ebrati el ng C CANADIAN 50 COIN NEWS YEARS Volume 51 • Number 09 August 13 - 26, 2013 $3.50 Colville’s creativity earned him iconic coin commission Artist’s animals artist to have his obverse de- signs appear on all circulat- grace all 1967 ing coins issued in a single year. circulating coins His work also appeared Famed Canadian artist outside of Canada. His Alex Colville died July 1 at paintings were selected for his Wolfville, N.S home, at the sets in Stanley Kubrick’s the age of 92. film The Shining, and on the Well known to most Ca- cover of Rachel Carson’s A 1912 Dominion of Canada $5, DC-21a, PMG VF-20, sold for $1,298. nadians for tranquil compo- book Silent Spring. sitions and the art for a But one of Colville’s sons Bruce Cockburn album said his father’s artistry also Expectations exceeded at Torex auction cover, Colville is best known extended beyond Canada’s to numismatists as the de- border, sometimes in unex- ccording to the auctioneer, note in VG-18 with minor re- for well above $20,000. signer of the 1967 circulating pected ways. Athe Canadian Numismatic pairs. Despite the impairment, “We would like to thank all commemorative coins in Colville began his career Company’s first no-reserve auc- it sold for $767. the consigners, as well as all the honour of the country’s cen- as a war artist and famously tion was a big hit. The session also included a participants for their trust and tennial. documented troops landing “The national interest seemed run of Bank of Canada 1935 $20 loyalty in what they do,” Verret Colville received that dis- at Juno Beach on D-Day, be- high, and this was reflected es- notes in English and French, said. “It was a pleasure to offer tinction after an open com- Continued on page 15 pecially in the high number of which proved popular with for the time a fully non-reserved petition that in- registered Internet and mail bidders. public sale.” cluded such bidders,” Marc Verret told Ca- There was a 1954 Proof-Like It was the first sale held by prominent coin nadian Coin News. “That made set, with all but the five-cent the firm since Torex moved to designers as for some long and aggressive piece graded ICCS PL-66, which the downtown location. Louis Tommy Shingles. bidding sessions, which I be- sold for $767. Chevrier was the auctioneer for Colville’s de- lieve all on hand enjoyed.” The session also included the spring Torex, held there ear- signs featured Ca- Verret said both sessions modern Royal Canadian Mint lier this year. nadian animals were a success, with the second coins, and the first part of Ca- “Sincere thanks also go to on the entire se- session being the strongest of nadian decimal coins. Brian Smith, and the staff of the ries from one-cent the weekend. The second session, which Hyatt Regency, for putting to- to silver dollar. To “Overall sales exceeded our included the balance of the Ca- gether a great show and a super this day he re- expectations once again.” nadian decimal series from five- auction set-up. mains the only The two-day event was held cent up, was loaded with col- “We look forward to seeing June 28-29 at Toronto’s Hyatt lector-grade coins, meaning everyone at our next sale at the Regency Hotel, in conjunction coins with moderate pricing Winnipeg RCNA Convention Colville created with the June Torex show. and good quality. where we have another fantas- this self-portrait The first session opened with A 1915 10-cent piece, PCGS tic auction lined up,” Verret while sudying Canadian paper money. Among MS-67, also the best known, concluded. art at Mt. Allison the interesting items was lot 4, sold for $7,788, while a 1904 25- For more information go to University. an 1870 Bank of Commerce $4 cent piece, PCGS MS-66, went www.tcnccoins.com. 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