza on 33 Street N.E. 5-g Winter Olympics, Russia Tours are planned that include a trip to the Fake Composite of 1952 Fiji halfpenny and 6-a Star-Shaped, Australia badlands and the Drumheller area visiting a threepence 7-c Christmas Tree, Canada world-famous museum of Palaeontology. Real 1934 Polish 10 zlotych 8-d Winter Fun, Canada Other tours will be a visit to Studio Bell, Fake Composite of 1915 Panama-Pacific 9-h Holiday, Canada Home of the National Music Centre, the next Expo gold $50 (round) and gold $1. Winner: Garth W., scoring a perfect 9/9, day a trip to the trendy Inglewood area of Real 1916 Winged Head Liberty (Mercury) winner of $10.00 scratch lotto ticket Calgary and a glass blowing tour and demonstration. The last items on the list of Luck of the Irish Real 1783 Washington/Unity States cent things to do at the convention for the ladies is Fake Composite of 1835 East India 1-i 1971 twopence a visit to the Calgary Zoo, or dinner at Big Company 1 rupee obverse and reverse 2-f 1769 George Ill half penny Rock Grill or the opportunity to just relax a Fake Composite of 1906 British George Ill 3-e 1966 Republic 10 shillings bit in the hospitality suite. It looks like the penny and 1871 U.S. pattern 10 cents 4-h Hiberno-Norse bracteate penny ladies will be busy and won’t even miss their Winner: Robert Durrant, scored 8/9, 5-d 1963 Republic florin spouse giving the guys ample time to pursue and won a $10.00 scratch lotto ticket 6-b 2013 Rock of Cashel 20 euros your hobby and rekindle old friendships. 7-a Edward IV groat Well that’s a wrap on everything you need 8-g 1690 James Il halfcrown to know to plan your month in numismatics RAISE A GLASS TO WHISKY 9-c 2015 Ernest Walton 15 euros and the NYCC. Don’t forget to circle next Winner: Garth W., scoring a perfect 9/9, Under this interesting title Carol Lewis, Tuesday, April 23rd on your calendar for the winner of $5.00 scratch lotto ticket the Deputy Personal Finance Editor at The next meeting of the club. We have Ron Cheek, Times of London, commented on the March The estate agency is also publishing its a familiar face to thee club, visiting from 6 release of the Knight Frank luxury wealth report, which shows that last year there away to speak with us on some new, original investment index. Are you unhappy with were 19.5 million millionaires and 2,229 material. Come early for the 7:30 meeting to your investments? Here are some places to billionaires in the world. In London there are have some time to check out the dealer’s park your money and get some real 4,944 ultra-high net worth individuals (people wares and auction material as well as socialize worthwhile returns. with $30 million to invest), more than a bit with the club members. Until then, stay “Forget penthouses, fine art and vintage anywhere else, and 70 billionaires. However, warm and enjoy your hobby and these normal cars — rare whisky is the place to put your when it comes to billionaires New York leads winter conditions. Bill O’Brien money for the best return. The top Scottish the way, with 94.” whiskies have risen in value by 40 per cent in Nestled in among the investment the past year and have netted investors who categories are coins and stamps. Both of these managed not to sup a dram or two a return of have a pretty good long-term performance almost 600 per cent over ten years. record, but the stamp market crawled to a Macallan Royal Marriage, released in halt this past year. Coins are still doing 2011 for the marriage of Prince William and reasonably well, but in a way this is bad news. Catherine Middleton, sold at the time for While it is nice to own something and see its £150. It is now worth about £3,000 at auction. value increasing, coin collectors with their want lists have seen desirable items go out of the reach of their budgets. It is one thing to be in competition with other collectors at numismatic auctions, but to compete with the “ultra-high net worth individuals” is surely a no-win situation for the serious collector. Collectors of ancient coins have had to give up on choice material, and Canadian A bottle of Macallan 1926 with a collectors realize that even our choice handpainted label by the artist Michael Dillon sold for £1.2 million at auction material is unattainable when it changes CHRISTIE’S/BOURNEMOUTH NEWS/REX FEATURES from being a collectible to an investment. PAGE 4— MARCH 2019 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

PMG GRADES SECOND-KNOWN 1920 HOME $5 From https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/article/7215/ Posted on 2/25/2019

The Home Bank of Canada 1920-dated $5, Charlton 365-10-9 graded PMG 15 Choice Fine

Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) has certified the second- Company in . It is estimated that just over 50 issued notes known example of the 1920-dated Home Bank of Canada $5. The exist today in private hands across all denominations and dates (an issue was previously thought to be unique, with the only surviving additional 14 are in institutional holdings). Of all the dates, the example being in the National Currency Collection of The Bank of 1920 is by far the most rare and elusive. Canada where it is held with $10 and $20 1920 specimens. The note, The rarity of The Home Bank of Canada notes today stems recently certified by PMG, is the first and only in private hands. from the bank’s relatively short lifespan (1903-1923) that This problem-free PMG Choice Fine 15 note still retains much dramatically ended in failure. Ten of its officials were eventually of the eye appeal of a VF note, exhibiting good color and bold arrested on charges ranging from fraud to authorizing false returns. signatures. The front of the note features a portrait of Major General It is likely that a portion of the 1920-dated series of notes were Sir Isaac Brock at the left, and a seated allegorical “Commerce” unissued and subsequently destroyed when the bank failed. portrait at the center with ships in the background. The back of the The Home Bank of Canada started life as the Toronto Savings note features three students (“Mutual Improvement”), and the bank Bank in 1854, and in 1871 became the Home Savings and Loan name at the center. Company. The bank grew, and in 1903 received a Federal Charter The Home Bank of Canada, incorporated on July 10, 1903, was to become The Home Bank of Canada, empowering the bank to issue a Canadian bank headquartered in Toronto that issued notes dated its own banknotes. At its height, The Home Bank of Canada had over 1904, 1914, 1917, and 1920 in denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, 70 branches and over 60,000 depositors throughout Canada. and $100. The notes were printed by the American Bank Note NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2019 — PAGE 5

The failure of the Home Bank of Canada was the subject of a Canadian Royal Commission initiated by Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1924. It was revealed that the bank president made several questionable loans to a close family friend, as well as other companies with whom he and other bank directors were closely involved. The unpaid debts became so large that the bank felt it couldn’t afford to let them fail. The bank officers continued to approve additional funds, and the accruing interest on the bad loans was recapitalized into the principal, building the house of cards ever higher. The Board of Directors never bothered to examine the books closely and the firm’s untrained internal auditor dutifully attested to the bank’s health right up to Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812, and in the process became August 17, 1923, when a white cardboard placard was nailed to the Canada’s first true hero (Brock University in St. Catherines is named door of the head office in Toronto, hastily written with the words after him, as are many streets). “Bank Closed. Payment Suspended.” The two sides finally tired of fighting and signed a peace treaty At the time of failure, The Home Bank of Canada’s assets were on Christmas Eve, 1814: The Treaty of Ghent, which essentially estimated at $2.7 million against liabilities of $15.5 million. There affirmed pre-war borders. Americans emerged from the war with was no federal deposit insurance in 1923, and thousands of people new confidence in having stood strong as a nation against the risked losing their entire life savings. The Home Bank’s receiver was military might of Great Britain. Canadians likewise emerged from able to recoup just 25 cents on the dollar for depositors. Angry the war with new confidence in having successfully defended their citizens pressured the Federal Government to provide an additional land against American invasion and collectively unifying as 35 cents on the dollar from a special relief fund for small depositors “Canadians,” rather than just a colony of Great Britain. You can thus with accounts up to $500 (no Federal Government compensation forgive Americans and Canadians who both answer the question of was offered for balances above $500). Public outrage led to stricter who won the War of 1812 with “we did!” government oversight of financial institutions, including the creation of the Office of the Inspector-General of Banks. Prior to the 1920-dated Home Bank of Canada $5 note being recently submitted to PMG, the National Currency Collection (NCC) Canadians regard Isaac Brock as one of their greatest military of The Bank of Canada’s Museum housed the only known example. heroes. Thus, picturing Brock on The Home Bank of Canada $5 was designed to instil confidence in the strength and leadership of the To learn more about the 1920-dated Home Bank of Canada $5 bank’s management. Sadly, the bank’s leadership paled in note residing in the NCC, PMG contacted David Bergeron, the comparison to that of Brock’s! Brock was “The Hero of Upper current curator of the NCC in Ottawa. He kindly shared that the note Canada” for his exploits in the War of 1812 (1812-1815) between was purchased in 1974 by Sheldon S. Carroll, who at the time was the United States and Great Britain. the curator of the NCC. It was in the hands of Charlton Numismatics, which was the largest coin company in Canada in the 1970s. On June 18, 1812, US President James Madison signed a Charlton Publishing produces The Charlton Standard Catalogue of declaration of war against Great Britain over, among other Canadian Bank Notes, where this note is listed as Charlton 365-10- grievances, British violations of American maritime sovereignty 08. rights and trade. As a colony of Great Britain, Canada was swept up in the war. Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that conquering It is truly astonishing to find that it has been almost 50 years since Canada would be “a mere matter of marching”. This turned out not Charlton Numismatics sold their 1920-dated Home Bank of Canada to be the case; despite being outnumbered, Canadian forces $5 note to the NCC, and that no other example had been discovered composed of British, Canadian and First Nations members until this note was recently submitted to PMG for authentication and successfully repelled American invasion attempts. By the winter of grading! Heritage Auctions plans to offer this note as part of the 1813, the only Americans in Canada were prisoners of war. Central States Numismatic Society auctions on April 26, 2019 in Schaumburg, IL (a suburb of Chicago). It has been an incredible Isaac Brock, the Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Upper privilege for PMG to be entrusted with grading such an iconic piece Canada, was a brilliant commander who inspired the admiration and of Canadian history. loyalty of his troops. Believing that “offence was the best defence,” Brock crossed into the US and took Fort Detroit by force on August 16, 1812, diminishing American morale and strength in the area. Isaac Brock was killed by a musket ball to the chest in the Battle of PAGE 6— MARCH 2019 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

HERITAGE AUCTIONS TO OFFER CANADIAN RARITIES Pictures from the Heritage Auctions Web Site

Under the attention-grabbing headline, “Most Comprehensive Complete Collection of Canadian Coins Ever Assembled Offered,” Heritage Auctions announced the sale of the late collector George Cook’s collection in its Coin News newsletter of Tuesday, March 5. The auction sale of the main collection comes up August 13–19 in Chicago at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money and includes both a Canadian 1911 Silver dollar and a 1921 50 Cent, “The King of Canadian Coins.” An additional online auction takes place in September on HA.com. The late collector George Cook devoted more than 25 years to seeking out every major rarity issued by the Canadian government and successfully assembled one of the most significant numismatic collections in North America. of Canadian numismatics, the coin is one of only two In some cases, he owned the rarest of all specimens in the best condition examples struck in silver. Outside of Cook’s collection, the only other and even possessed every example of special coins available for 1911 Silver dollar coin is in the permanent National Currency private ownership. Collection in Ottawa. “I worked with George for over a decade helping him build his Cook also owned the finest of just three known 1936 Dot Cents. Canadian set and we became friends,” said Cris Bierrenbach, Vice Known the world over as one of the most famous rarities in Canadian President of International Numismatics at Heritage Auctions. “George coins, the Canadian Dot Cent was struck in 1937 prior to the creation was one of the most focused collectors I have met in my 25 years in of coinage dies for George VI. It was never released for circulation and numismatics. He loved coins and he loved the challenge of finding the Cook owned one in the best condition of the three examples known to absolute best specimen for each denomination and date, and this will exist. be evident once his catalogue is published in July.” Known as “The King of Canadian Coins,” Cook held both the Cook did not let his humble beginnings stop him from building a Specimen and Business Strikes of the rare 1921 50 Cent coin. He also successful and happy life in Canada. Leaving the poverty of post-war owned the Specimen strike of an 1875 , a 1936 Dot 10 Cent Europe behind, he immigrated to Canada in 1951 with little money, coin and a 1916-C Sovereign coin—each of which is simply unheard bringing hope for a better life and a box stuffed with his only of in a single, private collection. belongings. With determination, he worked across the country and Heritage Auctions is placing highlights of Cook’s collection on a successfully graduated to managing some of the largest industrial nation-wide tour beginning April 23–27 at the Central States construction sites in Western Canada. Numismatic Society Show in Chicago, Illinois. Highlights then go on Years later, his efforts culminated in the creation of his own display June 6–8 during The Long Beach, California, Coin, Currency, successful steel fabrication company, which was highly Stamp & Sports Collectible Show. valued for its quality work across North America. Cook lived in Calgary with his wife, Margaret, and their four children. Cook served his country as an honorary consul for Germany. He was an avid collector of coins his entire life, enjoying the rich history and stories behind each new discovery. Over the years, every major Canadian rarity found its way into the collection, such as the extraordinarily rare 1911 Silver dollar. Considered a “Holy Grail,” and perhaps the most storied, rarity in all NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2019 — PAGE 7

NEW MASTER by Marco Vigliotti at ipolitics.ca, January 21, 2019

Bureaucrat in charge of Phoenix pay system named head of Royal Canadian Mint The senior civil servant responsible for fixing the troubled Phoenix pay system has landed a new job. Marie Lemay has been named the next CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint, the Crown Corporation that mints and distributes Canadian coined currency, the federal Finance minister’s office announced Monday, January 21. She will succeed interim president and CEO Jennifer Camelon, who has held the post since the summer. Sandra Hanington resigned Marie Lemay tours the Mint’s production floor in Ottawa in July, only three years into her five-year term, saying she wanted a on February 22 better work-life balance. relationship between the Trudeau government and the public service In a statement, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Lemay’s unions. Lemay has held several other senior leadership government background in public policy and “substantial experience” issuing positions and has extensive experience managing human resources and strategic advice on complex and sensitive issues makes her an “ideal organizational budgets. fit” for the role. “I am certain that the Mint will benefit from the She is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and breadth of her expertise, and I wish her great success in her new of Professional Engineers Ontario as well as a Fellow of Engineers position,” he said. Canada. She is a member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Lemay was appointed to a five-year term in the post, alternatively has served on several boards. know as the Master of the Mint. The order-in-council (OIC) authorizing As deputy minister, Lemay made between $224,300 and $263,800 her appointment listed the annual salary range to be $271,000 to annually, according to the OIC authorizing her appointment. She’s $318,800. Her first day will be Feb. 18. As the Crown Corporation’s entitled to an annual salary of $235,800 to $277,300 as an adviser to chief executive officer, the master of the Mint reports to the board of the Privy Council Office, as dictated by the OIC for that position. directors and is responsible for providing leadership and direction in all aspects of the corporation’s activities, business performance and The OIC for Hanington’s appointment as Mint CEO in 2015 listed strategic development. The board of directors is accountable to the annual salary for the job at $306,300 to $359,300. The former Parliament through the finance minister. Conservative government approved it. Finance Canada said the selection was done under the Liberal government’s new process to OIC appointments more transparent and accessible. Opposition parties, though, have criticized the Liberals for being slow to make appointments under this new system, and have criticized its purported non-partisan and merit-based process, citing the ill-fated naming of a former provincial Liberal minister as the Official Languages commissioner. The Prime Minister’s Office announced earlier this month that Lemay would leave her post as deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on Jan. 28. The PMO said at the time she would become a senior adviser at the Privy Council Office, the secretariat of the federal cabinet, and then an unspecified new appointment. Aformer CEO of the National Capital Commission, Lemay joined PSPC in April 2016, as the new pay system for civil servants was first rolled out across government. Since coming online, Phoenix has botched paycheques for thousands of civil servants, souring the Marie Lemay, pictured in November 2017 iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood PAGE 8— MARCH 2019 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

COMING EVENTS FOR SPRING 2019 Mar. 23 – 24, Mississauga, National Postage Stamp and Coin May 3 – 4, Toronto, Toronto Coin Expo – Canada’s Coin & Banknote Show, Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale hotel, 6750 Mississauga Rd. Show, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. Located on Show hours 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. the 2nd floor. Hours: Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $6, under Admission $3 on Saturday and FREE on Sunday. Parking is Free. 16 free. Join us at Canada’s premier coin and banknote show and Featuring about 50 professional coin and stamp dealers from across auction, representing Canada, United States, and the world of Canada. Highlights include the 76th Annual North Toronto Stamp collectable currencies. Featuring 30+ internationally renowned Club Exhibition; two-day live auction by Colonial Acres; seminars dealers in coins, banknotes, tokens, medals, militaria, gold, silver and featuring Yvon Marquis on how to dispose of your collection; jewelry. Partnering with Geoffrey Bell Auctions; auction May 2-3. For Steven Bell on Banknote Certification; and, Jeff Fournier will be more information contact Jared Stapleton, email returning with a workshop. As well as the Young Collectors Table, [email protected], telephone 647-403-7334. Website: the popular Free Kids’ Auction will be held on Sunday. For show http://www.torontocoinexpo.ca updates, visit website. For more information contact Mike Walsh, May 5, Windsor, Windsor Coin Club 68th Annual Spring Coin Show, email [email protected], telephone 1-800-408-0352. Website: Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave. Hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission http://www.stampandcoinshow.com and free hourly door prizes. 40 dealer tables. Buy, sell and trade in Apr. 7, Chatham, Kent Coin Club 2019 Spring Coin Show, Active Canadian and foreign currency. Plenty of free parking. Handicap Lifestyle Center, 20 Merrit Ave. Hours 10am - 4pm Free Admission accessible. For more information contact Margaret Clarke, email and parking, Free Token or Foreign coin to all children entering the [email protected], telephone 519-735-0727. Website: show complements of the Kent Coin Club. 25 Dealer Tables (Coins http://www.windsorcoinclub.com and Paper money for all interests) Food available on site for purchase May 11, Toronto, North York Coin Club Annual Coin Show, Hourly Draws and a Raffle. For more information contact Roger Edithvale Community Centre, 131 Finch Avenue W. Free admission, Bechard, telephone 519-360-9900. free parking, in a handicap accessible facility. Our dealers offer all Apr. 12 – 14, Kingston, Ontario Numismatic Association 57th Annual sorts of collectibles and feature coins, paper money, tokens, Convention, Ambassador Hotel, 1550 Princess St. Public bourse from Canadian Tire scrip, etc.; buy, sell, trade or evaluate. Light Noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 refreshments on site. Please join us for our annual community p.m. on Sunday. All the specialty clubs (CTCCC, CCCC, CAWMC event! For more information contact Paul Petch, email and CATC) will be meeting on Saturday. The RCNA kids table will [email protected], telephone 416-303-4417. be there for the youth collector and an RCNAkids auction will be held Website: http://www.northyorkcoinclub.com/ on Saturday. Plan now to attend this premier show. For more June 2, Brampton, Rotary Club of Brampton Coin & Trading Card information contact Robb McPherson, email [email protected], Show, Century Gardens Recreation Centre, 340 Vodden Rd. E. Hours: telephone 519-577-7206. Website: http://www.the-ona.ca/2019 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $4, under 14 free and free parking. Buy, Apr. 27, Guelph, Guelph Spring Coin Show, Colonel John McCrae sell, trade and appraise at more than 40 tables of dealers, including Legion Branch 234, 57 Watson Pkwy. S. Hours 9 a.m.-3 a children’s table. Funds raised for children’s charities. For more p.m.Admission is $2, and each attendee will receive a coupon for free information contact Willard Burton, email [email protected], admission to the Toronto Coin Expo the following week! Free level telephone 905-450-2870. parking, fully accessible. Legendary lunch counter. Coins, banknotes, June 9, Brantford, 58th Annual Brantford Coin Show, Branlyn tokens, , medals, books and supplies at more than Community Centre, 238 Brantwood Park Rd. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 35 dealer tables. Featuring some of Canada’s and Europe’s top Free admission, and ample free parking. A Family event! Over 90 numismatic dealers. Club-sponsored Kid’s Table for under 14; buy, sell, dealer tables from all over Ontario selling coins, banknotes, tokens, trade or evaluate. For more information contact Mike Hollingshead, royal Canadian Mint products, silver, gold, estate jewelry, numismatic email [email protected], telephone 519-823-2646. Website: supplies, etc. Kids table offers coins, tokens and supplies to inspire the http://www.southwellingtoncoinsociety.com youth at subsidized prices. Food truck on site. Free door prize tickets, Apr. 27, Kingston, Eastern Ontario Coin & Stamp Festival, more than 40 prizes to be won. For more information contact Cassidy Crossroads United Church, 690 Sir John AMcDonald Blvd. Come in, Stroud, email [email protected], telephone 519-427- look around, talk to the vendors, ask questions and have a good time. 6158. Looking to buy? Looking to sell? Looking to learn? Stamps and Coins June 29 – 30, Toronto, TOREX – Canada’s National Coin Show & we have it all. From Canada to all around the world. From ancient Auctions, Hyatt Regency on King, 370 King St. W. Hours: Sat. 10 a.m. Rome to present day Kingston. Old and young are all welcome. There to 5 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission $7. Under 16 Free! is a little something for everyone. For more information contact Sandy Numismatic excellence since 1962, featuring Canada’s finest dealers Lipin, email [email protected], telephone 613-542-6923. in Canadian, ancient, and foreign coins, paper money, coin and paper money supplies and reference books. Official auctioneer is The Listings are courtesy of Canadian Numismatic Company. Auction viewing begins on Friday. Canadian Coin News Coming Events For more information contact Brian R. Smith, email [email protected], telephone 416-705-5348. Website: http://www.torex.net NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN — MARCH 2019 — PAGE 1

MARCH 26 MEETING AUCTION The auction catalogue is available on the Internet at http://www.northyorkcoinclub.ca/auction. In addition to listing the lots there are also pictures of many of the lots. Since it may be necessary to make adjustments to the catalogue, the online catalogue should be considered the authoratative version. Lot Starts at Lot Starts at 1 Book: Coins (Ancient, Mediaeval, Modern) 25 Canada $5 War Savings Certificate 1945...... 20.00 R.A.G. Carson...... 5.00 26 Canada 1-cent 2004 “P” UNC Mint roll ...... 1.00 2 Selection of Coin Supplies (Albums & Holders ...... 5.00 27 Canada 1963 PL Set in original carboard holder ...... 20.00 3 Canada Lot of 12 1967 Goldene medals...... 5.00 28 Canada 1871-1971 BC Centennial Medal 4 Canada Lot of 5 1970, 71, 74, 74, 75 dollars 27.1 grams UNC ...... 5.00 RCM PL...... 8.00 29 Haiti 1863 20 Centimes...... 1.00 5 USA 5-cents 1913 Buffalo nickel AU50 ...... 8.00 30 Canada 1986 $2 notes Lot of 2 in sequence 6 USA 1oz. Silver eagle 2018 ...... 15.00 BGS23521650-166 ...... 4.00 7 Great Britain Coronation Crown 1973 from Royal Mint...... 5.00 31 RCM 1908-1998 Bi-metalic 90th anniversary medallette ...... 5.00 8 USA Bicentennial 1976 Liberty Bell Medal ...... 5.00 32 Centennial Medal 1967 Nova Scotia from 9 Great Britain collection of 200 farthings-20p 1900-1970 Provinical Industry Set 26 grams ...... 5.00 loose in box...... 5.00 33 Canada Cenennial $1 1867-1967 BC45a ...... 3.50 10 Switzerland coll of 88 5 rappen-20 rappen 1921-1985 34 Canada $1 1973 Gunc 3 consecutive pages in binder ...... 8.00 ECU4213337-339 ...... 7.50 11 Canada Lot or 2 RCM Proof Like sets 1986 & 1987 ...... 15.00 35 Canada $2 1986 Gunc BC55b ...... 9.00 12 Canada set of 12 medals in page holder 1984 Papal visit - 36 Canada $5 1954 VG BC39b ...... 7.00 RCM product...... 35.00 37 Canada $5 1986 Gunc BC56c ...... 15.00 13 Book: Caligula - The Corruption of Power A.A. Barrett 38 Canada $5 2006 Gunc BC67b ...... 7.00 Hardcover, DJ ...... 10.00 39 Canda $10 1937 VG BC24b Gordon-Towers ...... 14.00 14 Book: A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint J.O. Sweeny HC DJ ...... 10.00 40 Canada $10 1954 VF BC40b ...... 13.00 15 Book: Ancient Coin Collecting by W.G. Sayles - 41 Canada $20 2004 Gunc BC64a-i ...... 27.00 Hardcover, Very Good...... 5.00 42 Canada $50 1954 F BC41a CBN ...... 57.00 16 Book: Coins of Bible Days, F.A. Banks - Hardcover, 43 Canada Lot of 23 1-cent 1940-1970 ...... 3.00 Very Good ...... 4.00 44 Canada Lot of 13 5-cent 1944-1967 ...... 4.00 17 Book: Jewish Symbols on Ancient Jewish Coins, P. Romanoff, Hardcover, Very Good ...... 5.00 45 Canada Lot of 462 10-cent 1967-2010 organized in 38 packages...... 60.00 18 Book: The Medallic History of the Jewish People, R. Weber, Hardcover, no DJ ...... 5.00 46 Canada 1-cent collection 1920-1970 in Whitman folder ...... 185.00 19 Book: Billetes de Venezuela, R.L. Roenman, Hardcover, Fine (a classic) ...... 30.00 47 Canada 50-cent 1973 error - no “A” on ribbon ...... 5.00 20 Book: Monumental Coins, M. Tameanko, Hardcover, 48 Canada Lot of 2 1973+1974 error - as new (a classic) ...... 25.00 faint “A” on ribbon ...... 9.00 21 Book: Medals & Coins of the Age of Peter the Great, 49 Canada $1 nickel roll of 25 1968-1986 ...... 35.00 Hardcover, Very Good...... 10.00 50 Canada Lot of 32 $1 various 1987-2008 22 Book: Standard Catalogue of Canadian Municipal Trade VF30 & EF40 ...... 35.00 Tokens & Notes, S. Pelletier, Card Cover ...... 2.00 51 Canada 1-cent roll 1999 Unc ...... 4.00 23 Las Vegas Gambling Chip, 1895 LIBERTY Head - 52 Canada Lot of 2 1-cent rolls 2011 & 2012 ...... 8.00 Heavy ...... 1.00 End of Part 1 24 Canada 1954 Devil’s Face $10 BC32a VF/EF ...... 20.00 PAGE 2— MARCH 2019 — NORTH YORK COIN CLUB BULLETIN

Part 2 Lot Starts at Lot Starts at 53 Centennial medals Province of Ontario Mining 78 Lot of 2 Canadian Coins, Goldene + Nickel in holder ...... 1.00 1931 1 Cent, ICCS VF-30, 54 Book: Grading Guide to Canadian Decimals, 1947 1 Cent, Red and Brown, ICCS MS-62 ...... 12.00 Charlton & Willey...... 5.00 79 Lot of 2 Canadian Coins, 55 Book: Numismatic Ottawa, 2004P 25 Cent, Canada Day Numismatic BU, ICCS MS-64, Nadin-Davis & Fesco, card cover ...... 3.00 2001P 50 Cent,ICCS MS-64...... 12.00 56 Fun mix bag (donation to club) 50+ pieces ...... 1.00 80 Canada 1900 5 Cent, Oval O, ICCS VF-20 ...... 15.00 57 Fun mix bag (donation to club) 60+ pieces ...... 1.00 81 Canada 1936 25 Cent, Dot, ICCS VG-8 ...... 35.00 58 Canada $1 1975 RCM commemorative in case ...... 2.00 82 Canada 1937 1 Dollar Coin, ICCS AU-58 ...... 30.00 59 Mixed bag of unknown coins from the junk box ...... 1.00 83 Canada 1959 50 Cent, Heavy Cameo, ICCS PL-40...... 15.00 60 Silver coloured braclet...... 5.00 84 Canada Silver 1902-H 25 Cent Coin, NNC VF-20 ...... 45.00 61 Canada $1 silver 1990 RCM commemorative in case ...... 8.00 85 Canada Silver 1903-H 10 Cent, NNC VF-30...... 30.00 62 Canada $1 silver 1994 RCM commemorative in case ...... 15.00 86 Canada 1944 5-cents ICCS MS63 ...... 12.00 63 Lot of 6 trade dollars ...... 2.00 87 Canada 1963 5-cents ICCS PL64...... 10.00 64 Canada 1971 RCM 6-coin brilliant uncirculated set 88 Canada 1970 5-cents ICCS MS64 ...... 10.00 in pliofilm ...... 4.00 89 Canada 1972 5-cents ICCS PL...... 9.00 65 Canada 1984 RCM 6-coin brilliant uncirculated set 90 Canada 1970 25-cents ICCS MS64 ...... 10.00 in pliofilm ...... 5.00 91 Canada 1981 25-cents ICCS MS64 ...... 10.00 66 United States 1874 25 Cent Banknote, Short Key ...... 15.00 92 Canada 1990 25-cents ICCS MS64 ...... 10.00 67 United States - Hawaii, 1935 A-Series, 93 Canada 2002P 50-cents ICCS MS65 ...... 10.00 1 Dollar Banknote - S52477466 C ...... 35.00 94 Canada 1985 $1 nickel ICCS SP ...... 10.00 68 United States - The Confederate States of America, 50 Dollar Banknote. #24889 ...... 25.00 95 Canada 50-cents 1941 ICCS MS62 ...... 50.00 69 Canada 1967 Specimen Centennial RCM Set 96 Canada 50-cents 1954 ICCS MS60 ...... 30.00 in leather display case (no beauty box)...... 35.00 97 Canada 10-cents 1952 ICCS MS64 ...... 25.00 70 1991 Canadian 25-Cent Caribou Quarter 98 Canada 10-cents 1950 ICCS MS64 ...... 40.00 Original Coin Roll (low mintage of only 459,000)...... 575.00 99 Canada 10-cents 1947ML ICCS MS64...... 40.00 71 2018 Canada $2 Armistice original roll of 25 pieces, 100 Canada 5-cents 1944 ICCS MS63 ...... 20.00 all colour ...... 75.00 101 Canada 5-cents 1945 ICCS MS65 ...... 50.00 72 Bank of Canada 1935 $1 Dollar Banknote, BC-1, Osborne-Towers, English, Series A, Check Letter A, 102 Canada 5-cents 1894 ICCS VF20...... 90.00 BCS Fine 12. #A2151861 ...... 50.00 103 Canada 5-cents 1923 ICCS MS62 ...... 175.00 73 Bank of Canada 1937 $1 Dollar Banknote, BC-21c, 104 Canada 5-cents 1925 ICCS F12 ...... 85.00 Gordon-Towers, Wide Panel, BCS Extra Fine 40. #E/L0274466 ...... 21.00 74 Lot of 2 War Savings Certificates VF #XA0596213 & #XA4140972 Issued to Donald and Delbert Spinney, St. George, NB ...... 40.00 75 Uk 1887 Silver Crown with Queen Victoria. Shows signs of previously mounted, with small hole in top and botton edge of coin...... 30.00 76 Lot of 2 Canadian coins. 1947 1 Cent Red Maple Leaf, Pointed 7, CCCS MS-62. 1950 5 cent, ICCS MS-60 ...... 12.00 77 Lot of 2 Canadian Coins. 1911 1Cent, ICCS AU-55, 1959 25 Cent, Cameo, ICCS MS-62...... 15.00