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www.canadiancoinnews.ca An essential resource for the CANADIAN advanced and beginning collector Cdn. large & Pages COIN NEWS TRENDS: small cents 16-21 Volume 56 • Number 26 April 2 - April 15, 2019 $4.50 CEVNA members’ research drives forward knowledge Canadian error and variety you can see them,” said one of The profound brockage has collectors belonging to a rela- CEVNA’s founders, Bill English, been in English’s collection for tively new group are champion- who suggests using a 15- to decades but fell by the wayside ing the collecting niche that 25-times magnifier “when you until last summer, when he hap- gained popularity through the really want to look close.” pened to look in an old box be- ’60s and ’70s. “For some of them you don’t fore the convention in An 1838 gold coronation medal certified as Mint State-62 Similar to the U.S.-based need a glass, but there are some Mississauga. It’s one of many realized $16,100 as Lot 79 of this February’s Torex Auction. Combined Organization of Nu- things you have to look at ways the knowledge base of nu- mismatic Error Collectors of closely to see what they actually mismatics in general develops America – also known as CON- are.” alongside the error and variety ‘Superb’ 1838 Queen ECA – the Canadian Errors and But the focus of last year’s Continued on page 25 Varieties Numismatic Associa- meeting, which was re- tion (CEVNA) is leading the ally more of a show and Victoria coronation medal charge in this country. tell, was an error you CEVNA first came together in don’t need a magnifying captivates Torex bidders 2006, at the annual convention of glass to see. what was then known as the Ca- Realizations do not include doubling its pre-sale estimate of nadian Numismatic Association Long-time numismatist buyer’s premium. $8,000. (in 2008, the association received Bill English, who’s a Described by auctioneers as By Jesse Robitaille permission to use the “Royal” past president of the “a superb and incredibly beau- designation, becoming the Ontario Numismatic 181-year-old Queen Victo- tiful high-relief example,” the RCNA). Since then, CEVNA has Association and Aria coronation medal high- medal was designed by Italian met every year at the RCNA Waterloo Coin lighted the recent Torex Auction engraver Benedetto Pistrucci Convention, and last year in Society, is one of hosted in conjunction with the for the coronation of Queen Vic- Mississauga was no different. the founders of the long-running show in Toronto. toria on June 28, 1838. “If you’re collecting errors, it’s Canadian Errors and Offered by The Canadian “The ceremony took five always good to have a high- Varieties Numismatic Numismatic Company (TCNC) hours and suffered from a lack powered magnifying glass so Association. as Lot 79, the 1838 gold medal of rehearsal,” reads an article was certified as Mint State-62 published by Westminster Ab- by Numismatic Guaranty Corp. bey, which has been Britain’s It realized $16,100, more than coronation church since 1066. Newfoundland’s entry into Confederation “No one except the Queen and Lord John Thynne (Sub-Dean of marked with commemorative silver dollar Publications Registration Mail No. 09137 Agreement No. 40069699 No. 09137 Agreement Mail No. Registration Publications Westminster acting for the Fifteen coins plus a five-roll Among the highlights is a 1920 amid the reconstruction Dean), knew what should be collection featuring the first $1 Fine silver coin marking of the Parliament Buildings happening. The coronation ring 2019-dated circulation coins the 70th anniversary of New- following a fire during the was painfully forced on to her struck at the Royal Canadian foundland becoming Cana- First World War. wrong finger and Lord Rolle, an Mint’s Winnipeg facility were da’s 10th province. “We are all Canadians elderly peer, fell down the steps recently released as part of the On March 31, 1949 – after now,” said Newfoundlander while making his homage to the Crown corporation’s latest years of debate about the self- F. Gordon Bradley, who ac- Queen. A confused bishop numismatic catalogue. governance of what was then companied St. Laurent at the wrongly told her the ceremony a British dominion – New- ceremony 70 years ago. was over and she then had to foundland formally joined Bradley, who was ap- come back to her seat to finish Confederation. pointed by St. Laurent as Sec- the service.” The following day, retary of State, became the Despite these mishaps, in one prime minister Louis first Canadian federal cabinet of her many journals, Victoria St. Laurent made the minister from Newfoundland. wrote of the events as being first ceremonial cut He was also became the first “the proudest of my life.” into the only blank MP for Bonavista-Twillingate, The obverse of the 1838 cor- stone plaque remain- which he served until 1953, at onation medal depicts a ing over the entrance which time he was appointed draped bust of Victoria wear- to the Peace Tower in to the Senate. He died in office ing a bandeau while the re- Ottawa. 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